Episode: 44 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 3 & 4

Show Notes

In episode 44, Richard and Michael discuss the shuttle’s structure, propulsion and the feelings it experiences in space, as well as the mothership’s power source.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:32 - Welcome
00:01:50 - Quick clarification about naked molerats
00:05:15 - Chapter 3 predictions
00:05:53 - Chapter 3 summary begins
00:08:01 - Inconvenient connection
00:09:36 - Akin, resisters and metamorphosis
00:14:45 - Oankali can’t lie when connected
00:17:20 - Incest and Oankali [1, 2]
00:21:58 - Akin never visited Tate again
00:23:08 - Akin and Lilith
00:25:51 - Chapter 3 ends
00:27:45 - Directional speakers [3]
00:29:16 - Chapter 4 predictions
00:30:05 - Chapter 4 summary
00:33:01 - Ship’s experiences and mothership’s power source [4, 5]
00:49:15 - The ooloi rule all
00:59:46 - Chapter 4 summary ends
01:01:04 - Future of genetic engineering
01:07:06 - Chapter 5 prediction
01:09:44 - Genetic memory in our society would be a nightmare
01:13:01 - Future historians will hate their job
01:15:41 - Outro

References

Incest:

• [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incest - A general article about incest.
• [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/humans-are-all-more-closely-related-than-we-commonly-think/ - Humanity is more related than we think.

Directional speakers:

• [3] https://www.explainthatstuff.com/directional-loudspeakers.html - Explanation to directional speakers

Fusion power:

• [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_power - Wikipedia article about fusion power.
• [5] https://stanfordcomputeroptics.com/applications/metrology/fusion-reaction-diagnostic.html - Dense plasma focus fusion.

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