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Writer Fuel: Next Ice Age Was Due in 11,000 Years, At Least Before Clmate Change

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Changes in Earth’s tilt relative to the sun have governed the movements of giant ice sheets over the past 800,000 years, triggering the start and end of eight ice ages, new research suggests. The new study revealed an “amazing correlation” between Earth’s tilt and ice sheet formation, said lead author Stephen Barker. Based on these … Read more

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Review: Strawberry Gold – Chris Gerrib

Strawberry Gold - Chris Gerrib

Genre: Suspense, Thriller, Historical Reviewer: Maryann Get It On Amazon About The Book Is the gold real, or is Pat on a fool’s errand? It’s January 1986, and Pat Kowalski has just turned 18, but there’s no cause for celebration. His father is dying, and the local bank is foreclosing on their house. Pat talks … Read more

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Writer Fuel? Did a Supernova Kickstart Evolution in Africa?

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Radiation from an exploding star may have had a profound effect on the evolution of life on Earth, a new study suggests. About 2.5 million years ago, the viruses infecting fish in Africa”s Lake Tanganyika underwent a mysterious and rapid explosion in diversity. Yet the exact cause of this change has remained a mystery. Now, … Read more

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Review: Blade Broken – Niranjan

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Genre: Fantasy LGBTQ+ Category: Ace, Bi, Demi, Gay, Poly Reviewer: Estora Get It At Amazon | B&N | Google Play | Kobo | Apple | Smashwords About The Book A spy lurking in the shadows, a nation on the verge of an invasion, a man desperate to protect his home. Lucian is the Blade of Castrial–the kingdom’s spymaster and first line of defense, lauded for … Read more

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Writer Fuel: New Study Sheds Light on Origin of Mars’ Red Color

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We may have been wrong about how Mars got its characteristic red hue, a new study reveals. The Red Planet owes its ruddy complexion to rusted iron minerals, dispersed across billions of years by winds, throughout the planet’s dust. Past spacecraft observations of Martian dust led scientists to believe that this rust emerged in dry … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Native Language Attrition

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A native language, or “mother tongue,” is the first language a person learns and is usually a key part of their identity, allowing them to connect with their family and friends and to embrace their culture and heritage. But is it possible to forget your native language — for example, if you move to another … Read more

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Writer Fuel: Uncanny Valley Alert! Robot Prototype Gives the Internet the Creeps

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A robotics company has built an eerily lifelike humanoid robot which they claim is the “world’s first bipedal musculoskeletal android” — and the internet hates it. Created by Polish startup Clone Robotics, the “Protoclone” robot is a faceless android with an anatomically accurate bone structure and musculature. The android’s designers claim it can walk, talk … Read more

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New Release: Don’t Let Me Drown – Andy Siege

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Andy Siege has a new queer magical realism romance out (bi male, intersex female): Don’t Let Me Drown. Traumatised by his experiences as a war photographer, Aaron is drowning in guilt and tranquilisers. On a new assignment to document the civil conflict in the African country of Miberia, he is paralysed by the belief that terrible … Read more

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Review: The Death Bringer – J. Scott Coatsworth

The Death Bringer - J. Scott Coatsworth

Genre: Sci-Fantasy, Romance Sub-Arc LGBTQ+ Category: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Non-Binary, Transgender Reviewer: Estora Get It On Amazon | Universal Buy Link About The Book Aik will never be the same … and neither will his world. War is coming. Aik has become the Progenitor, and the Seed Mother has released him to transform the world … Read more

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Writer Fuel: AI-Designed Chips Perform Better, But We Don’t Understand Them

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Engineering researchers have demonstrated that artificial intelligence (AI) can design complex wireless chips in hours, a feat that would have taken humans weeks to complete. Not only did the chip designs prove more efficient, the AI took a radically different approach — one that a human circuit designer would have been highly unlikely to devise. … Read more