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Review: A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
I continue on with my quest to understand what makes a good spec mystery. Today, I am reviewing A Drop of Corruption, the second book in Robert Jackson Bennett‘s Ana and Din Mysteries (Shadow of the Leviathan). I read the first book, A Tainted Cup, and enjoyed the unusual pairing. The Ana-Din duo resembles Holmes…
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My First Review: The Killing Tide by Jean-Luc Bannalec – A Brittany Mystery
I decided to write a mystery novel – one with spec and romance elements because I enjoy mixing genres – it feels more like life and how life works. As part my mystery writing journey, I decided to also review books to understand what I like and don’t like in plots, characters, locations, and world-building.…
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Let it Snow and Lets Keep the Data
I’ve spent the last week in Richmond, Virginia freezing in this Arctic front impacting the east coast. Climate variability is the new normal. Not surprisingly, there have been advances in weather forecasting, brought to us by Google Deepmind’s AI’s GenCast. Research published in Nature indicates that GenCast outperformed the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts,…
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Governing the Future
My focus this week is looking at how our governance and government is adapting to the emerging world of AI and the growth of life sciences. Microchipping Humans One of the most interesting state legislative trends I stumbled over is a report by the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs entitled “The rise of…
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Coming Soon to a World Near You
Some signals to spur our thinking about the world that is emerging before our eyes. Lets start with AI Steve. He ran for Parliament in Britain for Brighton. He lost. Big time. AI Steve received 179 votes or about 0.3 percent of the total. Why do I think this important. Because failure is a part…
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Watching the Future Roll In and Trying Not to Get Crushed By It
Happy 2025. It’s going to be a wild year. The future is coming fast. I want to explore what’s coming here. So my goal will be to blog once a week on signals that suggest our brave new world. Feel free to add your own. My goal is to share at least three a week…
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The Gamble
I am just sharing a flash story on bucket shops, which I wrote as part of the NYC Midnight Flash Competition. The story should provide some interesting insights on the speculative period of crypto. Synopsis: Clara tries her luck at a bucket shop to earn enough money to get her home back. “They say Jesse…
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Welcome to Flashes of Insight
Change. Its all around us. Explosive. Relentless. Needed. So we adapt. To loss. To new patterns, configurations, and opportunities. Because change is always personal. Welcome to Flashes of Insight, my blog honoring change in all its forms. In the body, in the mind, in relationships, in systems, in institutions, in the world around us. I…
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Shari Garmise 