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Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever
In 2004, Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, MD, published Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever. Their groundbreaking book marshaled 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 down the aging process. Soon, our notion of what it means to be a 55...more
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Kurzweil and I have birthdate that are within one month of each other. He is working on staying around long enough to make use of new technologies that will prolong life. I would like to do the same.
The book is quite inspirational. We have all grown up with the idea that death is inevitable. Could there be an escape from death? Ray Kurzweil says "Yes."
The technologies for life extension described by Kurzweil sound like science fiction. I can remember when ...more
The book is quite inspirational. We have all grown up with the idea that death is inevitable. Could there be an escape from death? Ray Kurzweil says "Yes."
The technologies for life extension described by Kurzweil sound like science fiction. I can remember when ...more
I've read several books on fitness and nutrition and this has been one of my favorites. The basic premise is that medical technology is advancing so rapidly that if you can live long enough to reach the major breakthroughs of the next few decades, you can live forever.
Although their predictions for immortality seem quite a bit too optimistic for me, it's still very interesting. The majority of the book is about how to stay healthy and actually live long enough to reap the benefits of t...more
Although their predictions for immortality seem quite a bit too optimistic for me, it's still very interesting. The majority of the book is about how to stay healthy and actually live long enough to reap the benefits of t...more
Ray Kurzweil, famous technologist and futurist, believes that by the end of this century the human lifespan will have increased to 500 years due to advances in technology. This book is a health and lifestyle book designed to show you what to do now so that you can survive long enough to make it until those advances come about (he claims 2029 is the year!) He's a brilliant guy, I have no doubt, however this book didn't have anything new to say. If you read health books you're already aware tha...more
Biological forms, I have grave news. Our worst fears have been confirmed... the most viable current path to a longer, healthier, and happier life involves vegetables, exercise, sleep, and vitamins. And unlike most roads in the US, there's not a single McDonalds or Starbucks along the way...
The main thesis of this book is: the human race is pretty damn close to crafting technologies that will overcome our biological shortcomings and allow us to live forever as machine-enhanced andro...more
The main thesis of this book is: the human race is pretty damn close to crafting technologies that will overcome our biological shortcomings and allow us to live forever as machine-enhanced andro...more
This book is not too different from most others that have recently emerged dealing with the same topic. (ending aging) What I like about it is that it gives good pointers about how to efficiently prolong your life; I'm talking real science and not the mumbo-jumbo thats all over the place. Kurzweil is a fun read too; his enthusiasm is contagious and we can only hope that his vision manifests in a way that enhances our human condition forever. :)
"Good book this - combing both lightweight science on how life is getting longer possibly infinitely so, with practical advice on how to slow the ageing process and keep the body and mind young and feeling good.
It has got me thinking we might be on the cusp of a consumer driven health revolution. The establishment is very slow picking up on new tech."
It has got me thinking we might be on the cusp of a consumer driven health revolution. The establishment is very slow picking up on new tech."
Ray Kurzweil has some important ideas about the pace of technological change -- for that see The Singularity Is Near. If you want more after reading that book then maybe check out this book about how to stick around long enough to see "the Singularity." Kurweil is not a health expert; his Transcend partner is a doctor, but there are a lot of doctors. Reader beware.
Don't trust men to come up with diets that include enough heme iron for the woman of childbearing age. I somewhat agree with the arrangement of Kurzweil and Grossman's novel food pyramid, but many women have an iron deficiency and the prescribed diet won't help with that. The book deserves its three stars for the introduction of ubiquinol, vitamin megadosing guidelines and the exercise component, although apparently the book budget couldn't afford both a man and a woman performing exercises. Thi...more
Read by ACRL Member of the Week Cliff Landis. Learn more about Cliff on the ACRL Insider blog.
Ray Kurzweil is one of the great inventors and scientists of our time. He invented the Kurzweil Reader, among other things. This is his newest book. In it, he summarizes current information on health and longevity, but he also predicts a rapid growth in nanotechnology. He thinks that nanotechnology, as applied to medicine, will be the key to immortality.
Great book. If you lift out all the science-fiction, this boils down to a how-to for proactively managing your own health. Lots of practical (though not always easy to heed) advice, along with the science to back it up. I recommend this to anyone who is staring down the barrel of middle age with a little fear about it.
Haven't read it cover to cover, but I've read the chapters that I think are relevant to my personal situation, and I regularly search for things in the Kindle version.
Started my own supplementation program based on the information in here, and tracking stats, they seem to be improving.
Started my own supplementation program based on the information in here, and tracking stats, they seem to be improving.
This book is interesting, but you can really get a good bulk of it's immediately and broadly useful information by reading my friend DJ's synopsis/review. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/661... Pick up the complete book to read a chapter about specific health concerns.
They're all about poking, prodding, squeezing, touching, feeling for possible age-related problems. I don't agree with the pharmaceutical and radioactive-scanning technologies. It's barbarian.
Transcend: Nine Steps to Living Well Forever by Ray Kurzweil Ph.D. (2009)
Ugh... pitiful! Don't touch it!
Terrific research and loaded with detailed info on how to be healthy.
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