Direct mental communication with a computer, telekinesis, implantation of new skills directly into the brain, video recording of images, memories and dreams, telepathy, avatars and surrogates as assistants to humanity, exoskeletons controlled by thought, and artificial intelligence This is our near future.... In the coming decades, we will learn to force our intelligence with the help of gene therapy, drugs and magnetic devices. Science is rapidly developing in this direction.. The nature of work and communication in social networks, the learning process and human development in general will change Many incurable diseases will be defeated, we will become different . Is our mind ready for the future? What awaits it there? These questions, based on the latest research in neuroscience and physics, are answered by Mitio Kaku, futurologist, popularizer of science and author of popular science bestsellers .