Episode: 46 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: III: Chkahichdahk Chapters 7 & 8

Show Notes

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:37 - Welcome
00:01:03 - Still with the Giant caterpillar Oankali
00:02:20 - Chapter 7 predictions
00:03:22 - Chapter 7 Summary
00:03:24 - Akin’s Akjai mentor
00:03:52 - Gravity on the Ship - DBZ & Expanse references [1]
00:05:53 - Akin learns about working with the Animal and plants of the ship
00:06:10 - Missed opertunity for a matrix reference “I know Kung Fu”
00:06:45 - Akin Shares his Human Akjai plan
00:07:56 - Teraforming Mars or Venus for the Human Akjai
00:08:34 - The Oankali must really be going to strip the earth if these are a better option
00:09:29 - Would we be any better is working on mega structures e.g. Dyson Spheres
00:09:59 - A Giant cloud of booze in space?, but food miles :(
00:10:56 - Jeff Bezos 8==D Dr. Evil
00:11:50 - Does the Akjai Ooloi have a spoken name?
00:12:34 - The Humans won’t need machines for at least for teraforming
00:13:25 - Akin’s life’s work?
00:14:30 - Akjai concedes Separation was a mistake
00:15:14 - I am Giant Caterpillar man
00:16:20 - Akin’s Human Akjai Idea is taken seriously by an adult
00:16:46 - Oankali Population?
00:17:22 - How Big is the Oankali Mothership?
00:18:30 - Chapter 8 predictions
00:19:24 - Akin is unsurprisingly, to us, an Adolescent
00:25:10 - Ignoring the children, is this the Oakli’s biggest weakness?
00:25:37 - Political alignments of the Oankali family branches
00:27:48 - What’s that sexy smell?
00:31:15 - Trouble Sleeping
00:32:30 - And you thought your teenage years were bad
00:34:00 - Is it even really sex without a third?
00:34:39 - Unforgettable Group drinking game anyone?
00:35:00 - Ooloi mean built in family planning
00:37:40 - A mishmash of expectations
00:39:00 - Reproduction is central in biological science fiction
00:42:23 - Chapter 9 predictions
00:44:39 - Happy Holidays!
00:45:40 - Outro

References

• [1] Harry Beck Tube Map https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150720-the-london-underground-map-the-design-that-shaped-a-city

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