James Flynn

"James Flynn is a fantastic storyteller "-The Nerdy NarrativeBestselling author James Flynn invites you to cling to the precipice of terror in his most unsettling collection yet. A time-traveling "date merchant" sells information about future disasters to clients who want to eliminate their enemies. A hedonistic space cruise takes a sinister turn when pleasure-seeking passengers fall victim to an AI's desperate bid for freedom. Immortal aliens with an insatiable appetite for cruelty turn Earth's inhabitants into their latest playthings. These tales and others are The Hand That Pulls You Under. Don't struggle... death is just part of the process. "A pleasant (although disturbing) surprise."-The Inked Reader"An exceptional collection of short stories "-Todd Wittenmyer, author of The Vulnerable Gods"Flynn writes with a Kingstonian flair for the darkest of fears but with an added twist of mystery that will keep you turning pages for the next revelation."-Rex Payne, author of Eagle Pass"I recommend this collection to fans of horror, fans of the weird, and fans of science-fiction that mixes in weird horror elements."-Jeremy Fee, author of Eclectic Nightmares

"Each story is chilling, sinister, and most importantly, unforgettable. I couldn't put this book down."-Julia Cowan, author of CellsA castaway stumbles upon a tribe worshipping an android. An A. I. judge's relentless pursuit of justice leads to an unthinkable verdict. A filmmaker's obsessive quest to uncover an urban legend leads to a mind-bending revelation. An elderly man seeks a fortune through time travel. In the depths of space, a seemingly helpful robot hides a chilling secret. Bestselling author James Flynn delivers a collection of chilling sci-fi horror tales that explore the dark consequences of our ever-advancing world. Brace yourself for an experience that will push your mind to The Edge of Insanity and beyond..." Truly chilling, Flynn's stories will stick with you long after reading."-Matthew Hutton, The Scare Room Podcast"Creepy and mystifying, Flynn's weird tales make for a disturbing late-night read."-Regina's Haunted Library"The most powerful, horrific, and disturbing book I've read in a long time."-Cindy Rosmus, Yellow Mama Magazine"I thoroughly enjoyed this book."-Moonlit Reads

When Congress passed the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, it directed the Department of Energy to locate, study, license, and develop a deep underground repository for high-level nuclear wastes. As the authors of this study show, by 1987 the program was in shambles, beset by opposition from every state that had a potential storage site. Congress p

Time is both the ally of high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) managers and the enemy. It is the ally because the radioactivity in elements and isotopes decreases with age, making the waste progressively less dangerous to human health and safety and the environment. This rate of radioactive decline varies, in some cases diminishing by half (the half life) in seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years. In other cases the decay process takes centuries or hundreds of thousands of years before the wastes are safe for human contact. The problem as now conceptualized for HLNW managers is simple to state if not easy to achieve. The HLNW needs to be secured in some fashion until it decays, by virtue of its physical nature, to safe levels. Another possible future solution, not currently available, might be to change the ~~ructure of HLNW through high-technology processing and thus decompose the waste into units with different and less lengthy radioactivity. Learning whether this processing is a future option will require patience and generous amounts of time for research.

It is the early 1990's and the Balkans are in turmoil. In London, the Peter Delaney Music Agency is not doing so well either. When Pete tries to solve part of his problem by renting a room to a Croatian girl from Zagreb, the two situations become linked and Pete finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue and murder.

Written by James R. Flynn of the "Flynn effect" (the sustained and substantial increase in intelligence test scores across the world over many decades), Intelligence and Human Progress examines genes and human achievement in all aspects, including what genes allow and forbid in terms of personal life history, the cognitive progress of humanity, the moral progress of humanity, and the cross-fertilization of the two. This book presents a new method for weighing family influences versus genes in the cognitive abilities of individuals, and counters the arguments of those who dismiss gains in IQ as true cognitive gains. It ranges over topics including: how family can handicap those taking the SAT; new IQ thresholds for occupations that show elite occupations are within reach of the average American; what Pol Pot did to the genetic potential of Cambodia; why dysgenics (the deterioration of human genes over the generations) is important, but no menace for the foreseeable future; and what might derail human intellectual progress. Researchers in developmental and cognitive psychology, educators, and professionals involved in intelligence testing or psychometrics will benefit from the perspectives offered here. But beyond that, anyone interested in the potential of the human mind will be engaged and challenged by one of the most important contemporary thinkers on the subject.