Yes, I changed the name I use on my books. My original author name was Mark A Pryor, but now I go by M Allen Pryor. Why did I do it? Because there are two authors of thriller novels named Mark Pryor who sell their books on Amazon. The other Mark Pryor is a talented and successful writer with a loyal reader base. When I first learned this, before I published my first book, I decided to use my middle initial on my books – hence Mark A Pryor. Over the years, I noticed that search engines favor the OTHER …
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AI – Is it Dangerous?
AI will change the world – but will it change for the good or the bad? Yuval Noah Harari is one of the leading thinkers in this field. He believes AI has hacked the operating system of human civilization. Check out: AI and the future of humanity with Yuval Noah Harari.
Potential treatment for Coronavirus-19
Drug may soon prove effective to treat COVID-19. It’s already proven safe to treat ebola, and trials have begun against COVID-19.
Off to Munich for Oktoberfest 2019
Thanks to the World of Beer (WoB) and Samuel Adams, my wife and I are off to Munich for Oktoberfest 2019. One year ago, WoB announced the contest – the prize was a FREE trip for two to Munich for Oktoberfest 2019. Like most of the friends I meet with on Tuesdays at the Brownwood World of Beer in The Villages, Florida, I entered. We each drank all four specific Samuel Adams beers during the next month. To my surprise, I won. Now it’s a year later. The two week festival known as Oktoberfest opened in Munich on September 21. …
US Strikes back at Russia
REALITY: NY Times U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid June 15, 2019 FICTION: Cyberian Affair – Russia Cyberattack against U.S. – U.S. Fights Back
What is a Proton?
It depends. The traditional answer is three quarks (2 “up” plus 1 “down”) and the gluons required to mediate the force between them. But how many gluons? And is that all there is? As a June 13, 2019 article from CERN: The proton, a century on makes clear, the number of gluons and the number of additional quarks depends upon the energy involved. Above is an artist’s impression of a proton with a high energy level. As stated in a CERNCOURIER article: The proton laid bare, ” A proton at rest is therefore very different to a proton, say, circulating …
Spain’s 911
Coverage of actual bombing in Madrid on YouTube. This real event is featured in Chapter 3 of my novel, Noble Phoenix.
Treating the Brain with Stem Cells
Could this technology create an exceptional man? Could that man save the world? Noble Phoenix: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07465QGCW
Russian Cyber Threat
Current Russian cyber threat described in Jan 29 Worldwide Threat Assessment. My latest novel, Cyberian Affair tells the story of Americans fighting back.
Russians Still Hacking our Power Grid
Russian hacking is happening today: WIRED Magazine 11/28/2018 How dangerous is a war in Cyberspace? Read Cyberian Affair