A well-meaning friend got me Kurzweil’s Singularity book awhile back. Kurzweil is kind of an annoying, misinformed prick. He has an odd contempt for natural systems and human biology (must have had a rough go with the ladies). Several scientists have lampooned his sloppy grasp of biology. I knew he was full of shit when he tried to fold quantum physics into his techno-fascist fantasies and screwed up basic freshman concepts.
For a real, informed nerd, I suggest Michio Kaku’s ‘Visions’.
I thought his book was a nice piece of speculative sci-fi. It's nothing at all like those "What The Bleep Do We Know" dingbats.
The man also was an innovator in the field of audio design/synthesis, not to mention the Kurzweil reading machine -- I actually saw a busted one at a Vancouver thrift store four or five years ago.
I have to read this article, though - sound awesome!
http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n4/htdocs/r…
For a real, informed nerd, I suggest Michio Kaku’s ‘Visions’.
The man also was an innovator in the field of audio design/synthesis, not to mention the Kurzweil reading machine -- I actually saw a busted one at a Vancouver thrift store four or five years ago.
This should be added to the "In and Out" List on Lovelab: Kurt Weill or Kurzweil