Unfettered Journey Gary F. Bengier



Unfettered Journey

Gary F. Bengier

Item Weight: 2.17 pounds

Hardcover: 568 pages

ISBN-10 : 1648860184

ISBN-13 : 978-1648860188

Product Dimensions : 5.98 x 1.38 x 9.02 inches

Publisher: Chiliagon Press (September 7, 2020)

Language: English


Review: Unfettered Journey  Gary F. Bengier


Many of you that come to this blog know I appreciate speculative fiction.

Well, I did something this week, I seldom do. I picked up a novel and started reading the first page it opened to which was not at the beginning of the book. 

I'd entered into an action scene that read like a great outdoor adventure where one garners knowledge about hard-wired behaviors that enhance our ability to cope.  

It was a Naturalist writing style that seemed real and raw, and I found it difficult to trek back to the beginning because I  was engaged by the expression and exposition in this book that was teaching nature what it wants.

I eventually did make my way back to the beginning and in Chapter 3 found Jardine chuckling while stating, "Creating intelligence is hard. Creating wisdom is even harder."  

One might think the intersection of technology and humanity is when we realize there is a difference between hypothesis and scientific theory and recognize that cognitive collaboration is needed to thoughtfully fulfill functions that are supported by lines of evidence.

If you acknowledge there is uncertainty and that science is an ongoing process and are searching for a book that uses connections for story weaving about Artificial Intelligence then you will not want to miss this read.

I received a copy of this book from the author Gary Bengier through Alyssa Longo with Farrow Communications.



About the Author

Gary F. Bengier is a writer, philosopher, and technologist.

After a career in Silicon Valley, Gary pursued passion projects, studying astrophysics and philosophy. He's spent the last two decades thinking about how to live a balanced, meaningful life in a rapidly evolving technological world. This self-reflective journey infuses his novel with insights about our future and the challenges we will face in finding purpose.

Before turning to writing speculative fiction, Gary worked in a variety of Silicon Valley tech companies. He was eBay's Chief Financial Officer, and led the company's initial and secondary public offerings. Gary has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MA in philosophy from San Francisco State University. He has two children with Cynthia, his wife of forty-three years. When not traveling the world, he raises bees and makes a nice Cabernet at the family's Napa vineyard. He and his family live in San Francisco.