Heaven in a Chip: Fuzzy Visions of Society and Science in the Digital Age

By Bart Kosko

Book Overview

Would you still be you if a chip replaced your brain? Who draws the line in the digital age? Those with the most power? Does the digital age even have black-and-white parameters? Where does one country's Internet jurisdiction end and another's begin? Who owns the ocean or the moon -- or your genome blueprint? Bart Kosko sheds new insight on these questions and shows how a revolutionary way of thinking will affect every aspect of life from politics and genetics to warfare, technology, art, privacy, and even mortality itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0609805673
• ISBN13: 9780609805671
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Clarifies the Fuzzy Future

Kosko hits a home run here. Much better than his Fuzzy Thinking tome.

An Ambitious Attempt to Integrate Numerous Ideas

"The Fuzzy Future" is a wide-ranging work that attempts to integrate concepts from disciplines as diverse as physics, neurophysiology, and the social sciences. It's well-written, but not always easy to follow, due to the diverse subject matter. Definitely not "light reading"!

Kosko's Predictions for the Future of Technology

Kosko predicts the future within the framework of a paradigm shift from binary thinking to fuzzy logic. There is an extensive index to allow for easy reference and about 100 pages of footnotes that keep the technical jargon out of the primary text. The story flows like a science fiction novel in which the author is constantly surprising the reader with new insights into the way things may be. A great book that leaves you feeling enlightened and just plain smarter.

Tour de Fuzz

Worth the wait!Gray rules

Can't wait

Anyone know when this book is coming out?Schedule has changed many times.Enjoyed "Nanotime" and Kosko's previous books.Helped me finally understand the mismatch in math and physics.