GaryFBengier
@garyfbengier.bsky.social
Writer, philosopher, technologist. Writing about family, the future, hard science. Former eBay CFO; Santa Fe Institute board. The latest novel, Journey to 2125, just won the NIEA award for Visionary Fiction, and is a Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick.
My very enjoyable conversation with Leigh Martinuzzi and his Hidden Why podcast just dropped, find it here - www.thehiddenwhy.com/episode-1136...
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My very enjoyable conversation with Leigh Martinuzzi and his Hidden Why podcast just dropped, find it here - www.thehiddenwhy.com/episode-1136...
I'm excited to see Journey to 2125 now on two Amazon bestseller lists - #3 in Hard Science Fiction and #2 in Political Fiction. :)
September 19, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I'm excited to see Journey to 2125 now on two Amazon bestseller lists - #3 in Hard Science Fiction and #2 in Political Fiction. :)
An interesting conversation with Andrew Keen, Keen On America - find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
September 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
An interesting conversation with Andrew Keen, Keen On America - find it on Apple Podcasts and Spotify - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
Just in - my novel, Journey to 2125 was just chosen as the WINNER in the Visionary Fiction category by NIEA. Find it here – www.amazon.com/Journey-2125.... The audiobook is out on Spotify (with TEN voice actors), and coming soon to Audible. www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-....
July 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Just in - my novel, Journey to 2125 was just chosen as the WINNER in the Visionary Fiction category by NIEA. Find it here – www.amazon.com/Journey-2125.... The audiobook is out on Spotify (with TEN voice actors), and coming soon to Audible. www.indieexcellence.com/19th-annual-....
The audiobook for Journey to 2125 has just dropped onto Spotify, to be followed soon by Audible and the other distributors. A wonderful cast of TEN voice actors bring the novel to life. And here is a new interview about making the audiobook - audiobookconnection.podbean.com/e/interview-....
June 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The audiobook for Journey to 2125 has just dropped onto Spotify, to be followed soon by Audible and the other distributors. A wonderful cast of TEN voice actors bring the novel to life. And here is a new interview about making the audiobook - audiobookconnection.podbean.com/e/interview-....
Hmmm... This Atlantic article describes how Meta has stolen millions of books for their AI - and my novel Unfettered Journey is one of them. They even copied the Japanese version.
June 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hmmm... This Atlantic article describes how Meta has stolen millions of books for their AI - and my novel Unfettered Journey is one of them. They even copied the Japanese version.
A free book right now... garyfbengier.com/2125TikTok
May 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A free book right now... garyfbengier.com/2125TikTok
Sadly, closer to midnight. And the two top risks are highlighted at the beginning of my novel - www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
January 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Sadly, closer to midnight. And the two top risks are highlighted at the beginning of my novel - www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/u...
AI trivia - A marketing use of AI that you likely will see more of soon - a mailer arrived for TED2025, included a photo of ME (from last year) - clearly not an accident. (From the badge photos, they can use AI to sort through footage for matches, then print the mailers with one special photo slot.)
January 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
AI trivia - A marketing use of AI that you likely will see more of soon - a mailer arrived for TED2025, included a photo of ME (from last year) - clearly not an accident. (From the badge photos, they can use AI to sort through footage for matches, then print the mailers with one special photo slot.)
Kind words from the Midwest Book Review about my new novel, Journey to 2125. You can find it at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125....
January 9, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Kind words from the Midwest Book Review about my new novel, Journey to 2125. You can find it at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125....
My podcast interview with Joe (Joseph) Raczynski, Tech Snippets Today, also just dropped on YouTube. Joe loves to explore these topics in depth. A fun discussion! tinyurl.com/mryamwrm
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
December 19, 2024 at 3:14 AM
My podcast interview with Joe (Joseph) Raczynski, Tech Snippets Today, also just dropped on YouTube. Joe loves to explore these topics in depth. A fun discussion! tinyurl.com/mryamwrm
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
My podcast interview with Jason Hunt, Live From the Bunker, just dropped on YouTube. It was fun to debate the future of these technologies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPpk...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
December 19, 2024 at 2:25 AM
My podcast interview with Jason Hunt, Live From the Bunker, just dropped on YouTube. It was fun to debate the future of these technologies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPpk...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
And find my new novel as a last-minute stocking stuffer at www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
Looking for a Christmas stocking stuffer for family & friends? Journey to 2125, just released September 30th, is a Publishers Weekly Editors’ Pick. Parts family saga, political drama, and speculative fiction, it’s a story about a family and our future. On Amazon now - tinyurl.com/J22125Amazon.
December 9, 2024 at 4:56 AM
Looking for a Christmas stocking stuffer for family & friends? Journey to 2125, just released September 30th, is a Publishers Weekly Editors’ Pick. Parts family saga, political drama, and speculative fiction, it’s a story about a family and our future. On Amazon now - tinyurl.com/J22125Amazon.
My new novel just out - a Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick - a more hopeful future than our headlines might suggest. Curl up and escape into the near future. www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...
November 15, 2024 at 12:20 AM
My new novel just out - a Publishers Weekly Editors' Pick - a more hopeful future than our headlines might suggest. Curl up and escape into the near future. www.amazon.com/Journey-2125...