From the Back Cover
"Ramez Naam provides a reliable and informed cook's tour of the world we might choose if we decide that we should fast-forward evolution. I disagree with virtually all his enthusiasms, but I think he has made his case cogently and well." Bill McKibben, author Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age
"More Than Human is one of those rare books that is both a delightful read and an important statement. You'll relish the fascinating stories of physical and mental enhancement that Naam has assembled here, but you'll also come away with a new sense of wonder at the human drive for pushing at the boundaries of what it means to be human. No one interested in the future intersections of science, technology, and medicine can afford to miss this book." Steven Johnson, author of Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life
"More Than Human is excellent - passionate yet balanced, clearly written and rich with fascinating details. A wonderful overview of a topic that will dominate the twenty-first century." Greg Bear, author of Dead Lines and Darwin's Children
"The future accelerates and change is upon us. The only question - asked cogently in More Than Human - is whether we can learn to ride the waves, or else be swept away. This book is a how-to guide for future-wave riders."
David Brin, author of EXISTENCE and The Transparent Society: Will Technology Make Us Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
"Sixty years ago, human beings gave digital computers the ability to modify their own coded instructions, sparking a revolution that has now given us the ability to modify our own coded instructions, promising revolutions even more extreme. Whether for, against, or undecided about genetic modification of human beings, you should read this book - a bold, compelling look at what lies ahead."
George Dyson, author of Darwin Among the Machines
"Ramez Naam's look at the coming of human enhancement is a major contribution; he shows convincingly that the conceptual wall between therapy and enhancement is fast crumbling."
Gregory Stock, author of Redesigning Humans
About the Author
Ramez Naam is a computer scientist. He spent 13 years at Microsoft where he led development on early versions of Outlook, Internet Explorer, and the Bing search engine. For More Than Human he was awarded the 2005 H.G. Wells Award. He currently teaches at Singularity University and lives in Seattle, where he's hard at work on other books.
