The Origin of Intelligence Zhibo Zhang Secure Transaction or call toll free 1(800)247-6553 20% OFF Pre-publication Price Price: $23.96 Price: $29.95 Shipping & Handling Rates Shipping and Handling Rates ------------------- Standard - $4.50 + $1.00/item Ground - $6.00 + $1.00/item 2nd Day - $14.00 + $5.00/item 1st Day - $35.00 + $10.00/item INTL. FC - $12.00 per item INTL. PM - $26.00 per item Stamped Casebound | 236 pages ISBN: 978-0-9814551-3-6

Summary

If the human brain is a computer, which kind of algorithm does it employ? What is the true meaning of a human life? How will human species evolve in the future? These are some of those big questions that The Origin of Intelligence: Past, Present and Future of Man intends to answer. In this concise and mind-stimulating volume, Zhibo Zhang synthesizes a vast amount of human knowledge and presents simple and unambiguous answers to many fundamental questions concerning both nature and man. Here are some key theses discussed in the book: - The human brain primarily employs a simple brute-force searching and matching algorithm in creative thinking as well as in everyday decision making. - Human civilization is heading towards a knowledge saturation point due to the overflow of information. To break through this knowledge saturation point requires mankind to develop general-purpose artificial intelligence and/or human/machine hybrid. - Science and religion employ completely different methodologies. Science cannot either prove or disprove the existence of God. In other words, science and religion are complementary, not contradictory, to each other. - The reason why God created human is because human has the potential to create new phenomena and enrich the ultimate knowledge base of the universe. - A human being’s life has meaning only if he or she is directly or indirectly contributing to the advancement of human civilization. Despite that this book covers such a diverse range of topics, the readers will be surprised to find that those seemingly disparate topics all fall within a single simple theoretical framework. This 236-page book is clearly and fluidly written. It is also surprisingly easy to read. It will be a treasure for professionals and the general public alike.

About the Author

Zhibo Zhang is a scientist and philosopher. He advises government officials and religious leaders on economic, social and international issues around the globe. He is the author of numerous articles in science and technology and a frequent speaker at professional and academic conferences. His last book Engineering Perspectives of Human Society is considered among the most innovative social science books of this decade. He was a researcher at Bell Laboratories and a professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Massachusetts Institute Technology.