Speed Of Dark: Winner of the Nebula Award (Tom Thorne Novels)

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Physicists believe this is what happened immediately following the Big Bang — within a trillionth of a trillionth of a second, the universe doubled in size repeatedly, resulting in the outer edge of the universe expanding much faster than the speed of light. Quantum Entanglement The other is a military psychological manual that I ‘borrowed’ from my captain’s office during my tour of duty. It was explained there that there are four basic temperamental traits in humans, and that they can be determined through tests. [Choleric, Sanguine, Phlegmatic, Melancholic] And now you might see where this is going. Light is a particle, a photon, and darkness is nothing but a description of the absence of photons. Darkness is not a particle, it’s not a material that we can chase around in a laboratory. If we were to switch off all (ALL!) light in the solar system, it would not get dark instantaneously. It would take some time for light to travel away from the sun and planets and all our gadgets here on Earth. In empty space, it would take a split second for the photons to have flown away, but it takes more than 100,000 years for photons to travel from the center to the surface of the Sun before they are released into empty space and can travel freely. The main thing that bugged me is, what is normal in the first place? This book takes place in the future, how far it takes place, I don't know, but I would think that by the future we'd understand autism better and wouldn't just dismiss it as abnormal but would try to empathize with people with autism and to understand their point of view.

Autistic is different, not bad. It is not wrong to be different. Sometimes it is hard, but it is not wrong." The Speed of Dark is an eloquently written examination of the internal life of an autistic man, as he considers whether or not to try an experimental cure for his condition. It is told from the first person point of view of Lou Arrendale, and his voice is so strong and unique that I found myself becoming personally involved in his dilemma. I didn't want to loose his voice, or any of his uniqueness. Through the window of Lou's experience, the novel examines the consequences of the medicalization of human difference and the increasing ability of modern medicine to treat or cure neurological and psychiatric conditions. The big question Lou faces is whether to participate in a research project that will make him ‘normal.’ He would no longer be autistic. Would he be the same person if he was no longer autistic? Lou is very intelligent and seeks to understand what’s going to happen to his brain as he undergoes brain engineering. I've been interested in questions of neuroplasticity, attention control, and consciousness for some time, so I felt like I was in partnership with Lou on his journey.an experimental “cure” for his condition. Now Lou must decide if he should submit to a surgery that may change the way he views the world–and the very essence of who he is." The number of scattering events between a dark matter particle and a nucleus depends on the strength of their interaction, the scattering cross section, which is governed by the microphysical theory of dark matter. But it also depends on the large-scale properties of dark matter, such as its density and characteristic speed in the Solar System. Observations have revealed that the local dark matter density, as obtained from the motion of stars near the Sun, is approximately 0.01 solar masses per cubic parsec [ 6]. This is equivalent to about one dark matter particle in the volume of a coffee cup. However, it has been difficult to measure the speed distribution of the local dark matter. This distribution is ultimately a reflection of how the dark matter assembles to form the Galaxy. Direct-detection experiments typically assume that the dark matter speed distribution is a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution [ 7], like that of air molecules moving in a room, but this is just an educated guess. In the near future, disease will be a condition of the past. Most genetic defects will be removed at birth; the remaining during infancy. Unfortunately, there will be a generation left behind. For members of that missed generation, small advances will be made. Through various programs, they will be taught to get along in the world despite their differences. They will be made active and contributing members of society. But they will never be normal. When it comes to using your fog lights, don’t be tempted to turn them on unless you really need them. When is that? If visibility falls to 100 metres or less (roughly the length of a football pitch), it’s time to hit the switch. If you’re tired, take a break

You should know how to demist your windows too. Familiarise yourself with the window heater settings and turn on the air con. The temperature controls aren’t just for summer and will help to remove moisture from the inside of your car.Along some distance, a shadow can become larger than the object creating it. When a shadow is bigger than the object casting it, it moves at a greater distance but in the same amount of time. If the shadow is large enough, it could move across the surface faster than light.