On merging with tech

On merging with tech

Russ Pearlman, our newest partner at Thought Ensemble, begged to differ with part of a blog I wrote last week about Ray Kurzweil’s new book.  In part, this is what Russ said: “I think you are right about the “download” part, but I’m not...
Why I won’t buy Kurzweil’s latest book

Why I won’t buy Kurzweil’s latest book

I’m a Ray Kurzweil fan.  Four of his books sit on my office shelves.  I’ve read them all (one of them twice). But, I won’t be buying his latest.  “How to Create a Mind” (at least as he explained on the Diane Rehm show) argues that we are...