From Steven Johnson’s post, I knew I needed to read this book by Ray Kurzweil, now I need to get “Prey: A Novel” by Michael Crichton as well… I go through reading phases where I read all of a certain authors books in a short time… couple years ago now I read all of Michael’s books: Jurassic Park, Sphere, Andromeda Strain, The Terminal Man, and Airframe, among others… I think I had to leave all those books in California when we moved.. bummer. I’d love to pick one up right now and plow through it, especially since it’s 16 degrees and feels like 5 degrees according to weather.com.