Existence, origin and weird technology: exploring humanity's ultimate questions
"What are we humans, and how did we become the high technology species? What would be our legacy? What is the ultimate meaning of life? Many of these questions are still waiting for full and complete answers and explanations. For thousands of years humans have pondered the fundamental questions...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "What are we humans, and how did we become the high technology species? What would be our legacy? What is the ultimate meaning of life? Many of these questions are still waiting for full and complete answers and explanations. For thousands of years humans have pondered the fundamental questions about origin, existence and reality, and also about mind, consciousness, communication and social issues. In this day and age when advancing technology is quickly transforming our societies and our ways of life, these questions are more important than ever, not only in the theoretical sense, but also in practice. We have to understand what has happened, and what is happening. For the first time in the history, technology has given us powerful means to investigate the phenomena behind the ultimate questions. However, technology is only a tool; the thinking human is still required for the understanding of the world. This book explores these curious topics, beginning from the origin of the Universe to the emergence of life; the evolution from cells to brains; the development of cognitive ability from perception and attention to reasoning and thinking; how we interact with other humans by means of love and emotion; to the creation of thinking machines by weird technology. THIS BOOK presents novel views on these questions and provides explanations and possible answers in an easy-to-read style"-- |
| Beschreibung: | xvi, 233 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents Dedication V vii Preface About the Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 3 5 Chapter 1 Existence, Origin and Other Weird Questions Existence, Origin and Other Questions Seeking Answers Chapter 2 The Origin of the Universe The Mystery of the Universe The Big Bang Theory What Was Before the Big Bang A Big Bang Origin Hypothesis 7 9 10 11 12 Chapter 3 The Emergence of Life The Molecules of Life Living Cells Hereditary Molecules DNA and RNA Cell Division and Replication Genes and DNA The Origin of DNA and RNA Multicellular Organisms Sexual Reproduction Evolution 17 19 21 24 25 27 28 29 ЗО 32 xiii
xiv Existence, Origin and Weird Technology Chapter 4 From Cells to Brains Cells That Sense and React Neurons and Synapses From Neurons to Brains The Human Brain 35 37 39 41 43 Chapter 5 Sensing, Perception and Attention Sensory Perception The Existential Sensors of the Somatosensory System Auditory Perception Visual Perception Cognitive Perception 47 49 Chapter 6 Memory and Learning Learning and Memories The Neural Basis of Memories Different Kinds of Learning 65 67 70 71 Chapter 7 Thinking, Intelligence and Inner Speech Meaning and Thinking The Mechanisms of Thinking Intelligence Reasoning Intuition and Insights Irrational Thinking and Superstition Natural Language and Inner Speech 75 77 79 82 83 86 88 90 Chapter 8 Love and Other Emotions Emotions and Feelings The Origin of Emotions The Feel of Emotions Emotional Values, Motivation and Empathy 93 95 96 100 101 Chapter 9 The Beautiful, Unexpected and Funny The Beauty of the Seen The Beauty of Sound and Music Humor, Comics and Pleasant Laughs 103 105 107 111 50 53 58 62
Contents XV Chapter 10 Consciousness The Mystery of Consciousness Explaining Consciousness The Hard Problem of Consciousness Self-Consciousness Free Will 113 115 118 120 123 124 Chapter 11 Altered States of Consciousness Sleep Dreams and Nightmares Flow and Trance Hypnosis 127 129 130 133 134 Chapter 12 Artificial Intelligence From Calculators to Computers Thinking Machines and Artificial Intelligence Weak Artificial Intelligence Strong Artificial Intelligence Artificial Neural Networks Associative Neural Networks 135 137 140 143 145 147 149 Chapter 13 Machine Consciousness The Forbidden Idea Consciousness in Machines Conscious Robots Conscious Robots and Ethics 151 153 155 157 159 Chapter 14 The Rise of the Technological World The Technological Boom Industrial Revolution The Electrification of the World The Birth of Electronics The Digital Revolution Foretelling the Future 163 165 168 171 172 174 177 Chapter 15 Weird Science Thought Reading and Telepathy Teleportation and Telepresence 179 181 184
xvi Existence, Origin and Weird Technology Getting into the Machine Simulated Worlds Quantum Immortality 187 189 191 Chapter 16 The Bare New World Endarkenment on the Forbidden Planet The Medium Is the Massacre Hackers, Fraudsters and Villains The Naked in the AI Paradise 193 195 197 200 201 Chapter 17 Time, Eternity and Infinity Physical Time Mental Time The Arrow of Time Time Travel and Time Machines Eternity and Infinity 203 205 207 208 210 213 Chapter 18 Seeking for Deliverance The Legacy of Mankind The Reality of Reality The Meaning of Life 215 217 219 221 Bibliography 223 Index 229
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Contents Dedication V vii Preface About the Author ix Acknowledgments xi 1 3 5 Chapter 1 Existence, Origin and Other Weird Questions Existence, Origin and Other Questions Seeking Answers Chapter 2 The Origin of the Universe The Mystery of the Universe The Big Bang Theory What Was Before the Big Bang A Big Bang Origin Hypothesis 7 9 10 11 12 Chapter 3 The Emergence of Life The Molecules of Life Living Cells Hereditary Molecules DNA and RNA Cell Division and Replication Genes and DNA The Origin of DNA and RNA Multicellular Organisms Sexual Reproduction Evolution 17 19 21 24 25 27 28 29 ЗО 32 xiii
xiv Existence, Origin and Weird Technology Chapter 4 From Cells to Brains Cells That Sense and React Neurons and Synapses From Neurons to Brains The Human Brain 35 37 39 41 43 Chapter 5 Sensing, Perception and Attention Sensory Perception The Existential Sensors of the Somatosensory System Auditory Perception Visual Perception Cognitive Perception 47 49 Chapter 6 Memory and Learning Learning and Memories The Neural Basis of Memories Different Kinds of Learning 65 67 70 71 Chapter 7 Thinking, Intelligence and Inner Speech Meaning and Thinking The Mechanisms of Thinking Intelligence Reasoning Intuition and Insights Irrational Thinking and Superstition Natural Language and Inner Speech 75 77 79 82 83 86 88 90 Chapter 8 Love and Other Emotions Emotions and Feelings The Origin of Emotions The Feel of Emotions Emotional Values, Motivation and Empathy 93 95 96 100 101 Chapter 9 The Beautiful, Unexpected and Funny The Beauty of the Seen The Beauty of Sound and Music Humor, Comics and Pleasant Laughs 103 105 107 111 50 53 58 62
Contents XV Chapter 10 Consciousness The Mystery of Consciousness Explaining Consciousness The Hard Problem of Consciousness Self-Consciousness Free Will 113 115 118 120 123 124 Chapter 11 Altered States of Consciousness Sleep Dreams and Nightmares Flow and Trance Hypnosis 127 129 130 133 134 Chapter 12 Artificial Intelligence From Calculators to Computers Thinking Machines and Artificial Intelligence Weak Artificial Intelligence Strong Artificial Intelligence Artificial Neural Networks Associative Neural Networks 135 137 140 143 145 147 149 Chapter 13 Machine Consciousness The Forbidden Idea Consciousness in Machines Conscious Robots Conscious Robots and Ethics 151 153 155 157 159 Chapter 14 The Rise of the Technological World The Technological Boom Industrial Revolution The Electrification of the World The Birth of Electronics The Digital Revolution Foretelling the Future 163 165 168 171 172 174 177 Chapter 15 Weird Science Thought Reading and Telepathy Teleportation and Telepresence 179 181 184
xvi Existence, Origin and Weird Technology Getting into the Machine Simulated Worlds Quantum Immortality 187 189 191 Chapter 16 The Bare New World Endarkenment on the Forbidden Planet The Medium Is the Massacre Hackers, Fraudsters and Villains The Naked in the AI Paradise 193 195 197 200 201 Chapter 17 Time, Eternity and Infinity Physical Time Mental Time The Arrow of Time Time Travel and Time Machines Eternity and Infinity 203 205 207 208 210 213 Chapter 18 Seeking for Deliverance The Legacy of Mankind The Reality of Reality The Meaning of Life 215 217 219 221 Bibliography 223 Index 229 |
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