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Episode: 32 Xenogenesis - Adulthood-Rites: II: PHOENIX Chapters 3, 4 & 5
Manage episode 296645069 series 2863477
In episode 32, Richard and Michael discuss how badly humans would probably mess up having conscious control of our low level bodily functions.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:32 - Welcome
00:01:20 - Chapter 3 predictions
00:03:37 - DnD character
00:04:06 - Chapter 3 summary begins
00:05:07 - Implications of infrared vision were already discussed
00:06:04 - Oankali body temperature [1, 2]
00:08:39 - Rabbit pee
00:11:04 - Chickens run very hot
00:11:25 - Back to Chapter 3
00:13:43 - Chapter 3 summary ends
00:13:55 - At least he is aware he is incompetent
00:14:26 - Chapter 4 prediction
00:15:18 - Shrek character
00:15:47 - Chapter 4 summary starts
00:16:32 - Controlling your bleeding [3, 4]
00:17:45 - Ulcers [5, 6]
00:20:27 - Problem with pharmaceutical companies
00:21:43 - Back to clotting
00:25:35 - Circular artery in the brain [7]
00:30:27 - Back to Chapter 4
00:32:17 - It would be disconcering if objects started talking back
00:36:03 - Tino was innocent
00:38:24 - Humans vs Oankali - xenophobia vs xenophilia (long discussion)
00:41:33 - Prisoner’s dilemma [8]
00:50:55 - Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality
00:52:47 - Chapter 4 summary almost ends
00:54:13 - Chapter 4 summary ends
00:55:53 - Chapter 5 prediction
00:56:37 - Chapter 5 summary
00:57:27 - Too soon for ooloi construct
01:00:14 - Sex change in fish [9 - 12]
01:01:12 - Change in birth cycle in humans and Oankali
01:10:46 - Back to chapter 5
01:13:10 - Examples of strange birthing processes [13 - 16]
01:18:43 - The new baby
01:21:06 - The problems with humans being bipedal and standing straight [17]
01:22:48 - The chapter 5 ends
01:24:34 - Chapter 6 prediction
01:25:08 - Outro
References
Body temperature in mammals:
- [1] https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01341.x - Article investigating the body temperature in different mammalian groups.
- [2] https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/body-size-and-temperature-why-they-matter-15157011/ - Body size and temperature - Nature article.
Process of healing and formation of blood clots:
- [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087220/ - Review article about wound healing.
- [4] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200223 - Another review article discussing the mechanisms of wound healing.
Ulcers:
- [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer_disease - Wikipedia article on ulcers.
- [6] https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/when-scientists-experiment-on-themselves-h-pylori-and-ulcers/ - Neil Noakes.
Circle of Willis:
- [7] https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/circle-of-willis - An important junction of arteries in the brain.
Prisoner’s dilemma:
- [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma - Wikipedia article about the dilemma.
Sex change in animals:
- [9] https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/why-do-some-fish-change-sex - Article about why do some fish change sex.
- [10] https://theconversation.com/what-we-learn-from-a-fish-that-can-change-sex-in-just-10-days-129063 - Another article about fish sex change.
- [11] https://wildlifeinformer.com/fish-that-change-gender/ - Examples of fish that change sex.
- [12] https://sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.12.014 - Nature article going into a very in-depth reasons behind sex change in fish.
Strange fertilisation and birthing processes in animals and insects:
- [13] https://www.bedbugsinsider.com/how-do-bed-bugs-reproduce/ - Bed bug reproduction.
- [14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Surinam_toad - Surinam toad birthing process.
- [15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction - Reproduction cycle in octopi.
- [16] https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/03/there-is-an-octopus-with-a-detachable-penis/ - Argonaut octopus.
Problem with human evolution:
- [17] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/02/human-evolution-gain-came-pain - Examples of issues with evolution in humans.
Intro: L’Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan Outro: Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio
71 episodes
Manage episode 296645069 series 2863477
In episode 32, Richard and Michael discuss how badly humans would probably mess up having conscious control of our low level bodily functions.
Timestamps
00:00:00 - Start
00:00:32 - Welcome
00:01:20 - Chapter 3 predictions
00:03:37 - DnD character
00:04:06 - Chapter 3 summary begins
00:05:07 - Implications of infrared vision were already discussed
00:06:04 - Oankali body temperature [1, 2]
00:08:39 - Rabbit pee
00:11:04 - Chickens run very hot
00:11:25 - Back to Chapter 3
00:13:43 - Chapter 3 summary ends
00:13:55 - At least he is aware he is incompetent
00:14:26 - Chapter 4 prediction
00:15:18 - Shrek character
00:15:47 - Chapter 4 summary starts
00:16:32 - Controlling your bleeding [3, 4]
00:17:45 - Ulcers [5, 6]
00:20:27 - Problem with pharmaceutical companies
00:21:43 - Back to clotting
00:25:35 - Circular artery in the brain [7]
00:30:27 - Back to Chapter 4
00:32:17 - It would be disconcering if objects started talking back
00:36:03 - Tino was innocent
00:38:24 - Humans vs Oankali - xenophobia vs xenophilia (long discussion)
00:41:33 - Prisoner’s dilemma [8]
00:50:55 - Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality
00:52:47 - Chapter 4 summary almost ends
00:54:13 - Chapter 4 summary ends
00:55:53 - Chapter 5 prediction
00:56:37 - Chapter 5 summary
00:57:27 - Too soon for ooloi construct
01:00:14 - Sex change in fish [9 - 12]
01:01:12 - Change in birth cycle in humans and Oankali
01:10:46 - Back to chapter 5
01:13:10 - Examples of strange birthing processes [13 - 16]
01:18:43 - The new baby
01:21:06 - The problems with humans being bipedal and standing straight [17]
01:22:48 - The chapter 5 ends
01:24:34 - Chapter 6 prediction
01:25:08 - Outro
References
Body temperature in mammals:
- [1] https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01341.x - Article investigating the body temperature in different mammalian groups.
- [2] https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/body-size-and-temperature-why-they-matter-15157011/ - Body size and temperature - Nature article.
Process of healing and formation of blood clots:
- [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087220/ - Review article about wound healing.
- [4] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsob.200223 - Another review article discussing the mechanisms of wound healing.
Ulcers:
- [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peptic_ulcer_disease - Wikipedia article on ulcers.
- [6] https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/when-scientists-experiment-on-themselves-h-pylori-and-ulcers/ - Neil Noakes.
Circle of Willis:
- [7] https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/circle-of-willis - An important junction of arteries in the brain.
Prisoner’s dilemma:
- [8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma - Wikipedia article about the dilemma.
Sex change in animals:
- [9] https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/biology/why-do-some-fish-change-sex - Article about why do some fish change sex.
- [10] https://theconversation.com/what-we-learn-from-a-fish-that-can-change-sex-in-just-10-days-129063 - Another article about fish sex change.
- [11] https://wildlifeinformer.com/fish-that-change-gender/ - Examples of fish that change sex.
- [12] https://sci-hubtw.hkvisa.net/10.1016/bs.ctdb.2018.12.014 - Nature article going into a very in-depth reasons behind sex change in fish.
Strange fertilisation and birthing processes in animals and insects:
- [13] https://www.bedbugsinsider.com/how-do-bed-bugs-reproduce/ - Bed bug reproduction.
- [14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Surinam_toad - Surinam toad birthing process.
- [15] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus#Reproduction - Reproduction cycle in octopi.
- [16] https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/03/there-is-an-octopus-with-a-detachable-penis/ - Argonaut octopus.
Problem with human evolution:
- [17] https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/02/human-evolution-gain-came-pain - Examples of issues with evolution in humans.
Intro: L’Etoile danse (Pt. 1) by Meydan Outro: Long Way Home by Spinning Ratio
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