ABOUT THE AUTHOR
William W. Collins
William W. Collins is a multidisciplinary author, independent researcher, philosopher, and technologist/technology executive whose work explores the intersections of science, faith, philosophy, psychology, consciousness, and the human experience. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, with a minor in Biology. His professional career spans more than fifteen years of leadership across product and software development, cloud and enterprise systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, engineering, and technology innovation.
The Watershed Collection brings these disciplines into a connected architecture of nonfiction and fiction examining origins, reality, belief, consciousness, cosmology, metaphysics, morality, meaning, myth, identity, love, relationships, society, and the consequences of artificial intelligence. Rather than treating these subjects as isolated fields, Collins traces their dependencies, tensions, and convergences, offering readers a holistic lense through which to examine existence, human nature, and what it means to become.
A lifelong outdoorsman and adventurer, Collins has surfed since his youth and also pursues fly fishing and fly tying, bowhunting, and global travel. These pursuits reflect the patience, attention, balance, curiosity, and respect for the natural world and human experience that also shape his writing and research.