Sunday, January 18, 2009

The Singularity is Near

The Singularity is Near is a book by Ray Kurzweil. I was assigned to read this book for my online class last semester. However, I never read it. But lately, I have been skimming through it and reading paragraphs from different parts of the book. All I can say is Wow! The things Kurzweil is predicting is quite amazing. The Singularity is about the evolution of the human brain and technology.

The author talks about many different things including the Human Body 2.0 and 3.0. One thing I read was that humans can basically live any life they want in virutal reality by the year 2040.

Now, I can't expand on the book too much, but it seems amazing, but scary at the same time. I am going to read the book from front to back to have a better understanding. I will post my full thoughts when I complete the book in full.

Wikipedia seems to have a lot of information on the book and talks about all the predictions the author makes. I advise everyone to go check it out.

The Singularity is Near Wiki Page