tag:gaia.com,2008,:Gaia http://groups.gaia.com/singularity/discussions/feeds/thread/9295 en-us 1 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:53:47 GMT Gaia: The Singularity - WTF is the Singularity? - Books on the Singularity http://coolmel.gaia.com ~C4Chaos tag:gaia.com,2006:Gaia-9295 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:53:47 GMT http://groups.gaia.com/singularity/conversations/view/9295 <p> <div class="typelist-thumbnail"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670033847/coolmel-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0670033847.01._SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" alt="Ray Kurzweil: The Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0670033847/coolmel-20">Ray Kurzweil: The Singularity Is Near : When Humans Transcend Biology</a><br /><br /><div class="typelist-thumbnail"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195148665/coolmel-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0195148665.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" alt="Andy Clark: Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195148665/coolmel-20">Andy Clark: Natural-Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence</a><br />very exciting journey into the possibilities that lie on the &ldquo;exteriors.&rdquo;<br /><br /><div class="typelist-thumbnail"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570628017/coolmel-20"><img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/1570628017.01.THUMBZZZ.jpg" alt="Ken Wilber: Boomeritis : A Novel That Will Set You Free" /></a></div><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1570628017/coolmel-20">Ken Wilber: Boomeritis : A Novel That Will Set You Free</a><br />no Michael Crichton, but works as a post-modern novel.<br /><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td width="80" align="center"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140282025/sr=1-3/qid=1145911958/ref=sr_1_3/103-9980937-0951819?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;s=books"><img src="http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/0140282025.01._PIsitb-st-arrow,TopLeft,-1,-14_SCTHUMBZZZ_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence" width="51" height="82" /></a> </td><td width="8">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140282025/sr=1-3/qid=1145911958/ref=sr_1_3/103-9980937-0951819?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;s=books"><span class="srTitle">The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence</span></a> by Ray Kurzweil (<span class="binding">Paperback</span> - Jan 1, 2000)</td></tr> <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td class="otherEditions"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0140868887/sr=1-3/qid=1145911958/ref=sr_oe_3_2/103-9980937-0951819?%5Fencoding=UTF8&amp;s=books"><br /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><em><strong>Now it&#39;s your turn to add your favorite Singularity-related books.</strong></em><br /><br /><br /> </p>