It is a curious turn of events that we now find ourselves, some 40 years after the film was released, living like replicants.
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Mesozoic
To begin with let me say that this book was always intended to be fun! Nothing more, nothing less
Eugenica
It was always my intention to have a group of young disabled people as the main heroes of this story. I also wanted them to be the engineers of their own fate. Yes, some able people do assist them but no, they do not sit around waiting to be helped
A Brief History of the Last Ice Age
The Late Cenozoic Ice Age began, some 33 million years ago. It is still considered to be continuing today.
The Planet Earth
Earth is the third planet from the sun and is the fifth largest planet in the solar system. The radius of the Earth at the equator is 3,963 miles (6,378 km). The polar radius is 3,950 miles (6,356 km). Earth is not a true sphere but an oblate spheroid. The planet's rotation causes a flattening … Continue reading The Planet Earth
Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2, its Role in Climate Change
In my last post on this subject, Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2 its Role in the Atmosphere, I alluded to some problems I had with understanding how CO2 works in climate change. I have decided to explore these here. To do this I am going to have to assert some facts as I understand them. … Continue reading Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2, its Role in Climate Change
Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2, its Role in the Atmosphere
Following on from my previous post, Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2, I will now look at how this molecule functions in the earth’s atmosphere. It is generally identified as a greenhouse gas contributing to the greenhouse effect. In this role CO2 has been represented as being a harmful substance that causes global warming. To understand … Continue reading Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2, its Role in the Atmosphere
Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2
Carbon Dioxide is a molecule with the formula CO2. It is formed from one carbon atom that is joined by double-bonds to two oxygen atoms, as below. The Three States of CO2 Gas gaseous CO2 exists at temperatures of +31°C (87.8°F). It is colourless but has an odour. Liquid when cooled to temperatures around +18°C … Continue reading Understanding Carbon Dioxide – CO2
The Science of Time Travel and the Implications of Killing People before they were Born
I wanted to write a story in which people mixed with dinosaurs. Seeing as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had the idea of a lost world and Michael Chrichton had the idea of using recovered dinosaur DNA first, it really left me no alternative but to send my characters back in time. Yes, I was going … Continue reading The Science of Time Travel and the Implications of Killing People before they were Born
Peter C Whitaker 