On the Future: Prospects for Humanity by Martin Rees

Not much to say about this book. You'll forget most of it after reading. The predictions felt too vanilla to be interesting and the dangers of biotech and AI weren't apocolyptic enough for my taste.

The only thing that really sticks with me is an irony of modern life that Rees points out: We've never been wealthier, more interconnected, more informed in human history while at the same time having equally unprecidented gaps between rich and poor.

Why is that? I don't know and Rees should have speculated on it. Then again, that's not the main focus of the book. The "prospects" Rees offers are nothing original. Don't bother with this book. Go read some science fiction and you'll have a better glimps at our "prospects."