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Here is a place to recommend and share thoughts about books concerning futurology. Feel free to make comments, ask questions, give reviews, etc.
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The following books are ones that I have read and would highly recommend for those interested in futurism. It should be easy to find these books on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, by Ray Kurzweil (General Futurism, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism)
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, by Ray Kurzweil (General Futurism, Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence)
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, by Ray Kurzweil (Artificial Intelligence)
Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism)
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism, SF Technology)
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism)
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind, by Michio Kaku (Future of Cognition, General Futurism)
The Physics of Star Trek, by Lawrence M. Krauss (SF Technology)
The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist’s Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books, by Jeanne Cavelos (SF Technology)
Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships, by David Levy (Future of Relationships and Sex, Artificial Intelligence)
Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics, edited by Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, and George A. Bekey (Machine Ethics, Roboethics)
The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robotics, and Ethics, by David J. Gunkel (Roboethics)
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong, by Wendell Wallach and Colin Allen (Machine Ethics)
The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind, by Marvin Minsky (Artificial Intelligence)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Artificial Intelligence)
I Am a Strange Loop, by Douglas Hofstadter (Artificial Intelligence)
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The following books are ones that I have read and would highly recommend for those interested in futurism. It should be easy to find these books on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence, by Ray Kurzweil (General Futurism, Artificial Intelligence, Transhumanism)
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, by Ray Kurzweil (General Futurism, Transhumanism, Artificial Intelligence)
How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed, by Ray Kurzweil (Artificial Intelligence)
Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism)
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism, SF Technology)
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, by Michio Kaku (General Futurism)
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind, by Michio Kaku (Future of Cognition, General Futurism)
The Physics of Star Trek, by Lawrence M. Krauss (SF Technology)
The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist’s Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books, by Jeanne Cavelos (SF Technology)
Love and Sex with Robots: The Evolution of Human-Robot Relationships, by David Levy (Future of Relationships and Sex, Artificial Intelligence)
Robot Ethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of Robotics, edited by Patrick Lin, Keith Abney, and George A. Bekey (Machine Ethics, Roboethics)
The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robotics, and Ethics, by David J. Gunkel (Roboethics)
Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong, by Wendell Wallach and Colin Allen (Machine Ethics)
The Emotion Machine: Commonsense Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of the Human Mind, by Marvin Minsky (Artificial Intelligence)
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas R. Hofstadter (Artificial Intelligence)
I Am a Strange Loop, by Douglas Hofstadter (Artificial Intelligence)