



Intellectronics A word coined by Lem to speculate on the field that is known today as artificial intelligence: The day will come when machine intelligence will rival or surpass the human one. Space Civilizations An overview of contemporary (to the book) SETI efforts and theories are given, along with a solid portion of their criticism. Two Evolutions This chapter deals with a similarities between several evolutions: biological, technological and social ones. Dilemmas Lem starts by presenting his views on future prognostication and motivations in writing the book. The book is divided in 8 chapters, each dealing with far-fetched implications of a certain concept:ġ.
