Episode: 18 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 13 & 14

Posted on Sunday, Dec 6, 2020
In Episode 18, Richard and Michael discuss the problems and potential consequences of drugging the remains of humanity, as well as the Oankali species branches meeting.

Show Notes

In Episode 18, Richard and Michael discuss the problems and potential consequences of drugging the remains of humanity, as well as the Oankali species branches meeting.

Timestamps

00:00:32 - Intro
00:02:21 - Chapter 13 and 14 predictions
00:03:20 - Chapter 13 summary
00:03:50 - Why drugging people is a problem
00:08:10 - Difference between 1984 and Brave New World scenario
00:10:50 - Chapter 14 summary begins
00:11:40 - Peter is a psychopath…
00:14:53 - Moral foundations theory [1 - 3]
00:16:40 - The death of Peter [4, 5]
00:20:33 - Richard complains about the paper on the venoms
00:21:03 - We discuss the poisons developed by humans and Michael complains about the naturally occuring toxins
00:23:26 - Richard tells us about his favourite animal: platypus [6]
00:26:50 - Back to Chapter 14 (we gain an insight on the Oankali)
00:34:32 - “Siblings”
00:38:03 - The premonition of problems with Curt
00:45:40 - We discuss the potential meeting of two different branches of Oankali
00:54:23 - Properties necessary for survival in the world of Xenogenesis
00:58:02 - Chapter 14 finishes and with it Part 3: Nursery
00:58:39 - Chapter 1 (Part 4: The Training Floor) prediction
01:03:24 - Outro

References

Morals:

Venoms:

Platypus:


Intro: L’Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan Outro: Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio

Hosts

Richard J. Acton

Richard J. Acton

A Human - for now.

Michael Glinka

Michael Glinka

A Human