Neuromined

Triumphing over Technological Tyranny

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Pub Date Jul 25 2023 | Archive Date Jul 25 2023
Greenleaf Book Group | Greenleaf Book Group Press

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Description

Are advances in technology working for us or against us?

​When our phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our devices? Will self-driving cars help us maximize our time and get to our destination safely, or will they erode the autonomy and freedom we feel when we drive ourselves? What happens if the government, in the name of public health, gains access to the data in our handy fitness trackers and uses it to reward or limit us?

In Neuromined, data sovereignty advocate Robert Edward Grant and prolific technology author Michael Ashley team up to explore significant questions such as these. Each chapter imagines a near-future surveillance dystopia through a riveting fictional tale and provides a companion analysis connecting the story to our present reality. Entertaining and provoking, this book shows readers how the technology that has promised a lifetime of convenience has also constrained a public’s individual options and agency.

But all hope is not lost. Neuromined, at its core, demonstrates how technology, when viewed through a different ethos and used by a conscientious public, can instead provide greater autonomy and greater access to liberation.
Are advances in technology working for us or against us?

​When our phones become our keys to access everything, will our lives be more convenient or more at the mercy of whoever can hack into our...

Advance Praise

“As a polymath, Robert Grant is particularly well suited to diagnose the dystopian cultural dilemma with maximum breadth and precision. This book is a devastating blow to the tyranny of our tech-fueled corporatocracy.”

—AUBREY MARCUS, podcaster, New York Times best-selling author, and entrepreneur

“Neuromined is a must-read! This book will inspire the masses to wake up and regain their technological sovereignty. We need leaders in this field like Robert Grant and Michael Ashley to help guide humanity in the right direction.”

—BILLY CARSON, author of Compendium of the Emerald Tablets and Woke Doesn’t Mean Broke

“Our freedoms are at risk, and everyone is being put in a technical prison by Big Tech, but they are so clever that no one is aware of what is happening. The scariest part is that by the time everyone becomes aware, it will be too late. Fortunately, there are true freedom fighters like Robert and Michael who are raising the curtain to make everyone aware of what is happening. This book is a must-read for anyone with a computer or a smartphone. What makes me so excited about this amazing book is that it not only points out the problem but gives a clear and effective solution that anyone can apply immediately.”

—DR. ERIC COLE, CEO and founder of Secure Anchor

“Surveillance capitalism doesn’t have to be our reality. Power belongs in the hands of the individual. If you want to understand our technological threat—and how to overcome it—read Neuromined.”

—LISA WOOD, CEO of Analog Computation Enterprise and Cognitive World

“Technology is a two-edged sword; it may be used for both good and evil. Authors Grant and Ashley brilliantly show us how to go in the right direction with our shared technological future. This is a must-read book for both techies and non-techies.”

—MARK VICTOR HANSEN, best-selling author and cocreator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series

“Neuromined could easily overwhelm readers with a barrage of complex ideas, harming the public’s ability to make sense of our pressing challenge. Instead, Robert and Michael found ingenious ways to connect audiences with the material, both rationally and emotionally. Anyone who encounters this book is bound to be blown away by its power to grip the imagination while also delivering facts essential to understanding our collective challenge—and opportunity. Both a stunning wake-up call and a rallying cry for needed change, this book is essential reading for everyone, no matter their nationality or politics.”

—HER MAJESTY DIAMBI KABATUSUILA, queen of the Bakwa Luntu People of the Democratic Republic of Congo

“In a world in which technology has threatened to take over free will, Neuromined leans into this scary prospect and presents a logical plan to maintain our independence. Michael Ashley and Edward Grant offer a first-class case for preventing the final takeover of the human mind by a centralized authority and Big Tech. Unlike with most discussions surrounding this topic, however, it’s clear reading this book that there is a way to win the war and an opportunity to leverage technology for our individual benefit, as the Founding Fathers would have wanted.”

—ANDREW GRUEL, founder of Slapfish and CEO of American Gravy Restaurant Group

“Neuromined offers a brilliant perspective of a beautiful world ahead for many generations to enjoy and thrive in, while highlighting certain threats for our society to avoid by taking clever actions now.”

—TOUFI SALIBA, author of TODA/IP and global chair of the IEEE International Protocols for AI Security

“Neuromined touches on the most important topic of our time: digital technologies have enslaved users to serve corporate objectives over their own self-interests and, in the process, eradicated the ability of millions of people to apply critical thinking skills against the weaponization of tech, to the detriment of public discourse on a global level.”

—CHRISTIAN KAMEIR, managing partner at Sustany Capital and chair of the Decentralized Identity Foundation’s Banking and Finance initiative

“Robert Grant and Michael Ashley deliver a poignant wake-up call in this exposé of the technocracy threatening to undermine the foundation of this country laid out by our Founding Fathers. It’s also a powerful call to action for loyal patriots and concerned citizens, leaving readers with this critical question: Are we too late?”

—HAL WALBRINK, medical device entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Xinetix

“Like Virgil in Dante’s Inferno, Neuromined takes us on a tour through the present and possible futures of an unfolding digital hellscape. All the levels of digital enslavement are dramatically portrayed by characters whose fates we are cautioned to avoid. Then we are told just what could land us in their place. Most importantly, we are shown the way out. A must-read for all those who would break their digital shackles in the pursuit of freedom.”

—DR. MICHAEL RECTENWALD, author of The Great Reset and the Struggle for Liberty and Google Archipelago: The Digital Gulag and the Simulation of Freedom

“Grant and Ashley have written an eye-opening, provocative, and thoughtful book on how the power of technology is abused. The ‘show and tell’ entertains and provides solutions readily implemented. Good read.”

—ANGEL L. ISCOVICH, MD, CEO of Inflexion and board chair of Potentia Analytics

“The tech world has been waiting for a book like this to lay the groundwork for a conversation about Big Tech and big government and the role they play in the masses. Written in easily understood parable form, it showcases our dilemma in straightforward terms so there can be no mistaking the challenges we face. The technology is changing at such a rapid pace, and it’s my hope that this book acts as a wake-up call for the public as to what they should expect from the companies and governments in which they place inherent trust.”

—KEVIN CASTLE, technology entrepreneur

“As a polymath, Robert Grant is particularly well suited to diagnose the dystopian cultural dilemma with maximum breadth and precision. This book is a devastating blow to the tyranny of our...


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  • Targeted podcast media campaign and...

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