The write stuff monday, july 30 bill desmedt interview. While youre at it, check out his books, theyre quite good. Thematically dualism will as the title implies explore descartes mindbody dichotomy, filtered through the prism of nearfuture developments in artificial intelligence and quantum computation. Singularity bill desmedt a maverick astrophysicist jack adler thinks hes fingered the culprit. An excellent debut from bill desmedt and ill be looking forward to his next one. I have just finished listening to a free podiobook called singularity by bill desmedt. Whether you prefer to explain our own extremely unlikely existence as nonetheless inevitable given a multiverse of infinitely many parallel realities, or. June 30th, 1908 in the trackless wastes of siberias remote tunguska river basin, the most devastating cosmic collision ever recorded flattens hundreds of square miles of ancient forest with a blast a thousand times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima. Singularity the archon sequence book 1 kindle edition by bill desmedt. Although singularity is a work of science fiction, in the tradition of michael crichton its premise is anchored in. Singularity archon sequence, book 1 by bill desmedt book cover, description, publication history. Bill desmedt author bill desmedt s professional life thus far has been a superposition of orthogonal career paths system designerdeveloper, artificial intelligence researcherpractitioner, management.
The seventeenthcentury philosopher rene descartes is the most famous proponent of mindbody dualism, and thats why the view is sometimes called cartesian dualism. Greg bear, new york times bestselling author one of the best debuts of the year. Singularity desmedt novel, a 2004 novel by bill desmedt. The archon sequence audiobooks listen to the full series. His debut novel, singularity 2004, explores the 1908 tunguska event and the speculative hypothesis that it was caused by a submicroscopic, primordial black hole. Bill got the vast majority of the physics right, which is highly unusual especially in a book that is such a. Download the the archon sequence audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device.
Although singularity is a work of science fiction, in the tradition of michael crichton its premise is anchored in realworld science. Although its too early to disclose plot details of bills next book, he offers the following. Bills novel is a thrillride for the cognoscenti of hard science fiction. Dualism, in religion, the doctrine that the world or reality consists of two basic, opposed, and irreducible principles that account for all that exists. Johnsons a ragged magic, and our lady of the islands by shannon page and jay lake. Another tourdeforce of cuttingedge science, complex characterization, and breakneck action.
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Volume 1 the archon sequence by desmedt, bill isbn. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. In his time, and as the spirit has moved him, hes been. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bill desmedt senior ontologist telepathy labs linkedin. The free podcast of singularity, available on the web at, has gone on to be named an sffaudio essential, while bill himself has gone on to writing a bill desmedt has spent his life living by his wits and his words. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting.
Dualism is a highconcept, intelligent thriller in the tradition of michael crichton and james rollins. Dualism by bill desmedt book 2 of the the archon sequence dualism by bill desmedt. In religion, dualism means the belief in two supreme opposed powers. Singularity audio drama, a 2005 doctor who audio drama. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Another tourde force of cuttingedge science, complex characterization, and breakneck action. Download pdf singularity by bill desmedt ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Jun 23, 2018 bill desmedts professional life thus far has been a superposition of orthogonal career paths system designerdeveloper, artificial intelligence researcherpractitioner, managementtechnical consultant, ontologistknowledge engineer, husbandfatherlover, omnivorous reader with a soft spot for science fiction and science nonfiction, and now saints preserve us.
The first book from a new seattle publisher that aims to compete headon with the established big boys, per aspera press, singularity is an effective technothriller that stamps desmedts name on the field in no uncertain manner. Singularity the archon sequence by desmedt, bill and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy singularity by desmedt, bill from amazons fiction books store. Bill desmedt draws on a checkered career history system designer, ai researcher, management consultant, knowledge engineer in creating his archon sequence technothrillers. View bill desmedts profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. So, if youre invested in the prospect of life after death, a lot hangs on the argument for mindbody dualism. In the tradition of michael crichton and greg bear, singularity weaves a richly detailed and intelligent tale, meticulously researched and elegantly told. Dualism by bill desmedt book 2 of the the archon sequence. Possible ex library copy, with all the markingsstickers of that library. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading singularity the archon sequence book 1. May 11, 2014 bill desmedts debut is a tourdeforce of breakneck plotting, complex characters, and cuttingedge science. Bills first novel, singularity, won foreword magazines book of the year award for science fiction and the independent publisher groups ippy for best science fiction.
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Bill desmedt at the internet speculative fiction database. Bill desmedts professional life thus far has been a superposition of orthogonal career paths system designerdeveloper, artificial intelligence researcherpractitioner, managementtechnical consultant, ontologistknowledge engineer, husbandfatherlover, omnivorous reader with a soft spot for science fiction and science nonfiction, and now saints preserve us. Thematically dualism will as the title implies explore descartes mindbody dichotomy. Bill desmedt audio books, best sellers, author bio. As a special treat bill has agreed to let us grill him about the origins and construction of his unabridged novel. Singularity per aspera is a fastpaced technothriller based on hard science, which postulates that the tugunska explosion was caused by a microscopic black hole which was smaller than an atom and heavier than a mountain. Bill desmedts singularity free on apple today sci phi. Bill desmedt the resulting sum over histories has spawned the archon sequence, consisting so far of the awardwinning singularity and dualism, with triploidy on the launch pad. Murphy, being small, bill desmedt, chaz brenchley, company, dualism, jay lake, julie mcgalliard, lindsey s. Today through tuesday, november 18th, apple ibooks is holding a first in a series free. Bill desmedt s professional life thus far has been a superposition of orthogonal career paths system designerdeveloper, artificial intelligence researcherpractitioner, managementtechnical consultant, ontologistknowledge engineer, husbandfatherlover, omnivorous reader with a soft spot for science fiction and science nonfiction, and now.
The singularity is near, a 2005 book by ray kurzweil on the technological singularity. Did you plan to write a series when you wrote singularity. Singularity archon sequence, book 1 by bill desmedt. Metaphysical dualism is a way to describe the speculation about our spiritual nature. Johnson, our lady of the islands, shannon page, singularity, steel sky, the archon sequence, the nightcraft quartet, the queen and the tower, waking up naked in strange places leave a comment. Bill lives and writes in a hilltop aerie overlooking milford pa, a town whose rich tradition in philosophical and speculative. Buy a cheap copy of singularity book by bill desmedt. Read pdf singularity by bill desmedt online, read in mobile or kindle. Written by bill desmedt, audiobook narrated by laura petersen. To conclude, singularity by bill desmedt is a good near future science fiction novel. All the rest to date has been nonfiction for various corporations and government agenciesoh, yes, a series of blogs on artificial intelligence and related topics for huffington post and linkedin. Bill desmedts first novel, the sciencefiction thriller singularity, came out as long ago as 2005, and must rank as one of the best debut sf. To fans of scifi thrillers, bill desmedt is the author of singularity, the first book in the archon sequence.
Temporal singularity, or point of divergence, in speculative fiction. In his debut novel, singularity 2004, discusses the longdisparaged hypothesis that the devastation of the tunguska basin in 1908 was caused by a submicroscopic, primordial black hole. Singularity by bill desmedt abebooks passion for books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Singularity is a swift, gripping novel with a goosepimple mix of scary science and nearfuture action. It has played an important role in the history of thought and of religion. Dualism by bill desmedt the big thrill the big thrill.
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