The Future is Now? Pretty Soon, at Least

After reading Chapters 1-3, review the videos Ray Kurzweil on How Technology Will Transform Us and Ray Kurzweil: A University for the Coming Singularity. (Interactive transcripts are also available on the TED web site.)  Based on what you have learned, which of Kurzweil's predictions do you agree with, and which do you doubt? Why? Please be specific.