Richard Yonck
@richardyonck.com
Global futurist, acclaimed author, impactful keynote speaker, now debuting Mindstock, a sci-fi techno-thriller that considers the near-future.
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EP 234: Mindstock. Fictional Futures and Present Realities - Richard Yonck — FuturePod
In episode 234 Peter is speaking to Richard Yonck who returns for his third podcast. This time Richard is here to discuss his first fiction book, Mindstock.
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🎙️It’s great to be back speaking with Peter Hayward on FuturePod. I really enjoyed our discussion about my new novel, Mindstock, and the relevance of trust to ongoing developments in #AI, society, and a future post-truth world. 🪐📚💙
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
Starting tomorrow, November 10th, Mindstock is part of a Kindle Countdown Deal! Only $0.99 for the digital version that you can read on your favorite device; mobile, tablet or computer. Kindle link in the comments. 🪐📚💙 #kindlecountdowndeal #booksky #newscifibooks #technothriller #booksareadventures
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Starting tomorrow, November 10th, Mindstock is part of a Kindle Countdown Deal! Only $0.99 for the digital version that you can read on your favorite device; mobile, tablet or computer. Kindle link in the comments. 🪐📚💙 #kindlecountdowndeal #booksky #newscifibooks #technothriller #booksareadventures
I'm so glad you're finding Heart of the Machine helpful, ZeeFlying3. I'm just sorry I'm only now seeing your wonderful post, but thank you so much! These are words to warm any author's Heart! @zeeflying3.bsky.social #AI #EmotionAI
"Heart of the Machine, Our Future in a World of Artifical Emotional Intelligence" by Richard Yonck is one of the best books I've ever picked up. I'm diving deeper into the world of Affective Computing and this book, so far, is everything my research project needs. Everyone needs to read it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I'm so glad you're finding Heart of the Machine helpful, ZeeFlying3. I'm just sorry I'm only now seeing your wonderful post, but thank you so much! These are words to warm any author's Heart! @zeeflying3.bsky.social #AI #EmotionAI
🎙️It’s great to be back speaking with Peter Hayward on FuturePod. I really enjoyed our discussion about my new novel, Mindstock, and the relevance of trust to ongoing developments in #AI, society, and a future post-truth world. 🪐📚💙
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
EP 234: Mindstock. Fictional Futures and Present Realities - Richard Yonck — FuturePod
In episode 234 Peter is speaking to Richard Yonck who returns for his third podcast. This time Richard is here to discuss his first fiction book, Mindstock.
www.futurepod.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
🎙️It’s great to be back speaking with Peter Hayward on FuturePod. I really enjoyed our discussion about my new novel, Mindstock, and the relevance of trust to ongoing developments in #AI, society, and a future post-truth world. 🪐📚💙
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
#futuresfiction #posttruth #misinformation #trust #booksky
They control the narrative. He controls the code. In a world of manufactured truth, Darius is hacking the story. Learn why in Mindstock and get ready for some deep emo. 🛸📚💙
#Mindstock #BookSky #SciFiBooks #CyberThriller #NewRelease #BookTrailer #BookRecommendations #IndieAuthor #MeetDarius
#Mindstock #BookSky #SciFiBooks #CyberThriller #NewRelease #BookTrailer #BookRecommendations #IndieAuthor #MeetDarius
Mindstock Book Trailer - Darius
YouTube video by Richard Yonck
youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
They control the narrative. He controls the code. In a world of manufactured truth, Darius is hacking the story. Learn why in Mindstock and get ready for some deep emo. 🛸📚💙
#Mindstock #BookSky #SciFiBooks #CyberThriller #NewRelease #BookTrailer #BookRecommendations #IndieAuthor #MeetDarius
#Mindstock #BookSky #SciFiBooks #CyberThriller #NewRelease #BookTrailer #BookRecommendations #IndieAuthor #MeetDarius
I'm thrilled to be meeting sci-fi and cyber-thriller fans at my upcoming book signing at The Globe Bookstore & Café, in Prague on Monday, Oct 27th! 📚💙🛸
✨ Reserve your spot today and come say hi!
#authortalks #booksky #PragueBookstore #scifi
✨ Reserve your spot today and come say hi!
#authortalks #booksky #PragueBookstore #scifi
October 23, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'm thrilled to be meeting sci-fi and cyber-thriller fans at my upcoming book signing at The Globe Bookstore & Café, in Prague on Monday, Oct 27th! 📚💙🛸
✨ Reserve your spot today and come say hi!
#authortalks #booksky #PragueBookstore #scifi
✨ Reserve your spot today and come say hi!
#authortalks #booksky #PragueBookstore #scifi
🚨 Meet the mind behind the machine. 🤖
Step inside the world of this debut techno-thriller author — where code kills, secrets spark, and humanity’s future is on the line. ⚡ 📚🛸💙 ✍️ #scifi, #speculativefiction
#debutnovel, #indieauthor
Step inside the world of this debut techno-thriller author — where code kills, secrets spark, and humanity’s future is on the line. ⚡ 📚🛸💙 ✍️ #scifi, #speculativefiction
#debutnovel, #indieauthor
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🚨 Meet the mind behind the machine. 🤖
Step inside the world of this debut techno-thriller author — where code kills, secrets spark, and humanity’s future is on the line. ⚡ 📚🛸💙 ✍️ #scifi, #speculativefiction
#debutnovel, #indieauthor
Step inside the world of this debut techno-thriller author — where code kills, secrets spark, and humanity’s future is on the line. ⚡ 📚🛸💙 ✍️ #scifi, #speculativefiction
#debutnovel, #indieauthor
A huge thank you to Prague's Innovation Week for having me keynote their tenth annual conference last week! I really enjoyed sharing a look at the many ways we’re transforming innovation to serve our economic and societal interests. #Innovation #AI
October 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A huge thank you to Prague's Innovation Week for having me keynote their tenth annual conference last week! I really enjoyed sharing a look at the many ways we’re transforming innovation to serve our economic and societal interests. #Innovation #AI
Innovators, writers, futurists, scientists and various other curious types are in my new starter pack. Looking forward to gaining and sharing new interesting insights.
October 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Innovators, writers, futurists, scientists and various other curious types are in my new starter pack. Looking forward to gaining and sharing new interesting insights.
Join me at Innovation Week in Prague this Oct 9-10. My keynote, "The Future in Flux and the Evolution of Innovation" is just one of hundreds of talks and sessions from speakers around the globe. It's going to be an amazing event!
Promo Code: 35SpeakerPromo
#InnovationWeekAI #Innovation #AI
Promo Code: 35SpeakerPromo
#InnovationWeekAI #Innovation #AI
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Join me at Innovation Week in Prague this Oct 9-10. My keynote, "The Future in Flux and the Evolution of Innovation" is just one of hundreds of talks and sessions from speakers around the globe. It's going to be an amazing event!
Promo Code: 35SpeakerPromo
#InnovationWeekAI #Innovation #AI
Promo Code: 35SpeakerPromo
#InnovationWeekAI #Innovation #AI
SF readers! After a cataclysmic cyber-attack brings civilization to the edge of collapse, an investigator and an art hacktivist independently uncover pieces of a mystery that has haunted their world and their own lives for decades. #technothriller #newrelease🚀 #Booksky 💙📚 🛸
September 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
SF readers! After a cataclysmic cyber-attack brings civilization to the edge of collapse, an investigator and an art hacktivist independently uncover pieces of a mystery that has haunted their world and their own lives for decades. #technothriller #newrelease🚀 #Booksky 💙📚 🛸
🚨 Sci-fi fans — the wait is over. 📚💙📚🪐
Mindstock is here!
🎬 Enjoy our release day trailer.
📘 Mindstock link in bio and comments. Grab yours today from your favorite bookseller.
#technothriller #NewBookAlert #BookLaunch #BookSky #ScienceFiction
Mindstock is here!
🎬 Enjoy our release day trailer.
📘 Mindstock link in bio and comments. Grab yours today from your favorite bookseller.
#technothriller #NewBookAlert #BookLaunch #BookSky #ScienceFiction
Mindstock promo video 2
YouTube video by Richard Yonck
youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚨 Sci-fi fans — the wait is over. 📚💙📚🪐
Mindstock is here!
🎬 Enjoy our release day trailer.
📘 Mindstock link in bio and comments. Grab yours today from your favorite bookseller.
#technothriller #NewBookAlert #BookLaunch #BookSky #ScienceFiction
Mindstock is here!
🎬 Enjoy our release day trailer.
📘 Mindstock link in bio and comments. Grab yours today from your favorite bookseller.
#technothriller #NewBookAlert #BookLaunch #BookSky #ScienceFiction
📚Reader reviews are a gift! 🎁 Ralph thanks for your kind words, "a great dystopian fiction" that incorporates current trends and humanity with a suspenseful plot. Just released so get your copy today! Available from your fave booksellers. 🚀💙📚🪐 #Booksky #technothriller #DebutNovel #NewRelease
September 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
📚Reader reviews are a gift! 🎁 Ralph thanks for your kind words, "a great dystopian fiction" that incorporates current trends and humanity with a suspenseful plot. Just released so get your copy today! Available from your fave booksellers. 🚀💙📚🪐 #Booksky #technothriller #DebutNovel #NewRelease
Less than one week till Pub Day for my debut techno-thriller, Mindstock! And what better time than this to start my new "Ask an Author" series? As a futurist and nonfiction author, I've been asked: Why the change to fiction now? #Futurist #sciencefiction #technothriller #debutnovel
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Less than one week till Pub Day for my debut techno-thriller, Mindstock! And what better time than this to start my new "Ask an Author" series? As a futurist and nonfiction author, I've been asked: Why the change to fiction now? #Futurist #sciencefiction #technothriller #debutnovel
"Don't be evil"
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September 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Don't be evil"
🤩For fans of Black Mirror, Neuromancer, & Philip K. Dick, checkout my debut science fiction novel, Mindstock.
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
Mindstock Book Promo #booktok
YouTube video by Richard Yonck
www.youtube.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I'm excited that our readers are enjoying Mindstock my debut sci-fi techno-thriller. Humbled they are taking the time to write Goodreads reviews. Thanking all of our beta and advance readers for their "labor" on this Labor Day weekend. 🙏#sciencefiction #goodreads #readerreviews #BookSky 💙📚
August 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'm excited that our readers are enjoying Mindstock my debut sci-fi techno-thriller. Humbled they are taking the time to write Goodreads reviews. Thanking all of our beta and advance readers for their "labor" on this Labor Day weekend. 🙏#sciencefiction #goodreads #readerreviews #BookSky 💙📚
🤩For fans of Black Mirror, Neuromancer, & Philip K. Dick, checkout my debut science fiction novel, Mindstock.
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
Mindstock Book Promo #booktok
YouTube video by Richard Yonck
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🤩For fans of Black Mirror, Neuromancer, & Philip K. Dick, checkout my debut science fiction novel, Mindstock.
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
📽️Watch our official trailer & share your reaction in comments.
📕Book drops Sept 16th!
#SciFiThriller #booktrailer #NearFutureFiction #bookblogger
www.youtube.com/shorts/oXA8p...
Fans of Black Mirror, Nueromancer and Philip K. Dick, with KU, you can pre-order my sci-fi novel; Powerfully imagined, strikingly prophetic, and sweeping in its implications, Mindstock is a gripping technothriller for our times.📚🧑💻🙏 #sciencefiction #technothriller #KindleUnlimited #mindstockbook
August 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Fans of Black Mirror, Nueromancer and Philip K. Dick, with KU, you can pre-order my sci-fi novel; Powerfully imagined, strikingly prophetic, and sweeping in its implications, Mindstock is a gripping technothriller for our times.📚🧑💻🙏 #sciencefiction #technothriller #KindleUnlimited #mindstockbook
I was just speaking about this with a podcast host earlier today – are our interactions with chatbots and other technologies altering the way we interact with our fellow human beings? Are we seeing many millennia of cultural behavior undermined in a few short years?
ChatGPT could be ruining our lives – and not in the way you’d like to think
We are worried about the impact of AI on jobs and even the chatbot’s effect on the mentally ill. But it could be doing something far more close to home, warns Andrew Griffin
www.independent.co.uk
August 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I was just speaking about this with a podcast host earlier today – are our interactions with chatbots and other technologies altering the way we interact with our fellow human beings? Are we seeing many millennia of cultural behavior undermined in a few short years?
📚Counting down to pub date, Sept 16th for Mindstock, my first sci-fi novel. Here's one advance reader's review.🎁 If you're curious please check out my Amazon Author page and preorder now.🙏 #sciencefiction #technothriller #amazonbooks #readerreviews
August 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
📚Counting down to pub date, Sept 16th for Mindstock, my first sci-fi novel. Here's one advance reader's review.🎁 If you're curious please check out my Amazon Author page and preorder now.🙏 #sciencefiction #technothriller #amazonbooks #readerreviews
Remind me how this approach to innovation is making the world better for humanity? #AI #workforce
Deranged Video Shows AI Job Recruiter Absolutely Losing It During an Interview
Looking for work is already arduous enough — but for one job-seeker, the process was made worse by an insane AI recruiter.
futurism.com
August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Remind me how this approach to innovation is making the world better for humanity? #AI #workforce
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This book is amazing! I finished it over lunch today.
(BTW, even your Acknowledgments and About pages were fascinating!)
Posting a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review as soon as I figure out what to say. Wow!
(BTW, even your Acknowledgments and About pages were fascinating!)
Posting a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review as soon as I figure out what to say. Wow!
August 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This book is amazing! I finished it over lunch today.
(BTW, even your Acknowledgments and About pages were fascinating!)
Posting a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review as soon as I figure out what to say. Wow!
(BTW, even your Acknowledgments and About pages were fascinating!)
Posting a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review as soon as I figure out what to say. Wow!
Vote for my SXSW Session Proposal and I'll see you in Austin, TX, March 2026! It is a fantastic opportunity to meet a diverse cross section of writers, artists, techies and educators where ideas are the currency! Thank you for your support and vote! #debutnovel #authors #SXSW #scifitechnothriller
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August 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Vote for my SXSW Session Proposal and I'll see you in Austin, TX, March 2026! It is a fantastic opportunity to meet a diverse cross section of writers, artists, techies and educators where ideas are the currency! Thank you for your support and vote! #debutnovel #authors #SXSW #scifitechnothriller
📚We are super excited to see Mindstock offered at $2.99 for the ebook format that our friends, family and colleagues can access by downloading to their favorite device. Enjoy the Mindstock journey and we look forward to your feedback. 💌 #sciencefiction #technothriller #debutnovel #preorderonamazon
August 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
📚We are super excited to see Mindstock offered at $2.99 for the ebook format that our friends, family and colleagues can access by downloading to their favorite device. Enjoy the Mindstock journey and we look forward to your feedback. 💌 #sciencefiction #technothriller #debutnovel #preorderonamazon