false 34315979 1073879 83518 0143037889 9780143037880 147 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171046144m/83518.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171046144s/83518.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/83518.The_Singularity_Is_Near_When_Humans_Transcend_Biology 3.88 613 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.]]> 47744 3.90 1354 261 2005 5 0 false Fri Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 15:58:19 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 15:59:19 -0700 2008