Abstract:
The essay is written in the form of a magazine article published in 2039 - eleven yearsafter the introduction of NeoTouch, a technology facilitating digital touch as human-to-humancommunication based on a brain-computer interface (BCI). The article follows Barbara, a youngwoman who recently had the technology deactivated, so as to understand the social and physicalconsequences of the device. Through the introduction of different voices the narrative integratesthe history of the technology, the ethical, social and legal contexts and various personalaccounts.
