Chapter 3
Exponential change
Dynamic systems
Meaningful sequences
Noisy signals
The Human Genome Project’s exponential growth
Moore’s Law
The power of doublings
When is it too late?
Ray Kurzweil’s project
Connecting S-curves
Exponentials everywhere
No magic 100%
Chapter 6The Technological SingularityKinds of minds
Chapter 4Artificial intelligenceThe Nature of IntelligenceThe Mechanical TurkTuring tests for humansChess playing expertsExpert systems and restricted artificial intelligenceHopes and disillusionsThe role of learning
Chapter 2The methods of knowledgeThe fatal error of the alchemistsOpen scienceThe evolution of science
