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I enjoyed this book. I am not a scientist and while I am at least familiar with most of the concepts approached in the book, I am far from well-read on these things; so I looked forward to getting informed on some important technological advances happening, and I was particularly intrigued by the idea of the author comparing these advances to what was predicted about them in science fiction books from decades past.
I *did* learn a lot. About the scientific development - and challenges therein - of everything from flying cars to artificial vision implants, from psychedelic medicine to stem cell research, bionic limbs to genetically engineered creatures, etc. Kotler writes in a way that's both intelligent yet approachable - such that I believe professionals in these fields could be interested in his writings, yet lay people can understand them. He's witty at times yet utterly serious when such a tone is called for. I enjoyed his writing style, just as I did the content of the book.
If I have a qualm it's that I wish he had done more with comparing science fiction predictions of yesterday with science facts of today. He does some of this here and there, but not enough of it and never with much detail. Because of the book's subtitle, I expected and hoped for a lot of specific examples of where old science fiction plotlines have become realities in today's world.
Really, though, that's my only quibble and the problem I had there wasn't enough to keep me from thoroughly enjoying the book. I recommend it to anyone who feels they would be interested in an engaging look at where we are in our society today, with a variety of technological advances.
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When I was a child, it looked like the future was almost here. Things that were once only found in science fiction books were becoming real. Men were flying rocket belts across stadiums and rocket ships into space. Giant electronic brains were being built. Nuclear power was revolutionizing the grid. New drugs were said to be cures for mental illness. The President promised we'd go to the moon before the end of the decade. Soon, I thought, we'd all be taking our personal jet packs and autogyros to the local spaceport, where we'd ride a rocket to a space station and spend our holidays exploring the solar system... Jump ahead to 2015: Diseases are still the bane of human kind, nuclear power gave us TMI and Chernobyl, and we're still stuck in low Earth orbit, and no one's set foot on the moon in 43 years. What happened?
What happened,, says Steven Kotler, is that we have come a very long way since then. It's just that we took a slightly different route. Private space flight is a reality. Prosthetics are becoming more and more sophisticated, so that thee day of the Six Million Dollar Man is closer than we may think. People are seriously talking about mining asteroids. And nuclear power is due for a renaissance, with new designs that are self-limiting, generate almost zero waste, and would have been here decades ago if not for some very mistaken policies.
The idea that we're now living in the world that science fiction predicted is the theme that holds together the essays in Tomorrowland, although for many of the pieces it's perhaps a bit of a stretch. The book consists of a series of magazine articles written over a period of close to two decades, covering stories at the leading edge, and sometimes the bizarre fringe, of science, medicine, and technology.Read more ›
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Tomorrowland is a collection of pieces Kotler wrote for various major publications (NY times, Wired, etc) where he explores the capacity of Human invention and what it can mean for our futures. Since it is a compilation of diverse articles, the switch of topics from chapter to chapter can be a little sudden. However, if you approach it as a collection of articles this book is fascinating.
The first third of this book is about the ways that science and technology are already altering humans (bionic limbs, vision implants, etc), the second is about the way they are reshaping the world we live in (genetically engineered insects, asteroid mining, etc) and the third explores what happens when science clashes with culture and the new advances are creating controversy and dismantling a world we recognize and are comfortable in. While I enjoyed the entire book I found the last third to be most thought provoking. As technology moves at a pace that the human race has never dealt with before, how are we going to handle it? Is is something we embrace blindly or would we be wiser to proceed with caution?
If you are an open minded reader and are fascinated by where science and technology is taking us, this book will be a hit with you. The only warning I would have for a potential reader is that Kotler uses language that may be offensive to some. He casually throws around four letter words and my teen, who subscribes to Wired and Popular science, felt that the language in this book was sometimes inappropriate.
Personally, I enjoyed this thought provoking book.
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Steven Kotler has a collection of essays that range from bionic body parts, evolution, reengineering the Everglades, nuclear energy, space diving, asteroid mining, psychedelic drugs and steroids as medicine, stem cells, DNA of political leaders and sperm banks among others. Some of his thoughts are controversial and can start up a heated discussion. Sometimes he just mentions something in passing, such as a thermonuclear reactor almost completed that will ionize hydrogen temperatures to those hotter than the sun - which he brings up in his introduction and then just drops the subject.
Many of the essays bring out views that are not the common ones... steroids can help in anti-aging and much of the publicity has been fear mongering, his view on stem cell research is bound to be disagreed with by many and then there is the look at the Secret Sevice protecting the president's DNA by confiscating glasses he drinks from and sheets he sleeps on and ending with an in depth look into sperm banks and the possibilities of future incest. These are all interesting views even if you do not agree with them.
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