Here’s the good book I spoke of today. It’s a Kindle on Amazon. The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Tom Johnson - [email protected] +1 505 577 6482 Santa Fe, New Mexico USA *New Mexico Writers <https://nmwriters.org/>*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM Hafeez Lakhani <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you, Tom. That sounds like a great group. We have a fair bit of > travel coming up but I’d love to join perhaps in early August. > > On Jun 17, 2026, at 5:02 PM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Perfect. Thanks. See you Saturday. > If you like chatting with intelligent, interesting guys, I meet with a > bunch on Friday mornings at the New Baking Company around 9:30. Mostly my > age, but a couple are younger. Thematic connections are the Digital > Revolution, Complexity Theory, and where AI might be headed. Feel free to > drop by. > Tom > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > Virus-free.www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_427412571632816808_m_6870516076604583611_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM Hafeez Lakhani <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Tom, >> >> Great to spend some quality time with you at lunch today. The ideas you >> shared gave me great food for thought. >> >> I've attached below the invite for the Yale Association of NM event for >> Abundance this Saturday, 10am. Hope to see you and Dorothy there (RSVP to >> [email protected]). >> >> My best, >> Hafeez >> >> <Abundance Flyer.png> >> >> >> *Abundance* <https://www.hafeezlakhani.com/>, a People Magazine Most >> Anticipated Book of 2026 >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM Hafeez Lakhani <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Wednesday noon works great. See you at Clafoutis then! >>> >>> On Jun 14, 2026, at 12:15 PM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Wednesday works for me at Clafoutis. >>> Noon? Earlier? >>> Tom >>> >>> >>> >>> ======================= >>> Tom Johnson >>> Inst. for Analytic Journalism >>> Santa Fe, New Mexico >>> 505-577-6482 >>> ======================= >>> >>> On Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 10:55 AM Hafeez Lakhani <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Tom, >>>> >>>> Thanks for this quick response. Meeting over coffee or lunch sounds >>>> great. Would lunch Tuesday or Wednesday this week work for you? Maybe at >>>> Clafoutis? Coffee later either afternoon could work for me as well. >>>> >>>> Looking forward to it-- >>>> Hafeez Lakhani >>>> >>>> >>>> *Abundance* <https://www.hafeezlakhani.com/>, a People Magazine Most >>>> Anticipated Book of 2026 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM Tom Johnson <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, Hafeez -- >>>>> Nice to hear from you. Yes, I would be glad to meet with you for >>>>> coffee or lunch. I don't know that I have much to say of value, but I can >>>>> introduce you to a friend in New Jersey who has been quite successful in >>>>> promoting her self-published book. She has insights for us all. Let me >>>>> know when you would like to get together. >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>>> Virus-free.www.avast.com >>>>> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> >>>>> <#m_427412571632816808_m_6870516076604583611_m_9168975774800873121_m_5907317007675108893_m_1656305264899493096_m_-8362000759970573866_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Jun 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM Hafeez Lakhani < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Tom, >>>>>> >>>>>> Hope you're well since we chatted at your lovely home last fall for >>>>>> the Yale potluck. I've been meaning to write you for some time but it had >>>>>> slipped my mind with my pub date approaching (*Abundance* >>>>>> <https://www.hafeezlakhani.com/> was released 5/5/26 with >>>>>> Counterpoint Press). Now that my book tour is wrapping up, I wanted to >>>>>> reach out to say hello. Your name came up actually at the Santa Fe >>>>>> International Literary Festival -- JJ Amawaro Wilson mentioned he's >>>>>> worked >>>>>> with you through NM Writers? >>>>>> >>>>>> If you're able to attend the 6/20 Yale Association of NM author talk >>>>>> for Abundance, I'd love to chat some more. And otherwise, let me know if >>>>>> you'd be free for a coffee sometime. I would value your advice on what an >>>>>> author can do at this stage (6 weeks post pub) to continue to support the >>>>>> book, while I of course plug away at new material! >>>>>> >>>>>> You are also welcome to share the 6/20 talk with folks from NM >>>>>> Writers (flyer attached). They would just need to RSVP to Andew Wooden ( >>>>>> [email protected]). >>>>>> >>>>>> All the best, >>>>>> Hafeez Lakhani >>>>>> >>>>>> *Abundance* <https://www.hafeezlakhani.com/>, a People Magazine Most >>>>>> Anticipated Book of 2026 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>> Tom Johnson - [email protected] >>>>> +1 505 577 6482 >>>>> Santa Fe, New Mexico USA >>>>> >>>>> *New Mexico Writers <https://nmwriters.org/>* >>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>>> >>>> > > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Tom Johnson - [email protected] > +1 505 577 6482 > Santa Fe, New Mexico USA > > *New Mexico Writers <https://nmwriters.org/>*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > >
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