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radio show |

radio show: the Coast to Coast show
episode Augmenting the human body.
date: date

guest: Ray Kurzweil
host: George Knapp

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radio show: the Coast to Coast show
banner: across the nation + around the world
web: home ~ channel

card :: the Coast to Coast show
card :: George Knapp

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about |

name: George Knapp
bio: journalist + author
web: profile

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about |

Coast to Coast airs on more than 600 radio stations internationally — with 3 million weekly listeners. With hosts George Noory, George Knapp, and guest hosts — it’s the most listened-to overnight talk radio show in North America.

A media phenomenon, Coast to Coast deals with UFOs, strange occurrences, life after death, and other unexplained + inexplicable phenomena.

source: the Coast to Coast show

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episode |

An introduction.

Host George Knapp welcomed futurist Ray Kurzweil and 4 other guests —- for a round-table dialogue on augmenting the human body and trans-humanism.

This is a movement of people tracking — and experimenting with — tech to enhance our bodies. Some augmentations include macro + micro devices, internal implants, sensors, wireless web connection, heads-up display, hands-free control over tools, and prosthetics.

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bio | Ray Kurzweil

Ray Kurzweil is a world-leading inventor, thinker, and futurist. Called the “restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal and ‘the ultimate thinking machine’ by Forbes magazine — his ideas on the future have been touted by his many fans. Who range from Bill Gates to Bill Clinton.

Time magazine said Ray Kurzweil’s eclectic career — and propensity for combining science with practical, humanitarian applications — have inspired comparisons with Thomas Edison.

He’s a recipient of the US National Medal of Technology and an inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. He’s author of  6 best-selling books:

• the Age of Intelligent Machines
• the Age of Spiritual Machines
• the Singularity is Near
• How to Create a Mind
• Fantastic Voyage + Transcend
• the Singularity is Nearer

source: the Coast to Coast show

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UFO = unidentified flying object
US = United States