Ray Kurzweil: born and raised in Queens, New York. (Image by null0.")

The Week has a pretty good summation of Time‘s article about the always provocative Ray Kurzweil. The following part seems least likely of all to occur by 2045:

“ … And we will be able to bring the dead back to life
Kurzweil envisages a world in which biotechnology and nanotechnology are so advanced that the human genome ‘becomes just so much code to be bug-tested and optimized.’ Extending your life infinitely becomes reality, as does resurrecting failed organic material. ‘Death loses its sting once and for all.’ Kurzweil hopes to bring his dead father back to life.”