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New Release / Giveaway: Locke & Co. – E.J. Tett

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Locke & Co. - E.J. Tett

QSFer E.J. Tett has a new FF paranormal book out: Locke & Co.. Immortal Allery Locke has been tasked with finding the key that opens doors to other dimensions. Find it and hand it over to the wardens for destruction. There’s only one problem—the key is a woman. Whenever the key—Deni—opens a door, it allows monsters, demons, and all manner of unsavoury supernaturals to cross over and wreak havoc. Allery must keep Deni from falling into the wrong hands, because if rogue wardens get hold of her, it will cause an interdimensional war. Can Allery make the impossible decision? Kill … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Future Addictions

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: How will people get high in the future? Authors, share your stories about future addiction – the drugs, the methods, the effects, and the ramifications. Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

SCIENCE: We Can Now Rewrite Rat Memories

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When Ivan Pavlov’s dog heard the ding of a bell, the pup started salivating in anticipation of his dinner. When professor Mary Torregrossa’s rats heard a similar tone, they craved cocaine. At least, some of them did — before Torregrossa and her colleagues rewrote their memories. Torregrossa studies the psychology of drug addiction and relapses at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (where she is also an associate professor of psychiatry). In a new study published Jan. 22 in the journal Cell Reports, Torregrossa and two of her colleagues set up a Pavlovian experiment in which a group of … Read more