"Death And Anti-Death, Volume 7: Nine Hundred Years After St. Anselm (1033-1109) is edited by Charles Tandy, Ph.D.: ISBN 978-1-934297-05-6 is the Hardback edition and ISBN 978-1-934297-07-0 is the Paperback edition. Volume 7, as indicated by the anthology's subtitle, is in honor of St. Anselm (1033-1109). The chapters do not necessarily mention him (but some chapters do). The chapters (by professional philosophers and other professional ..."
"Virtually Human explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness-simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology-becomes part of our daily lives Meet Bina48 the worlds most sentient robot commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martines wife that can engage in conversation answer questions and even have spontaneous thoughts that a ..."
How to Create a Mind(7th Edition) The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by RayKurzweilPhd Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2013 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-312404-7, ISBN: 0-14-312404-8
"The Secret of Human Thought RevealedBroschiertes BuchThe bold futurist and bestselling author explores the limitless potential of reverse-engineering the human brain Ray Kurzweil is arguably today's most influential-and often controversial-futurist. In How to Create a Mind, Kurzweil presents a provocative exploration of the most important project in human-machine civilization-reverse engineering the brain to understand precisely how it ..."
Transcend(1st Edition) Nine Steps to Living Well Forever by RayKurzweilPhd, Terry Grossman M.D. Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2010 by Rodale Books ISBN-13: 978-1-60529-207-6, ISBN: 1-60529-207-9
"In Transcend, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil and his coauthor Terry Grossman, MD, present a cutting edge, accessible program based on the vanguard in nutrition and science. Theyâve distilled thousands of scientific studies to make the case that new developments in medicine and technology will allow us to radically extend our life expectancies and slow the aging process. Transcend gives you the practical tools you need to live long enoug ..."
"Death And Anti-Death, Volume 7: Nine Hundred Years After St. Anselm (1033-1109) is edited by Charles Tandy, Ph.D.: ISBN 978-1-934297-05-6 is the Hardback edition and ISBN 978-1-934297-07-0 is the Paperback edition. Volume 7, as indicated by the anthology's subtitle, is in honor of St. Anselm (1033-1109). The chapters do not necessarily mention him (but some chapters do). The chapters (by professional philosophers and other professional ..."
"From the author of How to Create a Mind comes startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day. The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable. The authors take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality w ..."
""Virtually Human" explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine s wife that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and even have spontaneous thoug ..."
""Virtually Human" explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine s wife that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and even have spontaneous thoug ..."
"Ray Kurzweil, the bold futurist and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Singularity Is Near," is arguably today s most influential technological visionary. A pioneering inventor and theorist, he has explored for decades how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Now, in his much-anticipated "How to Create a Mind," he takes this exploration to the next step: reverse-engineering the brain to understa ..."
""Virtually Human" explores what the not-too-distant future will look like when cyberconsciousness simulation of the human brain via software and computer technology becomes part of our daily lives. Meet Bina48, the world's most sentient robot, " "commissioned by Martine Rothblatt and created by Hanson Robotics. Bina48 is a nascent Mindclone of Martine's wife that can engage in conversation, answer questions, and even have spontaneous th ..."
"When the Singularity arrives and computers possess superhuman intelligence, will there be an ecstatic merging of machine and mindor an instantaneous techno-apocalypse? Will there be the enslavement of humanity or the Rapture of the Nerds”? The post-human future is here in its wildest science-fictional imaginings and intriguing scientific speculations.This far-reaching anthology traces the path of the Singularity, an era when advances ..."
The Singularity Is Near(Unabridged) When Humans Transcend Biology by RayKurzweilPhd, George K. Wilson Cd, Published 2011 by Tantor Audio Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged ISBN-13: 978-1-4526-5183-5, ISBN: 1-4526-5183-3
"For over three decades, the great inventor and futurist 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 s ..."
"An electrifying collection of thought-provoking interviews from recent broadcasts of CBC Radio's Ideas. In these remarkable dialogues — most of them in the company of Ideas host Paul Kennedy — some of the great intellectuals of our time reflect, interject, and project on the course of human civilization, addressing topics such as social engineering and human rights, the directions of science and technology, the influence of art, music, ..."
"“Startling in scope and bravado.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times“Artfully envisions a breathtakingly better world.” —Los Angeles Times“Elaborate, smart and persuasive.” —The Boston Globe“A pleasure to read.” —The Wall Street JournalOne of CBS News’s Best Fall Books of 2005 • Among St Louis Post-Dispatch’s Best Nonfiction Books of 2005 • One of Amazon.com’s Best Science Books of 2005A radical and optimistic view of the future course o ..."
"How much do we humans enjoy our current status as the most intelligent beings on earth? Enough to try to stop our own inventions from surpassing us in smarts? If so, we'd better pull the plug right now, because if Ray Kurzweil is right we've only got until about 2020 before computers outpace the human brain in computational power. Kurzweil, artificial intelligence expert and author of The Age of Intelligent Machines, shows that te ..."
"... Enid, for many pleasurable conversations on nutrition and life-style □ Alison
Roberts for her wonderfully proficient and exhaustive research and irreplaceable
assistance with many aspects of this project □ My medical advisory team —
Steven Flier, Robert Bauer, and Peter Kurzweil — for generously contributing
their time and expertise, discussing extensively relevant issues, and supplying
highly detailed commentaries to review th ..."
"Computers are becoming more powerful at an ever-increasing rate, but will they ever become conscious? Artificial intelligence guru Ray Kurzweil thinks so and explains how we will "download" our software (our minds) and "upgrade" our hardware (our bodies) to become immortal -- before the dawn of the 22nd century. In this debate with his critics, including several Discovery Institute Fellows, Kurzweil defends his views and sets the stage ..."
"Ray Kurzweil, the bold futurist and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Singularity Is Near," is arguably today s most influential technological visionary. A pioneering inventor and theorist, he has explored for decades how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Now, in his much-anticipated "How to Create a Mind," he takes this exploration to the next step: reverse-engineering the brain to understa ..."
"Ray Kurzweil, the bold futurist and author of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Singularity Is Near," is arguably today s most influential technological visionary. A pioneering inventor and theorist, he has explored for decades how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Now, in his much-anticipated "How to Create a Mind," he takes this exploration to the next step: reverse-engineering the brain to understa ..."