The Six Epochs. The Intuitive Linear View Versus the Historical Exponential View. The Six Epochs. Epoch One: Physics and Chemistry. Epoch Two: Biology and DNA. Epoch Three: Brains. Epoch Four: Technology. Epoch Five: The Merger of Human Technology with Human Intelligence. Epoch Six: The Universe Wakes Up. The Singularity Is Near -- A Theory of Technology Evolution: The Law of Accelerating Returns. The Nature of Order. The Life Cycle of a Paradigm. Fractal Designs. Farsighted Evolution. The S-Curve of a Technology as Expressed in Its Life Cycle. The Life Cycle of a Technology. From Goat Skins to Downloads. Moore's Law and Beyond. Moore's Law: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? The Fifth Paradigm. Fractal Dimensions and the Brain. DNA Sequencing, Memory, Communications, the Internet, and Miniaturization Information, Order, and Evolution: The insights from Wolfram and Fredkin's Cellular Automata. Can We Evolve Artificial Intelligence from Simple Rules?. The Singularity as Economic Imperative. Get Eighty Trillion Dollars-Limited Time Only. Deflation . . . a Bad Thing? -- Achieving the Computational Capacity of the Human Brain. The Sixth Paradigm of Computing Technology: Three-Dimensional. Molecular Computing and Emerging Computational Technologies. The Bridge to 3-D Molecular Computing. Nanotubes Are Still the Best Bet. Computing with Molecules. Self-Assembly. Emulating Biology. Computing with DNA. Computing with Spin. Computing with Light. Quantum Computing. The Computational Capacity of the Human Brain. Accelerating the Availability of Human-Level Personal Computing. Human Memory Capacity. The Limits of Computation. Reversible Computing. How Smart Is a Rock? The Limits of Nanocomputing. Setting a Date for the Singularity. Memory and Computational Efficiency: A Rock Versus aHuman Brain. Going Beyond the Ultimate: Pico- and Femtotechnology and Bending the Speed of Light. Going Back in Time -- Achieving the Software of Human Intelligence: How to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain Reverse Engineering the Brain: An Overview of the Task. Is the Human Brain Different from a Computer?. Peering into the Brain. Building Models of the Brain. Interfacing the Brain and Machines. The Accelerating Pace of Reverse Engineering the Brain. Uploading the Human Brain -- GNR: Three Overlapping Revolutions. Genetics: The Intersection of Information and Biology. Nanotechnology: The Intersection of Information and the Physical World. Robotics: Strong Al -- The Impact. A Panoply of Impacts... . on the Human Body... on the Human Brain.... on Human Longevity. ... on Warfare: The Remote, Robotic, Robust, Size-Reduced, Virtual-Reality Paradigm... on Learning. . . . on Work. . .. on Play. ... on the Intelligent Destiny of the Cosmos: Why We Are Probably Alone in the Universe -- Ich bin ein Singularitarian. The Vexing Question of Consciousness. Who Am I? What Am I?. The Singularity as Transcendence -- The Deeply Intertwined Promise and Peril of GNR. Intertwined Benefits . . .. . . and Dangers. A Panoply of Existential Risks. Preparing the Defenses. The Idea of Relinquishment Development of Defensive Technologies and the Impact of Regulation. A Program for GNR Defense -- Response to Critics. A Panoply of Criticisms. The Criticism from Incredulity. The Criticism from Malthus. The Criticism from Software. The Criticism from Analog Processing. The Criticism from the Complexity of Neural Processing. The Criticism from Microtubules and Quantum Computing. The Criticism from the Church-Turing Thesis. The Criticism from Failure Rates. The Criticism from "Lock-In". The Criticism from Ontology: Can a Computer Be Conscious?. The Criticism from the Rich-Poor Divide. The Criticism from the Likelihood of Government Regulation. The Criticism from Theism. The Criticism from Holism.