The Singularity Is Near

Aug 26, 2010

1h 19m

★ 6.3

A true story about the future

Overview

The onset of the 21st Century will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Fighting Ant Productions

Cometstone Pictures

Exponential Films

The Singularity Is Near Trailers

Cast

Self

Ray Kurzweil

Self

Aubrey de Grey

Self

Cynthia Breazeal

Self

Sherry Turkle

Self

Alan Dershowitz

Self

Mitch Kapor

Self

Richard Clarke

Self

Tony Robbins

Ramona

Pauley Perrette

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