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DO PSYCHOPATHS COMPRISE 2/7 OF HUMANITY? DO THE MENTALLY-DEAD COMPRISE 4/7? IS INTELLIGENCE A QUANTUM EFFECT? IS ERADICATION OF THE  WORLD AS WE KNOW IT THE ONLY SOLUTION? LISTEN/DOWNLOAD The word “psychopath” strikes terror. While most people imagine psychopaths to be extremely rare serial killers, in fact, most psychopaths are not murderers, but exploitative and terrorising managers, bosses, politicians, drug dealers, pharmaceutical CEOs, family members, clergy, atheists, police, teachers, and others we’ve met and under whom we’ve suffered. The Canadian researcher Robert Hare is one of the world’s leading experts on the subject of psychopathy; he developed a screening test called the Psychopathic Check List (Revised) or PCL-R, and estimates that approximately one percent of people, or around 70 million humans, are psychopaths. But Robert J. Sawyer thinks otherwise. Sawyer is one of Canada’s most celebrated novelists with endless awards and accolades. His carefully-rese...

Yup, I'll be there , doing a reading, sitting on a panel and signing books . So come on out and say hi. Some heavy hitters will be there including Joe Haldeman and Robert J. Sawyer . I'm privileged to count Rob as a friend; we got to know each other at NorWesCon in Seattle in 2005 , and have had a great time chatting ever since. Rob even bl urbed my second novel; I greatly admire his work ( Calculating God is one of my favourite books) and the stunning intellect behind it. Joe Haldeman I don't know, but I met him ten years ago last summer in Calgary. I'd loved his work since I was a kid. In fact, one of the first novels I ever read (I think I was in Grade 3) was his Planet of Judgement . I read The Forever War when I was in my early 20s (which was a while ago) and loved the mind-screw of time dilation. So it'll be neat to meet him again... last time a fan, this time a pro. E-Town author Gayleen Froese will be there, and I've read her 3-Day Novel and found ...

By Minister Faust Anyb ody over the age of 25 knows the terror of the following five words: “You’re not getting any younger.” Some have even heard the horror in the warning: “Past 30, you lose one thing a year,” where “thing” means bodily efficiency, process, or, heaven forbid, part. What’s there to lose? Quick metabolism. Sex drive. Endless energy and quick recuperation. Hair where you want it, and lack of hair where you don’t. Muscle power. Skin tone. Lack of sag. Pain-free exertion. Pain-free rest. Vision. Hearing. Taste. Bowel and bladder control. Kidney, liver and heart function. Memory. And, finally, life. But what if you could get it all back , roll it all back to age 25 of peak performance, plus the benefit of your years of knowledge and wisdom (youth is wasted on the young, and wisdom on the old)? And all it would cost would be a fo rtune... and your natural connection to everyone you’ve ever known? Such is the alpha and omega of Robert J. S awyer ’s latest novel Rol...