# Convergent Technology Could Make Society Predictable by M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge > "It may be possible to develop a predictive science of society and to apply advanced corrective actions, based on the convergence ideas of NBIC." > **— M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge**, *2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance* ## Sources and Context - **Full source:** [Roco and Bainbridge, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance, 2002](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/bioecon-%28%23%20023SUPP%29%20NSF-NBIC.pdf). The authors pose predictive social science and corrective intervention as possibilities, not documented deployments. The Overview is the editors’ authored forecast within an NSF/DOC-sponsored volume; its views are not automatically U.S. Government policy. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State|The Magic Kingdom and the Managed State]] - **Article:** [[articles/Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Technologies for Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Computational Governance|Computational Governance]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance|Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance]] - [[wiki/Computational Governance|Computational Governance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "It may be possible to develop a predictive science of society and to apply advanced corrective actions, based on the convergence ideas of NBIC." — M. C. Roco and W. S. Bainbridge, 2002, Overview of Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-nbic-predictive-society ```