The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology

Viking Press (2005)
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A controversial scientific vision predicts a time in which humans and machines will merge and create a new form of non-biological intelligence, explaining how the occurrence will solve such issues as pollution, hunger, and aging.

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0143037889   0739466267   9780143037880   0670033847   0715635611   1101218886
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