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The future of the mind, the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind, Dr. Michio Kaku, professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York

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The future of the mind, the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind, Dr. Michio Kaku, professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York
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The future of the mind
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Dr. Michio Kaku, professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York
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the scientific quest to understand, enhance, and empower the mind
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For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed by a battery of high tech brain scans devised by physicists. Now what was once solely the province of science fiction has become a startling reality. Recording memories, telepathy, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis are not only possible; they already exist
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Book I: The mind and consciousness -- Unlocking the mind -- Consciousness, a physicist's viewpoint -- Book II: Mind over matter -- Telepathy: a penny for your thoughts -- Telekinesis: mind controlling matter -- Memories and thoughts made to order -- Einstein's brain and enhancing our intelligence -- Book III: Altered consciousness -- In your dreams -- Can the mind be controlled? -- Altered states of consciousness -- The artificial mind and silicon consciousness -- Reverse engineering the brain -- The future: mind beyond matter -- The mind as pure energy -- The alien mind -- Concluding remarks
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