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Amnesium
A TV news personality, a conspiracy theorist, a falconer, and a former ballerina limp into a bar…
Except, this is no joke. They are uncovering one of the most exciting and unsettling scandals America has witnessed.
The falconer—a psychologist from New Orleans, struggling to run for Congress—decides to leak a scientific secret. The ballerina—now a maverick, Emmy-winning cinematographer—makes some remarks that will change their lives. When they leave the bar, they expect to change history, if they can get through this with their bodies—and minds—intact.
And to think, it was Chancey, the brave falcon, that first glimpsed what was going on in the wilds of Central Oregon.
In Amnesium, you’ll witness a gripping mix of technology, neuroscience, psychology, and politics through the deeply personal viewpoints of four heroes.
Except, this is no joke. They are uncovering one of the most exciting and unsettling scandals America has witnessed.
The falconer—a psychologist from New Orleans, struggling to run for Congress—decides to leak a scientific secret. The ballerina—now a maverick, Emmy-winning cinematographer—makes some remarks that will change their lives. When they leave the bar, they expect to change history, if they can get through this with their bodies—and minds—intact.
And to think, it was Chancey, the brave falcon, that first glimpsed what was going on in the wilds of Central Oregon.
In Amnesium, you’ll witness a gripping mix of technology, neuroscience, psychology, and politics through the deeply personal viewpoints of four heroes.
434 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 16, 2016
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About the author
Andrew Hoskins
17 books4 followersAndrew is a software engineer and author whose mission is to live in a society that is empathetic and connected. That mission has threaded through his past work at Facebook, as well as his current work at Oculus VR and his book, Amnesium.
He wrote Amnesium, in part, as a reaction the heavily partisan and politicized national discourse in America today. He drew up several interesting, far-flung characters who would be ideologically opposed, gave them a gripping situation that brought them together, and saw what happened.
Virtual Reality also has the potential to bring far-flung people together in deep, surprising ways. Enabling people to have consistently good experiences with strangers online, and in some cases form lasting connections with them, is one of the biggest challenges facing the VR industry. He’s excited to be pursuing this goal at Oculus VR.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he hones his storytelling skills playing pen-and-paper role-playing games. You can follow him at www.facebook.com/AndrewHoskinsAuthor.
He wrote Amnesium, in part, as a reaction the heavily partisan and politicized national discourse in America today. He drew up several interesting, far-flung characters who would be ideologically opposed, gave them a gripping situation that brought them together, and saw what happened.
Virtual Reality also has the potential to bring far-flung people together in deep, surprising ways. Enabling people to have consistently good experiences with strangers online, and in some cases form lasting connections with them, is one of the biggest challenges facing the VR industry. He’s excited to be pursuing this goal at Oculus VR.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he hones his storytelling skills playing pen-and-paper role-playing games. You can follow him at www.facebook.com/AndrewHoskinsAuthor.
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November 25, 2016
One of the more intellectual thrillers I've read. There's a strong emphasis on getting the reader to consider their own worldview as they go by showing how the characters with their own differing philosophies respond to the various situations they find themselves in.
December 1, 2020
This is a smart, contemporary mystery, action-packed and peopled with multilayered characters who put aside their ideological differences to solve a puzzle that has far reaching consequences in the scientific community. As this unlikely fellowship of heroes works together to solve a mystery, they also must make tough decisions about scientific research and whether the ends, no matter how beneficial to society at large, justify using morally questionable means to achieve them. From the first page to the last, Amnesium makes for an exciting, thought provoking read!
March 10, 2017
It is a story told from different points of view, this enables the reader to know more about each character feelings and thoughts. I found a lot of abbreviations which really were annoying to me and were always distracting and altering the harmony of the story. The ordinary reader may found a hard time understanding the scientific terms in the story however, this will be interesting to those who familiar with these types of knowledge.
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