James N. Gardner
Hardcover | Pages: 269 pages Rating: 4.01 | 81 Users | 11 Reviews
Identify Of Books The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos
| Title | : | The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos |
| Author | : | James N. Gardner |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 269 pages |
| Published | : | January 19th 2007 by New Page Books |
| Categories | : | Science. Artificial Intelligence. Nonfiction. Technology |
Description To Books The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos
What is the ultimate destiny of our universe? That is the striking question addressed by James Gardner in The Intelligent Universe. Traditionally, scientists (and Robert Frost) have offered two bleak answers to this profound issue: fire or ice. In The Intelligent Universe, James Gardner envisions a third dramatic alternative--a final state of the cosmos in which a highly evolved form of group intelligence engineers a cosmic renewal, the birth of a new universe.Itemize Books During The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos
| Original Title: | The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos |
| ISBN: | 1564149196 (ISBN13: 9781564149190) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Of Books The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos
Ratings: 4.01 From 81 Users | 11 ReviewsCriticism Of Books The Intelligent Universe: AI, ET, and the Emerging Mind of the Cosmos
I was skeptic of his credentials, but he put the entire scope of future trends of science, biology and intelligence into coherent worldview of the evolving cosmic organism. We are all partaking in the continual evolution of God (the universal organism) towards perfection with the intent (which I admit is a stretch) to produce progeny universes. Everyone should read this.Relatively superficial treatment of physical eschatology; suffers badly for having been written in 2007 and not being particularly up to date even then.
This book might be fascinating to some, but I couldn't stay with it. I remember seeing predictions of the future that were made in the 1950s, that included helicopters in every garage, and free nuclear energy powering our homes, cars and trains. Obviously they didn't know what they were talking about. Neither does Jim Gardner.
This is a mind-blowing book that presented me with lots of great insights and stimulated quite a bit of thinking during and after reading.
A great, well-written and well documented, speculation about how life and intelligence may help to build the laws of physics in our (ans possibly other) universe(s).
Very good book; not an easy read though.
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