GLUE, Elhamat and Other Stories
Original
science fiction short stories of tomorrow.
From
AI to
aliens,
from
time travel to
telepathy,
from the
conscious mind to what comes after, it's all here:
- On planet Ptolemy III, why is McGeeza’s ultra-smart brain implant removed?
- What does Gary do when his diarized future goes blank?
- Why is Terri grateful that alien telepathy is only one-way?
- All civilisations end, but what ends the Age of AI?
Aside from which: Is honesty the best policy in a community that lies? Would coagulated happy conscious substance make for a perfect world? And what does UITSU mean?
Journey from the satirically dark to the fizzy and light while the future comes at you non-stop—
the time to read is now!
ISBN (paperback) 978-1-0685208-1-5
ISBN (ebook) 978-1-0685208-2-2
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A Wave-Particle Theory of Conscious Awareness
To explain consciousness we must explain not just
sensations but how a three-dimensional world is perceived without relying on
an inner eye (or homunculus) that can make sense of depth cues etc. Both problems are tackled here as well as language, aesthetics and morality.
The text systematically and ruthlessly dismantles the apparent mechanism of the inner eye (or the homunculus) and shows how all thought and experience and the apparent individual point of view can be accounted for in terms of fundamental quanta of sensation, before going on to show how these remaining basic units of sensation are not (and cannot be) emergent phenomena but must be part of a field effect.
The strategy for the text is to systematically remove any and all conceptual need for a homunculus in the explanation of consciousness, and to scrutinize what must be the case for what remains.
Addendum - updated January 7 2025 - for inclusion in 2nd edition
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Death of a Bad Neighbour
15 authors. 15 stories. 15 crimes.
All-new stories from award-winning and best-selling crime and mystery writers, making for a great read!
"For those who find revenge sweet, this quirky collection will satisfy your predilections"
—Steve Steinbeck / The Jury Box in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Jan/Feb 2023 (****)
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