World wide mind : the coming integration of humanity, machines and the internet /
Chorost, Michael.
New York ; London : Free Press,
2011.
An author who uses bionic implants to help him hear explains exactly how the brain reacts to common communication tools and discusses the risks, implications, and amazing possibilities that the future holds.
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 -- Could the world wide mind become self-aware? -- Childhood's beginning.
An author who uses bionic implants to help him hear explains exactly how the brain reacts to common communication tools and discusses the risks, implications, and amazing possibilities that the future holds.
Computational neuroscience.
Brain mapping
Interpersonal communication
Thought and thinking.
Telepathy.
Internet.