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M H Shakir explores the effects of artificial intelligence

With people living longer and the over 65 population on the increase, Buckinghamshire-based clinician M H Shakir wondered what would happen if medical advances meant we could prolong human life.Described by BBC News as ‘one of the hottest topics on the planet right now’, artificial intelligence is an area of developing interest and it was these two contributing factors that inspired Shakir’s debut novel Aalot’s Revenge. Set in a dystopian world faced with an increasing population, there are no solutions except to take advantage of the use of artificial intelligence to care for the elderly

Profilic Birmingham author Marianne Parry releases latest science-filled children's book

Retired teacher Marianne Parry, who resides in Harborne, has published more than eight books on a variety of weird and wonderful topics for children of all ages.Written as part of a lesson Marianne was doing with her class about robots, Little Professor and his Robot Factory is a compilation of three stories, introducing children to magnetism, electricity and light. They follow the adventures of three of Little Professor’s robots and their little helper friend Scooper Man. Marianne has received much praise for her previous books including King Garnet Stories (2016), Glory the Lion Cub

Richard Oerton condemns the illusion of free will as harmful in his second book investigating the false belief

Richard Oerton presents a strong case for his assertion that belief of free will is destructive, fostering incomprehension and cruelty.Following the success of his first book, described by New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris as ‘a wonderfully clear – and very clever – little book’, Richard presents a strong case for his assertion that belief of free will is destructive, fostering incomprehension and cruelty. He adds, “The belief persists because it seems to justify our urge to blame and to inflict suffering, but we close our eyes to the fact that we are all the products of

Richard Oerton condemns the illusion of free will as harmful in his second book investigating the false belief

Richard Oerton, who resides in Bridgwater, Somerset, presents a strong case for his assertion that belief of free will is destructive, fostering incomprehension and cruelty.Following the success of his first book, described by New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris as ‘a wonderfully clear – and very clever – little book’, Richard presents a strong case for his assertion that belief of free will is destructive, fostering incomprehension and cruelty. He adds, “The belief persists because it seems to justify our urge to blame and to inflict suffering, but we close our eyes to the fact

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