Michio Kaku goes far beyond The Future of the Mind in his book of that title. Kaku rapidly jumps topics that explore not only the mind but human existence and space exploration, with a loose glue of "mind". He offers functional suggestions of how we may advance mental power, both on an individual and global basis. He then proceeds into ideas of artificial super intelligence, which naturally leads to robotics and an exploration of the dangers and benefits this kind of technology may bring. Finally, he reaches into space touching on both alien intelligence and how humanity may send our own consciousness into the great beyond.

The Future of the Mind is optimistic and dreamy, providing a plethora of ideas about the mind, giving a surface exploration of a few, but leaving many as vague speculations without much scientific analysis.

For people unacquainted with the functions of the mind and the ideas of ASI, perhaps this book would have a lot more to offer in terms of jumping off points for further exploration. For me, the book lacked depth and provided only a feeble amount of the science I was hoping for.