Mutate Now » writing http://www.mut8.org mutation = survival Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:33:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 3 Amazing Books That Will Change How You Interpret The World http://www.mut8.org/3-indispensable-writers/12/2008/ http://www.mut8.org/3-indispensable-writers/12/2008/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:15:31 +0000 Molli Fire http://www.mut8.org/?p=107 There are three authors that have profoundly affected my awareness of the world which, in turn, influenced the course of my destiny. These three writers are an absolute must-read in my book. Each have helped re-wire my neural circuitry and created whole new pathways in my brain with their revolutionary intellect and ability to communicate. While others have done this as well, these three stand out. Anyone interested in the future – on a scientific level, an industrial level as well as a cultural level – can benefit from the ideas and future-thinking of these amazing authors.
They are, in order of my own discovery:

Erik Davis
Ray Kurzweil and
Tom Fenton

The books I’ve enjoyed most by these men:

TechGnosis by Erik Davis

The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence by Ray Kurzweil

Bad News: The Decline of Reporting, the Business of News, and the Danger to Us All by Tom Fenton

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I intend to write a review of each book to publish here later this month. But for now, I wanted to recommend them to you. Just in case you’re looking for some quality reading material for the holidays. When you’re done, we can discuss the books thoroughly…

And of course, this post needs fascinating video of scientists describing the future, so here ya go:

Ray Kurzweil: How technology’s accelerating power will transform us

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