The Future of the Mind

2014 book by Michio Kaku

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind

Hardcover edition

Author| Michio Kaku
Language| English
Genre| Popular science
Publisher| Doubleday

Publication date

| February 25, 2014
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardcover)
Pages| 400 pp.
Awards| No.1 New York Times Bestseller
ISBN| 978-0385530828
Preceded by| Physics of the Future
Followed by| The Future of Humanity

The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind is a popular science book by the futurist and physicist Michio Kaku.[1] The book was initially published on February 25, 2014 by Doubleday.[2]

In 2015 the book was translated into Hebrew.[3]

## Overview

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The book discusses various possibilities of advanced technology that can alter the brain and mind. Looking into things such as telepathy, telekinesis, consciousness, artificial intelligence, and transhumanism, the book covers a wide range of topics. In it, Kaku proposes a "spacetime theory of consciousness". Similarly to Ray Kurzweil, he believes the advances in silicon computing will serve our needs as opposed to producing a generation of robot overlords.[4]

## Reception

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On March 16, 2014, The Future of the Mind made number one on The New York Times Bestseller list.[5]

## References

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1. ^ Frank, Adam (7 March 2014). "Dreaming in Code: Michio Kaku's 'Future of the Mind'". New York Times. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
2. ^ Kaku, Michio (2014). The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind, Hardcover, February 25, 2014, by Michio Kaku. ISBN 978-0385530828.
3. ^ קאקו, מיצ'יו (2015). העתיד של המוח (in Hebrew). רמות השבים: הוצאת אריה ניר.
4. ^ Frank, Adam (7 March 2014). "Dreaming in Code". The New York Times.
5. ^ "THE FUTURE OF THE MIND, by Michio Kaku. (Doubleday.)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-26.

## External links

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* Michio Kaku's official website
* Booksite

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Books|

* Beyond Einstein (1987)
* Hyperspace (1994)
* Visions (1997)
* Einstein's Cosmos (2004)
* Parallel Worlds (2004)
* Physics of the Impossible (2008)
* Physics of the Future (2011)
* The Future of the Mind (2014)
* The Future of Humanity (2018)
* The God Equation (2021)
* Quantum Supremacy (2023)

Documentaries|

* 2057
* Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible
* Time
* Visions of the Future

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