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Read books. There is plenty of sci-fi that deals with exploring the intersection of computers and consciousness. Authors like Neal Stephenson, Charles Stross, a
by pwim 13y ago
Read books. There is plenty of sci-fi that deals with exploring the intersection of computers and consciousness. Authors like Neal Stephenson, Charles Stross, and Vernor Vinge are well known in this area.
A great novel that came out recently about transhumanism is Nexus: transhumanism: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0857662937/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0857662937&linkCode=as2&tag=mobalean-20 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0857662937/ref=as_li_ss_tl?...
- vtempest 13y agoYes, I've read all of those and I even posted about Nexus on my twitter https://twitter.com/gulakovuniverse/status/327851802781425664 https://twitter.com/gulakovuniverse/status/32785180278142566... That's what I was referring to by more modern scifi ideas. Why aren't they included in the storylines of older yet more mainstream stories like Star Trek / Futurama / etc
- samuli 13y agoSeconded. For example Stanisław Lems The Futurological Congress was written in 1970s and is quite refreshing read.