A novel by R.M. Dolin
The Book of Darwin – SUMMARY
What if what you broke was humanity itself, how far would you go to make amends?
DARWIN is a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur on a journey of atonement as he confronts the most existential topic of our time; society’s irrevocable willingness to trade freedom for convenience in the information age. The story provides readers with a glimpse behind the curtain of a world they unwittingly allow to control them.
Darwin owns a successful startup in the early dot.com days whose mission statement is science serving society. He’s burdened by his ability to see with clear clairvoyance, the catastrophic cliff technology is herding humanity toward, which is why when his startup is deceptively sold to the Chinese military, he’s overwrought with guilt. Darwin decides a necessary step toward atonement is to isolate himself in the New Mexico wilderness away from technology’s temptations. That is until Tien, his former protégé, needs help fixing the mess she made trying to fix the mess he made. In helping Tien, Darwin is drawn back into the technology world where he reunites with old cohorts concerned about the growing influence of Information Oligarchs, the coming AI revolution, and society’s willingness to trade freedom for convenience.
As a former research engineer at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the areas of Truth & Trust; primarily as they relate to information and digitally controlled processes, Dr. Dolin is qualified to tell this story and provide readers with a behind the curtain glimpse of the world they unwittingly allow to control them. Dr. Dolin has published over 100 technical papers and written five novels, two nonfiction books, one cookbook, and a plethora of poems. Dr. Dolin uses poetry for character development and as a springboard for storytelling, as such, it is possible to enjoy his stories in both novel and poetry forms.
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