The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology | 
|  | | | Title: | The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology | | Author: | Ray Kurzweil | | Publisher: | Penguin (Non-Classics) | | Type: | Book / Paperback | | Publication Date: | 26 September, 2006 | | ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0143037889 / 9780143037880 | | List Price: | $18.00 | | You Save: | $5.76 | | Amazon Price: | $12.24 | |
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For over three decades, Ray Kurzweil has been one of the most respected and provocative advocates of the role of technology in our future. In his classic The Age of Spiritual Machines, he argued that computers would soon rival the full range of human intelligence at its best. Now he examines the next step in this inexorable evolutionary process: the union of human and machine, in which the knowledge and skills embedded in our brains will be combined with the vastly greater capacity, speed, and knowledge-sharing ability of our creations.
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• A "must Read" 29 March, 2008
Ray Kurzweil is an exceedingly intelligent and perceptive individual. His scientific insight into the future is fascinating and frightening. I am listing this as a "must read" to all of my top students.
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• 487 Pages + A Good Editor = 225 Pages 23 June, 2008
It's a potentially important book as many other reviewers have pointed out but his stream of consciousness writing style gets aggravating. If you can skim, you win. If you read, you bleed. There aren't many things he says fewer than four times. But some of those things have come true, some will and some of the amazing ones may. He has an impressive track record. Now if he'd just add discipline to his writing.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A3CFER3RSIYJKB
• A Little Thick 23 March, 2008
This is not for the layman as a whole, but there are some interesting concepts presented. Hard to get through, but certainly brilliant.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2CK0VXUDVXGMN
• Fascinating... 19 May, 2008
A well-written and optimistic view of humanity's future. If even 1/100th of what Ray Kurzweil predicts comes occurs (which seems likely given his record) - then we are in for a very exciting century indeed.
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• 100 Pages Of Notes! 23 May, 2008
Over 600 pages with 100 pages of "notes"!. Lots of rambling commentary. Not worth the money. Watch Nova.
- Reviewed by customer ID: A2AOGI0OFV3O5U
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