【THE FUTURE OF THE MIND(MICHIO KAKU)】うえこーの書評#76
A few years ago, I bought this book and tried reading ,but feild . Now, I have read it all. It takes about three month. it is so difficult despite I had studied physics and brain science.
In animal studies, scientists have already been able to insert memories into the brain.(...) One day, scientists might construct an "Internet of the mind," or brain-net, where thoughts and emotions are sent electrinically around the world.(p.7)
I was surprised to read, I didn't know the reserch was progressed so rapidly.
Our choice of politicians, marriage partners, friends, and future occupations are all influenced by things that we are not conscious of.(For example, it is an odd result, he says, that "people named Denise or Dennis are disproportionately likely to become dentists, while people named Laura or Lawrence are more likely to become lawyers, and people with names like George or Gergrgina to become geologists.")(p.40)
Uncouciousness is very important for our lives than we thought.
Gossiping is essential for survival because the complex machanics of social interactions are constantly changing,(...) Thousands of years ago, in fact, gossip was the only way to obtain vital information about the tribe. One's very life often depended on knowing the latest gossip.(p.51)
Thousands years ago, gossips were important, but now, our society is too big to spread unrelated gossips.
emotions are not a luxury; they are absolutely essential, and without them a robot will have difficulty determining what is important and what is not. So emotions, instead of being peripheral to the progress of artificial intelligence, are now assuming central importance.(p.231)
Culturally, the Japanese approach to robots is different from the West's. While kids in the West might feel terror watching rampaging Terminator-type robots,kids in Japan are steeped in the Shinto religion, which believes spirits live in all things, even mechanical robots. Instead of being uncomfortable at the sight of robots, Japanese children squeal with delight upon encountering them.(p.246)
this thought is related to this book. Japanese approach is diffrent from West's one.
The Caveman Principle is this: given a choice between high-tech or high-touch, we opt for high-touch every time.(...)The Caveman Principle probabably explains why some reasonable predictions about the future never materialized,(p.277)
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