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Michael Woudenberg

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https://TheSingularityChronicles.com

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Nonfiction

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Michael Woudenberg is an aspiring Polymath from Tucson Arizona with a background in advanced technologies such as autonomy, artificial intelligence, blockchain, cyber, aerospace, national security, and weapon systems across a variety of companies from tech startups to Fortune 150 companies.

He is an award winning author in non-fiction and has been published in magazines and peer-reviewed journals. He is also the author of Polymathic Being, a substack exploring counterintuitive insights across different domains and disciplines at www.polymathicbeing.com.

One of his side passions is psychology and sociology, specifically around how the human brain works individually and within cultures and civilizations. He strives to tie together diverse conce ...more

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	Paradox: Book One of The Singularity Chronicles by Michael Woudenberg (Goodreads Author), Matthew Madonna (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Integration: Book Two of The Singularity Chronicles by Michael Woudenberg (Goodreads Author), Matthew Madonna (Illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A recipe that cuts two ways First, this book has fantastic insights for the corruption of Silicon Valley and how much bullshit goes on. Second, it seems to assume that's a bug, not a feature. There so much good insight here. If you want to know how to ...more
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“Not everything in life is sweet and sunshine,” Darian chuckled. “Sometimes you appreciate those things more when you have something bitter to compare it to.”
― Michael Woudenberg, Integration: Book Two of The Singularity Chronicles

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“Most importantly, art is about the questions that don't even have an answer.”
― Michael Woudenberg, Integration: Book Two of The Singularity Chronicles

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“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.”
― Michael Woudenberg, Integration: Book Two of The Singularity Chronicles

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