简介：2007年BBC带给我们全新的预见未来文化和科技的纪录片<未来景象>，共3集。在理论物理学家和未来学家MichioKaku博士的带领下我们将探索今天、明天和未来的科技尖峰。人类正处在历史的转折点，我们将经历从"探索的年代"到"掌握的年代"的历史性转变，我们将从被动的自然观察者到主动的设计者，这将不仅给我们带来空前的可能性也带来巨大的责任。 第一集人工智能革命 第二集生化技术革命 第三集量子科技革命 Culture,TechnologyDocumentarynarratedbyDr.MichioKakupublishedbyBBCin2007-Englishnarration Inthisnewthree-partseries,leadingtheoreticalphysicistandfuturistDrMichioKakuexploresthecuttingedgescienceoftoday,tomorrow,andbeyond.Hearguesthathumankindisataturningpointinhistory.Inthiscentury,wearegoingtomakethehistorictransitionfromthe'AgeofDiscovery'tothe'AgeofMastery',aperiodinwhichwewillmovefrombeingpassiveobserversofnaturetoitsactivechoreographers.Thiswillgiveusnotonlyunparalleledpossibilitiesbutalsogreatresponsibilities. 1)TheIntelligenceRevolution Intheopeninginstalment,Kakuexplainshowartificialintelligencewillrevolutionisehomes,workplacesandlifestyles,andhowvirtualworldswillbecomesorealisticthattheywillrivalthephysicalworld.Robotswithhuman-levelintelligencemayfinallybecomeareality,andintheultimatestageofmastery,we'llevenbeabletomergeourmindswithmachineintelligence. Forthefirsttimeontelevision,seehowaseverelydepressedpatientcanbeturnedintoahappypersonatthepushofabutton-allthankstothecross-pollinationofneuroscienceandartificialintelligence. 2)TheBiotechRevolution Geneticsandbiotechnologypromiseafutureofunprecedentedhealthandlongevity:DNAscreeningcouldpreventmanydiseases,genetherapycouldcurethemand,thankstolab-grownorgans,thehumanbodycouldberepairedaseasilyasacar,withsparepartsreadilyavailable.Ultimately,theageingprocessitselfcouldbesloweddownorevenhalted. Butwhatimpactwillthishaveonwhoweareandhowwewilllive?And,withourmasteryofthegenome,willthehumanraceendupinaworlddividedbygeneticapartheid? 3)TheQuantumRevolution Thequantumrevolutioncouldturnmanyideasofsciencefictionintosciencefact-frommetamaterialswithmind-bogglingpropertieslikeinvisibilitythroughlimitlessquantumenergyandroomtemperaturesuperconductorstoArthurCClarke'sspaceelevator.Somescientistsevenforecastthatinthelatterhalfofthecenturyeverybodywillhaveapersonalfabricatorthatre-arrangesmoleculestoproduceeverythingfromalmostanything.Yethowwillweultimatelyuseourmasteryofmatter?LikeSamson,willweuseourstrengthtobringdownthetemple?Or,likeSolomon,willwehavethewisdomtomatchourtechnology?…