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World wide mind : the coming integration of humanity, machines and the Internet / Michael Chorost.

By: Publication details: New York : Free Press, 2011.Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover edDescription: vii, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781439119143 :
  • 1439119147 :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QP357.5 .C46 2011
Contents:
Prologue: A dead Blackberry - The push-pull dynamic of evolution -- What does it mean to "read a mind"? -- The physics of the mind -- The most intimate interface -- Your brain is more complex than a galaxy -- The most disconnected man in the world -- Breaking the internet addiction -- The counterclockwise mouse -- The most connected man in the world -- The future of individuality -- How could the world wide mind become self-aware? -- Childhood's beginning.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection QP 357.5 .C46 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 5043311

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.

Prologue: A dead Blackberry - The push-pull dynamic of evolution -- What does it mean to "read a mind"? -- The physics of the mind -- The most intimate interface -- Your brain is more complex than a galaxy -- The most disconnected man in the world -- Breaking the internet addiction -- The counterclockwise mouse -- The most connected man in the world -- The future of individuality -- How could the world wide mind become self-aware? -- Childhood's beginning.

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