• Tomorrowland

  • Our Journey From Science Fiction to Science Fact
  • By: Steven Kotler
  • Narrated by: Tom Parks
  • Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (428 ratings)

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Tomorrowland

By: Steven Kotler
Narrated by: Tom Parks
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Publisher's summary

New York Times, Wired, Atlantic Monthly, Discover bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact...and fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide listeners on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives. From the ways science and technology are fundamentally altering our bodies and our world (the world's first bionic soldier, the future of evolution) to those explosive collisions between science and culture (life extension and bioweapons), we're crossing moral and ethical lines we've never faced before.

As Kotler writes, "Life is tricky sport - and that's the emotional core of this story, the real reason we can't put Pandora back in the box. When you strip everything else away, technology is nothing more than the promise of an easier tomorrow. It's the promise of hope. And how do you stop hope?"

Join Kotler in this fascinating exploration of our incredible next: a deep dive into those future technologies happening now - and what it means to be a part of this brave new world.

"Bionic Man" first appeared in Playboy, July 2012; "Everlasting: The Genius Who Sticks Around Forever" first appeared in New York Times Magazine, June 2000; "Extreme States" first appeared in Discover, July 2005; "Evolution's Next Stage" first appeared in Discover, February 2013; "Vision Quest” first appeared in Wired, September 2002; "Re-Engineering the Everglades" first appeared in Wired, February 2002; "The Buckaroo Bonzai" first appeared in Make, January 2013; "Meltdown or Motherload" first appeared on EcoHearth.com, November 2013; "Space: The Final Sport Frontier" first appeared on Slate.com, March 2014; "Building a Better Mosquito" first appeared on Salon.com, January 2004; "The Great Galactic Gold Rush" first appeared in Playboy, October 2010; "The Psychedelic Renaissance" first appeared in Playboy, March 2010; "Sympathy for the Devil" first appeared in LA Weekly, July 2005; "The Final Frontier" first appeared in LA Weekly, January 2003; "Hacking the President's DNA" first appeared in Atlantic, November 2012; "The God of Sperm" first appeared in LA Weekly, September 2007.
©2015 Steven Kotler (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

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Covers a lot of different topics in many industries

Very interesting and facilitating technology discussed. Some sections drag on a bit and you feel like you're watching a documentary. Good research and evidence presented but you have no doubt on the political leanings of the author as he paints one side favorable and the other to be ignorant, science-stopping roadblocks. However, good book overall that gets you thinking about the technology of tomorrow.

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Interesting but not what I expected

This book is quite interesting to losten. But my expectations were much higher. I thought it will spark a huge interest in me to speculate and discuss our future development with friends. Like gadgets installed in our hands, no more screens etc. it covers these issues just a little bit. I think this book could have been focused on one or two subjects and cover them in greater detail. Instead of dispersing an attention all over the place.

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Just good. If you want to read an outstanding book on the same topic, read Abundance from Peter Diamandis and Kotler

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A Look at the Future with a Liberal Bias

Conservatives and Evangelicals like me may get annoyed when reading parts of this book. The author has little respect for those who may want to question or hold back scientific enquiry. He brings up the old embryonic stem cell debate of the early 2000s as an example. I fear those who wish to sidestep the ethical and moral issues for the sake of progress or the vague promise of a future cure are not to be trusted. History shows that technological advances for good are often used for evil purposes. Tomorrowland: proceed with caution.

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A Must-Listen for fans of Futurism

Parks delivers a wonderfully engaging narration to this fact-heavy memoir...is it even a memoir? More of a journalistic think piece, this is a collection of essays on the present day status of futurism buzzwords like “bio-hacking” and “asteroid mining” and “flying cars”. Make no mistake, the future is here!
A bit dated actually, as this was put together a few years ago and many of the topics covered in the book are currently now beyond what the author even anticipated in his reporting, but an insightful and interesting listen nonetheless. My favorite stories: artificial limb replacement, stem cells, restoring the Everglades, and asteroid mining.

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Well done...

I found this a fun read, and have listened to this audiobook one a few times already. Though a future prediction of technology book created in 2015, it still holds insightful and interesting. I will keep my eye open for books narrated by Tom Parks.

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Already becoming dated

An interesting little book that overall I am glad that I listen to, but far from perfect. It is difficult to enjoy the author for a while after he gleefully celebrates that “now, 90% of all down syndrome fetuses are aborted before they become a problem“. Still, it was an interesting little book and I am glad that I read it. I would not really promote it, but I would say it’s not a waste of your time. Narration is fine.

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Things that make you go hmmm?

Very thought provoking. I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to see the future play out.

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Lengthy but good.

Good narrator and story. Would like to hear updates on the info - somewhat dated.

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Well written, but lacking in evidence

The author has done a decent job crafting his words, and the narrator a good job at delivering them, but unfortunately this book is rather lacking in content. Most of the book is spent bringing up potential technologies, and then, without any sort of evidence of performance, the author repeatedly imposes science fiction upon what is meant to be science fact. Disappointing, unfortunately not the book described In the summary.

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