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The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
The great inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil is one of the best-known and controversial advocates for the role of machines in the future of humanity. In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, he envisions an event—the “singularity”—in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that our bodies and brains will merge with our machines.
The Singularity Is Near portrays what life will be like after this event—a human-machine civilization where our experiences shift from real reality to virtual reality and where our intelligence becomes nonbiological and trillions of times more powerful than unaided human intelligence. In practical terms, this means that human aging and pollution will be reversed, world hunger will be solved, and our bodies and environment transformed by nanotechnology to overcome the limitations of biology, including death. Read the rest of this entry »
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Destined to Farm
This is a true story of the life, times and experiences of one ordinary farmer among many thousands of ordinary farmers. It’s an account of the struggle of a man and his family, determined to beat the odds which divide success from failure. Although the specific events and experiences are unique to one family, the pattern is common to many farm families.
It is also the story of a boy growing up, in the shadow of the depression, during the war years. A boy, born in Canada, who becomes thoroughly ‘Americanised’, yet subliminally troubled by that fact. It’s the story of a naive young man who, oblivious of the odds against success, makes a decision that tests the mettle of both he and his family.
Life sometimes appears to be a muddle of chance events. Then, with the passage of time, a pattern begins to emerge that reveals a linkage between seemingly random events. With this review of a life drawing to a close, I hope to put things in some semblance of order in my own mind while passing on a bit of patriarchal insight.
I don’t pretend to speak for all farmers, but I hope to at least shed a little light on the problems of farming from personal experience. My life is not unusual, I’m about average in most things. I’ve done nothing extraordinary nor anything of exceptional interest. Nevertheless I feel a nagging need to record my experiences. It has to do with not wanting the things I’ve spent a lifetime learning and experiencing to die along with my old carcass. It has to do with a desire to maintain a link with those I leave behind.
It also has to do with an egotistical hope that my time on earth actually had some purpose. One thing is certain—if I don’t it, nobody will and I , like the vast majority of us ordinary people, will pass through virtually unnoticed.
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A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness Reviews
Wish you had more happiness in your life?Imagine being less stressed and happier right now. Finally, you can make this dream a reality! Based on scientific research and real life stories, here is your ultimate prescription to a joyful, fulfilling life, a
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The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul
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Earth System, The (3rd Edition)
The first book of its kind to address the issues of global change from a true Earth systems perspective, The Earth System offers a solid emphasis on lessons from Earth’s history that may guide decision-making in the future. The authors’ systems theory approach looks holistically at all that happens on Earth and the interactions of all that is here—such as the effect of weather on land, the effect of erosion on the ocean, the chemical changes that occur—and emphasizes that these processes do not happen in a vacuum. An emphasis on global change addresses such modern issues as global warming, ozone depletion, and biodiversity loss.A variety of boxed inserts address topical issues related to the material presented, giving readers appealing visual and highlighted aids.
Global Change; Daisyworld: An Introduction to Systems; Global Energy Balance: The Greenhouse Effect; The Atmospheric Circulation System; The Circulation of the Oceans; The Cryosphere; Circulation of the Solid Earth: Plate Tectonics; Recycling of the Elements; Focus on the Biota: Metabolism, Ecosystems and Biodiversity; Origin of the Earth and of Life; Effect of Life on the Atmosphere: The Rise of Oxygen and Ozone; Long-Term Climate Regulation; Biodiversity Through Earth History; Pleistocene Glaciations; Global Warming, Part 1: The Scientific Evidence; Global Warming, Part 2: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation; Ozone Depletion; Human Threats to Biodiversity; Climate Stability on Earth and Earth-Like Planets.
A useful reference for anyone who wants to learn more about Earth processes to become a more well-informed consumer.
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