Episode: 4 Xenogenesis - Dawn: II: Family Chapters 1 & 2

Show Notes

In Episode 4, Richard and Michael discuss chapters 1 and 2 from section 2: Family of Xenogenesis, which leads to a conversation about regeneration vats, cryonics and potential mechanisms protecting us from cryogenic damage.

Timestamps

00:00:36 - Intro
00:01:25 - Predictions
00:03:00 - Chapter 1 introduction
00:03:57 - Discussion on the Oankali names
00:06:40 - Continuation on Chapter 1 introduction
00:08:17 - Perception of time [1 - 3]
00:10:03 - Chapter 1 introduction (again)
00:12:10 - The maturation and development of Oankali
00:15:22 - Chapter 1 introduction ends
00:15:33 - The attitude of Oankali towards humanity
00:17:50 - “Silent Treatment”
00:18:50 - Oankali and the ability to eat otherworldly food
00:23:23 - Chapter 2 introduction
00:24:00 - Stockholm Syndrome [4]
00:30:25 - Floating vehicles [5 - 9]
00:40:50 - The Stasis plants [10 - 14]
00:48:30 - Age of Earth and the Universe [15, 16]
00:50:05 - Cryonics (and the urban legend of Walt Disney) [17, 18]
00:53:50 - Hibernation in animals and SUMOylation [19 - 22]
00:58:28 - Chapter 2 introduction - final part
01:00:03 - Chapter 2 introduction ends
01:00:05 - Discussion on organic door security and protein structure [23, 24]
01:07:51 - Chapter 3 and 4 Predictions
01:12:32 - Outro

References

Time:

• [1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/step-into-the-twilight-zone-can-earthlings-adjust-to-a-longer-day-on-mars/ - Time perception on Mars
• [2] https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/ - what is Seasonal Affective Disorder.
• [3] https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/07/the-norwegian-town-where-the-sun-doesnt-rise/396746/ - The Norwegian town that was discussed.

Stockholm Syndrome:

• [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_syndrome - Description of Stockholm Syndrome

Superconductivity and magnetism:

• [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6FYs_AUCsQ - Video describing superconductivity
• [6] https://www.sciencealert.com/birds-see-magnetic-fields-cryptochrome-cry4-photoreceptor-2018 - Magnetoreceptors in birds – the article refers to few publications.
• [7] https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/we-finally-know-how-birds-can-see-earths-magnetic-field/ - Cryptochromes – a way to detect magnetic field. The article contains references within the text.
• [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptochrome - Wikipedia article on Cryptochromes.
• [9] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconductivity - More details on superconductivity.

Stasis plants:

• [10] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/ - A short review article on the positive effects of Aloe Vera.
• [11] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plant - Earth’s carnivorous plants.

Metabolism:

• [12] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urea#Humans - The metabolism of urea in urine.

Liquid breathing:

• [13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_breathing - Wikipedia article on breathing in liquids.
• [14] https://libgen.wikicn.top/dl/64494679/fe53e5 - Direct link to a PDF article “Visualizing dissolved oxygen transport for liquid ventilation in an in vitro model of the human airways” by Janke, T and Bauer K from the Journal of Measurement Science and Technology.

Age of Earth and the Universe:

• [15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_Earth - Wikipedia article on the age of Earth - contains references to scientific articles.
• [16] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_the_universe - Wikipedia article on the age of the Universe.

Cryonics and cryopreservation:

• [17] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics - Wikipedia article discussing cryonics. Also it tells that Walt Disney in fact was not cryopreserved - his body was cremated and buried - opposite to what Michael thought.
• [18] https://sci-hub.tw/10.1021/jp073113e - Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO) - it’s uses in cryopreservation.

SUMOylation (protection of brain):

• [19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUMO_protein - What is SUMO protein - a Wikipedia article.
• [20] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2396349/ - Article showing that SUMOylation is increased during hibernation in animals.
• [21] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation - What is hibernation?
• [22] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5757445/ - Review article on SUMOylation and its potentially protective function in brain damage.

Protein structure:

• [23] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_structure - Wikipedia article summarising protein structure.
• [24] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK26820/ - Review article explaining how can we know protein structure.

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