fiction and non-fiction books
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C15_240930: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Fifteen: “Water Test” – Is the Universe a Simulation?] Simulation or Reality? Following on from our post, ‘What is Reality?‘, of the 22nd August 2024, [ST Ref: PT-B1-C12_240819: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Twelve: “The Port”.], this present blog post addresses the question: ‘Is the Universe a…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C14_240916: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Fourteen: “MiniAXE Second Test” – Repeatability] MiniAXE Tests The need for a second identical test of the MiniAXE apparatus was the direct result of the strange event recounted in chapters 1 and 6 of Star Island, Book One of Planetoid Trilogy. Of course the MiniAXE test apparatus…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C13_240902: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Thirteen: “Questions and Some Answers” – Alien Archaeology?] Alien Archaeology? Yes, this one of the themes in Chapter Thirteen, “Questions and Some Answers”, of “Star Island“, Book One of “Planetoid Trilogy“. Are there really examples of Alien technology on Earth? Well, most likely not. There are those…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C12_240819: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Twelve: “The Port”.] What is reality? This is one of the themes of “The Port”, Chapter Twelve of “Star Island” of the “Planetoid Trilogy“. In this chapter, Rebecca continues her adventures on Star Island. What is reality? But what is reality? The French existentialist, Jean-Paul Sartre, asked…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C11_240812: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Eleven: “Engineering Opinion”.] Engineering Opinion Meetings can be tedious, boring even. And having too many of them can be inefficient and counter productive. And so can having too many people involved when only those directly involved in the subject of the meeting should be attending. So, with…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C8-1_240704: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Eight: “Energy Matters”.] Post by: Barrie Cameron, author of ‘Planetoid Trilogy’. This present post carries on from a previous post that also concerned Chapter Eight: [ST Ref: PT-B1-C8_230818: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Eight: “Energy Matters”.] This present post extends the issue of energy to the rest…
Speculative Non-fiction post, what do we mean? Authors of speculative non-fiction may use non-fiction to explore the ‘what-if’ that is usually associated with speculative fiction. However the difference between speculative fiction and speculative non-fiction lies in the subject material and how it is handled. Speculative fiction is first and foremost fiction, but with an element…
New Speculative Literature page We have this week added a new page to our website: ‘Speculative Literature‘. What is Speculative Literature? There are broadly two type of speculative literature: speculative fiction and speculative non-fiction. What is Speculative Fiction? What is Speculative Fiction? Speculative fiction is a broad genre of fiction that includes, but is not…
[ST Ref: PT-B1-C8_230818: ‘Planetoid Trilogy’, ‘Star Island’, Chapter Eight: “Energy Matters”.] Why is Energy Conserved? Our question in this blog post, ‘Why is Energy Conserved?‘, is inspired by the events in Chapter Eight, ‘Energy Matters’, of Barrie Cameron‘s novel, ‘Star Island‘. In Chapter Eight, one of the main characters, Deric, is investigating an inexplicable event….
What’s with kW and kWh? We see from time to time confusion in the media, traditional and internet, concerning the application of the measurement units: ‘kW’ and ‘kWh’. [This Post updated on 6/08/2023]. So what IS with kW and kWh? Power If you are familiar with the SI units of measurement you will know that…