This is a pretty insane piece of writing for 99yr old. There are some interesting thought-starters and I quite like the Gaia hypothesis as well as ideas such as the limitations of linear thought and logic. That said — I don’t agree with all the conjectures and probably this book’s most glaring omission is the absence of any attempt at explaining consciousness or how that might develop artificially in machines in attaining a sentient dominion over us.

A glimpse of the future by a very interesting man

If you followed the career (and books) of this incredible scientist/engineer, you’ll appreciate how this book is the strawberry on the icing. I’ve read many futurist, but his vision is rooted deeply in thinking without a box.

RIP What a life lived.

The idea that Earth is an organism sticks with me. Great musings on the age to come: Cyborgs, diamond semiconductors, and the inevitable warming of the Earth.

This book was a pleasure to read. Not that I could argue with Lovelock about his Gaia theory or our Cyborg future he envisions. But I would not argue either. I put the book on a shelf called "random page" - open on any page and just read...

Personally, I’m excited to see what the coming AI age of hyper intelligence has to offer. Batteries growing on trees like fruit sounds lit

Mostly just covers known ground, if somewhat repackaged and presented in a more ecologically friendly way.

Some good points regarding the inevitability of change and technological development, and how we might best adapt to this future. However, the ideas seemed too briefly considered and the book itself flits between ideas somewhat.