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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

Michio Kaku

Start date: October 1, 2014

Finish date: October 31, 2014

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Feb 21, 2017 Mark Yashar rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Some startling and scientifically sound speculations (all apparently consistent with the known laws of physics) on the future of the mind, including the possibility that the human brain could one day
be "reverse-engineered", allowing for the possibility of artificial intelligences (AI) greater than that of an average human, as well as a person being able to download/upload their consciousness into some sort of computer/robot before they die, thus insuring a kind of immortality. On the downside, t ...more

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Jun 15, 2014 Steve Van Slyke rated it liked it

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Although I know and admire Dr. Kaku from his many TV appearances, this is the first of his books that I've read. Perhaps I would be a little more enthusiastic about the ones he's written within his own field.

In this case I felt like I was reading an edition of Reader's Digest devoted to articles on the latest developments in neuroscience. I guess I was looking for a little more depth or insight. It got better in the second half.

But I think if I were to look for another book on this topic I would ...more

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