Comments on: Ray Kurzweil – The Huge Thinking Futurist http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:19:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Invention Pub » Blog Archive » Bill Joy – Nanotech, and Genetics, and Robots, Oh My! http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-126 Invention Pub » Blog Archive » Bill Joy – Nanotech, and Genetics, and Robots, Oh My! Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:49:12 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-126 [...] work with electricity due to the fear that it would be dangerous or misused if in the wrong hands. Ray Kurzweil painted a vision of the future for us where nanotechnology resides in everything, conquering [...] [...] work with electricity due to the fear that it would be dangerous or misused if in the wrong hands. Ray Kurzweil painted a vision of the future for us where nanotechnology resides in everything, conquering [...]

]]> By: Angel http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-102 Angel Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:35:20 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-102 I read Fantastic Voyage, The Age of Spiritual Machines and The Singularity is Near, and they changed my life. I even found some of his lectures on Itunes and I find myself impatiently awaiting his next book. Recently read another incredible book that I can't recommend highly enough, especially to all of you who also love Ray Kurzweil's work. The book is ""My Stroke of Insight"" by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. I had heard Dr Taylor's talk on the TED dot com site and I have to say, it changed my world. It's spreading virally all over the internet and the book is now a NYTimes Bestseller, so I'm not the only one, but it is the most amazing talk, and the most impactful book I've read in years. (Dr T also was named to Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People and Oprah had her on her Soul Series last month and I hear they're making a movie about her story so you may already have heard of her) If you haven't heard Dr Taylor's TEDTalk, that's an absolute must. The book is more and deeper and better, but start with the video (it's 18 minutes). Basically, her story is that she was a 37 yr old Harvard brain scientist who had a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. Because of her knowledge of how the brain works, and thanks to her amazingly loving and kind mother, she eventually fully recovered (and that part of the book detailing how she did it is inspirational). There's a lot of learning and magic in the book, but the reason I so highly recommend My Stroke of Insight to this discussion, is because we have powerfully intelligent left brains that are rational, logical, sequential and grounded in detail and time, and then we have our kinesthetic right brains, where we experience intuition and peace and euphoria. Now that Kurzweil has got us taking all those vitamins and living our best ""Fantastic Voyage"" , the absolute necessity is that we read My Stroke of Insight and learn from Dr Taylor how to achieve balance between our right and left brains. Enjoy! I read Fantastic Voyage, The Age of Spiritual Machines and The Singularity is Near, and they changed my life. I even found some of his lectures on Itunes and I find myself impatiently awaiting his next book.

Recently read another incredible book that I can’t recommend highly enough, especially to all of you who also love Ray Kurzweil’s work. The book is “”My Stroke of Insight”" by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. I had heard Dr Taylor’s talk on the TED dot com site and I have to say, it changed my world. It’s spreading virally all over the internet and the book is now a NYTimes Bestseller, so I’m not the only one, but it is the most amazing talk, and the most impactful book I’ve read in years. (Dr T also was named to Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and Oprah had her on her Soul Series last month and I hear they’re making a movie about her story so you may already have heard of her)
If you haven’t heard Dr Taylor’s TEDTalk, that’s an absolute must. The book is more and deeper and better, but start with the video (it’s 18 minutes). Basically, her story is that she was a 37 yr old Harvard brain scientist who had a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. Because of her knowledge of how the brain works, and thanks to her amazingly loving and kind mother, she eventually fully recovered (and that part of the book detailing how she did it is inspirational).

There’s a lot of learning and magic in the book, but the reason I so highly recommend My Stroke of Insight to this discussion, is because we have powerfully intelligent left brains that are rational, logical, sequential and grounded in detail and time, and then we have our kinesthetic right brains, where we experience intuition and peace and euphoria. Now that Kurzweil has got us taking all those vitamins and living our best “”Fantastic Voyage”" , the absolute necessity is that we read My Stroke of Insight and learn from Dr Taylor how to achieve balance between our right and left brains. Enjoy!

]]> By: Invention Pub » Blog Archive » Rivalry Time At The Pub http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-99 Invention Pub » Blog Archive » Rivalry Time At The Pub Sun, 08 Jun 2008 22:40:03 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-99 [...] Joy: This co-founder of Sun Microsystems warns of the potential disasters that could occur if Ray Kurzweil’s vision of future technology gets out of [...] [...] Joy: This co-founder of Sun Microsystems warns of the potential disasters that could occur if Ray Kurzweil’s vision of future technology gets out of [...]

]]> By: http://www.blogengage.com http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-91 http://www.blogengage.com Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:46:18 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-91 <strong>Ray Kurzweil – The Huge Thinking Futurist...</strong> The big ideas of this inventor turned futurist explore what is possible in the near future with computer, robotic, and nanotechnology. He also sparks many new ideas for aspiring inventors looking for their own huge idea.... Ray Kurzweil – The Huge Thinking Futurist…

The big ideas of this inventor turned futurist explore what is possible in the near future with computer, robotic, and nanotechnology. He also sparks many new ideas for aspiring inventors looking for their own huge idea….

]]> By: Ken http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-75 Ken Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:21:56 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-75 A follow up article about Bill Joy on responsible inventing might be in order in the near future, as he seems to be one of the most outspoken people against Kurzweil's ideas of where technology should go. See his article in Wired titled "Why the Future Doesn't Need Us": http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy.html Thanks for stopping by PolitiGal! A follow up article about Bill Joy on responsible inventing might be in order in the near future, as he seems to be one of the most outspoken people against Kurzweil’s ideas of where technology should go. See his article in Wired titled “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us”:

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.04/joy.html

Thanks for stopping by PolitiGal!

]]> By: PolitiGal1 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-74 PolitiGal1 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:42:13 +0000 http://inventionpub.com/ray-kurzweil/#comment-74 I happened to catch Ray Kurzweil on Glenn Beck the other night, and found myself absolutely hypnotized by his vision of the future of mankind and technology. The other guy I find interesting is Bill Joy, but he sees the future a bit differently. I happened to catch Ray Kurzweil on Glenn Beck the other night, and found myself absolutely hypnotized by his vision of the future of mankind and technology. The other guy I find interesting is Bill Joy, but he sees the future a bit differently.

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