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Yo-Yo in Space!

˜”*°•.˜”*°• FRIDAY FACTS •°*”˜.•°*”˜

Each Friday I like to throw a fact out there, in the hope that it will spawn a vast discussion, unlocking some of the most mind blowing secrets of our very existence…....

…… ok, so maybe that is a bit farfetched! Let’s just have a bit of fun with it. I love a tenuous link, and a Dad joke even more!

“In 2012, NASA astronaut Don Pettit took a Yo-Yo onboard the ISS and proved you can do it in space! A Yo-Yo relies on the laws of conservation of angular momentum, which, providing you keep the string taut, applies in microgravity.”

😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲

Thoughts? Let’s see how it goes 😊

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Humanity's Dawn: Compassion's Cry

𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘’𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐖𝐍: 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍’𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐘 (𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝟏 𝐎𝐅 𝟑)
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆…… 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘

The year is 4545, humanity has now colonised the farthest points of their universe, which has revealed a shocking truth nobody was prepared to confront: They are alone! As the people of the Galactic Union of Planets struggle to find further purpose, infighting breaks out. Meanwhile, Captain Rex Stormont and his crew on the Inter Galactic Vessel Bonitas speed towards a distress call emanating from a research station. The ensuing investigation sets into motion a sequence of events that will forever change humanity’s understanding of their own existence.

‘Compassion’s Cry’ is the first instalment in the highly reader rated ‘Humanity’s Dawn’ trilogy and is available now at the link below in Kindle, Audio and print formats. Alternatively, it’s available absolutely FREE on Kindle Unlimited!

Make sure you are ready for the release of the second instalment, ‘A Symmetry of Sentience 👇

Come and join us on this Epic Hard Science Military Space Opera Adventure 🫡

#humanitysdawn #compassionscry #asymmetryofsentience #martinroweauthor #martinrowe

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CH373JS7

Affects of Technology on The Printed Book?

𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐘 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐒?

So, I’m back on the subject of reading habits. Last time I looked at books it was a specific demographic (8-18), and it focused only on books. LET’S OPEN THAT WAY UP!

The below graphic is taken from ‘Statista’ and focuses on weekly screen time vs traditional media between 2011-2022 in the US. I cannot verify numbers surveyed or sources, mainly because I can’t afford $200 per month for full access, but those that can please check the link below 👇

https://www.statista.com/statistics/5...

As we can see, somewhere around 2016-2017, we saw a switch between traditional printed material and digital, which has continued to widen ever since, at roughly a steady rate. This is undoubtably due to the technological evolution of the workplace and the use of social media. So that puts that to bed, as I’m sure many of you agree. It’s a convenience thing right 😉

Now, although technology presents us with wonderful opportunities, opening reading up to people with disabilities being the main one I can think of, is this really representative of printed book wormery as a leisurely pursuit (I’m afraid I can’t find book specific data here)?

My question therefore is…… Does the presence of, and increasing access to technology in the workplace, and everyday life, mean that traditional print reader habits will change to, as a result?

#humanitysdawn #compassionscry #asymmetryofsentience #martinroweauthor #martinrowe

Black Holes - The Beginning of the Unknown

𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗦 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗨𝗡𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪𝗡

So this week I’d like to discuss black holes, which are an important theme in my ‘Humanity’s Dawn Universe’.

It is believed that black holes are a vergence in spacetime where nothing, including light and electromagnetic waves, can escape its gravitational pull beyond its event horizon. They were theorised as early as the 18th century by John Mitchell and Pierre-Simon Laplace.

Constantly a source of real world and science fiction engagement they have fascinated both scientific and fictional minds for many years. Although the mathematics stack up, and we’re certain in our convictions that they existed, nobody had ever actually been able to directly observe one, only the movement of objects around suspected sites (indirect observation). This is due to the fact that because they consume light, we have nothing to look at in our nights sky.

That was until May 2022 when the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project released the first ever picture of Sagittarius A Star, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the milky way. They also captured M87; pioneering a new technique. Utilising a series of global telescope sites, they were able to observe the activity around the targeted black holes event horizons, utilising multiple site data to enhance the angular resolution (short description, please don’t stone me)!

This is a very wide one this week, so I’ll turn it over to you guys. Can they be used for time travel? A power source? A transit point (wormholes)? Or something else?

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WEEKLY UPDATE

𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬’𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗪𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞𝗟𝗬 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 – 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗘!

𝗛𝗶 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲!

Here’s a peak at what I’ve been up to this week😊

𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱

My Social Media (SM) campaign continues its weekly cycle, might be a bit slow this week as I am working away in Scotland (see if I can do this out of office) Julia (Artist) has finished my table banner design, and as ever, it looks awesome.

𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝟮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀

• Editor – Juliette is done 🥳🥳🥳🥳
• Artist – Just waiting for Julia to send me the full cover for the prints.
• Audio – Shawn currently up to chapter 22 of 38 and on track for the deadline (02 Apr 24)
• The release date of 29th April 2024 is still on track 🥳🥳🥳🥳

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

Now that I have the tables I’m currently working with Julia (Artist) and a local printer to generate some postcards, banners for the tables and roller banners for the background. I will then put down an order for these at the beginning of April 2024. Regarding where I’ll be, the dates I have so far are below. Why not pop down and grab a signed copy? Alternatively come and meet me for a free signature on your already purchased book 😊

• Saturday - 22nd June 2024 – Worthing Fayre
• Saturday – 6th July 2024 – Rustington Craft Fair

𝗨𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀

The reader magnet, or more accurately, FREE reader giveaway is now complete and with my Editor (Juliette). Date when she starts reviewing is still TBC. This will only be available to followers who sign up for my monthly newsletter via my website. I’ve yet to set this functionality up so hold on for the minute. The ‘Extended Timeline (1961-1945) tracks through this time period in my fictional universe, discussing all the technological advancements as well as the political and socio-economic changes. Also has lots of hints on where I’m thing of going in the future with this time 😉

𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘆
𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 😊

𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀,

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻

FRIDAY FACTS!

˜”*°•.˜”*°• FRIDAY FACTS •°*”˜.•°*”˜

Each Friday I like to throw a fact out there, in the hope that it will spawn a vast discussion, unlocking some of the most mind blowing secrets of our very existence…....

…… ok, so maybe that is a bit farfetched! Let’s just have a bit of fun with it. I love a tenuous link, and a Dad joke even more!

“Snails have between 1,000 and 12,000 teeth. They’re not like ours though, so don’t pay to much attention to the picture. They are arranged all along its file-like tongue”

😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲

Thoughts? Let’s see how it goes 😊

#humanitysdawn #compassionscry #asymmetryofsentience #martinroweauthor #martinrowe

Book 1 - Available on Audiobook

THE SECOND INSTALMENT IS COMING…… ARE YOU READY?

The year is 4545, humanity has now colonised the farthest points of their universe, which has revealed a shocking truth nobody was prepared to confront: They are alone! As the people of the Galactic Union of Planets struggle to find further purpose, infighting breaks out. Meanwhile, Captain Rex Stormont and his crew on the Inter Galactic Vessel Bonitas speed towards a distress call emanating from a research station. The ensuing investigation sets into motion a sequence of events that will forever change humanity’s understanding of their own existence.

‘Compassion’s Cry’ is the first instalment in the highly reader rated ‘Humanity’s Dawn’ trilogy and is available now at the link below. Make sure you are ready for the release of the second instalment, ‘A Symmetry of Sentience’, due for release on 29th April 2024 👇
Come and join us on this Epic Hard Science Military Space Opera Adventure 🫡

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0CN1YPT...

#humanitysdawn #compassionscry #asymmetryofsentience #martinroweauthor #martinrowe

Making Sense of it All

𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋

So I recently had a chat with a lovely lady who pointed out to me that she wasn’t able to indulge in the smell I mentioned regarding new books on one of my posts. Because she was visually impaired it wasn’t something she could indulge in as her only way to access books is via audio.

I offered apologises and explained that all I was trying to do was explore the subject and meant no offence. She took none and was lovely about it, but it got me thinking? As a reader this is a simple misunderstanding, but as an author I had failed to correctly engage with a wider demographic!

As writers, although we don’t always get it right first time, a big part of our journey is to get better, and this had a profound affect on me. I needed to improve how I descriptively assess the scene before I write it. I have therefore printed off the below picture and pinned it on my writing board as a prompt. From this day forward I will ensure that consideration of all five senses will be part of my writing process.

Now I know there are people reading this who will think so what? There will also be writers who say you write what you write, the reader can choose to not read it. But I’m for bettering myself as a writer, particular as I’m quite new on the block. I can see how such a simple adjustment can really change the whole dynamic of a book for somebody with a disability.

Whether you are an Author or a reader, disabled or not, what is your take on this?

The Holographic Universe

The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Now I’ll freely admit, I read this with a view to gaining better insight into the work of David Bohm. When, I quote, the blurb reads, “This astonishing idea was pioneered by two of the world’s most eminent thinkers, physicist David Bohm, a protégé of Einstein, and the quantum physicist Karl Pribram” it draws people to that subject right? You can naturally sense my shock when you find out in the first chapter that Karl Pribram is a neuroscientist, not a quantum physicist! We then have a brief chapter (No 2) on Bohm’s actually work into interconnectedness, and how it went against current quantum physics models (that’s where the three stars come from). The rest of the book is then filled with highly speculative nonsense, where a pattern evolves saying this is mysterious, therefore it’s the holographic effect! Not really the scientific rigor one would expect! I would have been happy to read into these subjects, but rather than taking an analytical and measured approach to every there onwards subject, all it tried to do was grab at coincidences in nature to try and validate it’s inclusion. I had to break into a scan mode after page 100 and was most relieved to get too page 302 …. The End!



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How Does The Earth's Magnetic Field Work?

𝙃𝙊𝙒 𝘿𝙊𝙀𝙎 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙃𝙎 𝙈𝘼𝙂𝙉𝙀𝙏𝙄𝘾 𝙁𝙄𝙀𝙇𝘿 𝙒𝙊𝙍𝙆?

So, todays concept is the Earth’s magnetic field. This brings to mind many questions but let’s not try to answer to many of them at once yet. Let’s deal with the science stuff first. How is the Earth’s magnetic field produced?

Below the surface layer, or mantle, there is a solid inner core, which in turn is surrounded by a liquid outer core. They believe that the outer core primarily consists of iron and nickel in liquid form, flowing around the inner core. The inner core is thought to be the same, though mainly iron, condensed into a solid form. It has also been theorised that the core may actually be made of crystal, though evidence around this is hit and miss from what I have seen (happy to be corrected 🙂).

The inner core provides the heat required to power the process, the outer core provides the electrically conductive medium for the process to happen, and the Earths rotation provides the kinetic energy and momentum required for the process. The process is known as the ‘Dynamo Effect’ and is a process through which a rotating, convecting, and electrically conducting fluid acts to maintain a magnetic field.

I’m sure there are many questions regarding this phenomenon so lets just throw it open to the floor 🙂