| The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind | |
| Author: | Michio Kaku |
| Awards: | No.1 New York Times Bestseller |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Popular science |
| Publisher: | Doubleday |
| Release Date: | February 25, 2014 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages: | 400 pp. |
| 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]
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]
On March 16, 2014, The Future of the Mind made number one on The New York Times Bestseller list.[5]