Episode: 15 Xenogenesis - Dawn: III: Nursery Chapters 9 & 10

Show Notes

In Episode 15, Richard and Michael discuss (again) what Joseph experienced and how much they appreciate his character.

Timestamps

00:00:32 - Intro
00:02:02 - Chapter 9 predictions
00:02:41 - Chapter 9 summary begins
00:03:20 - Discussion (again) on the process behind Nikanj’s connection
00:09:15 - Why would Lilith allow them to touch her?
00:10:07 - Alien Cult confirmed
00:13:30 - Back to Chapter 9
00:14:52 - Chapter 9 summary ends
00:17:36 - Medieval entertainment
00:18:48 - Why the tangent - entertainment and addictions [1, 2]
00:21:00 - Elevator experiment [3]
00:26:00 - Voice recognition problems
00:26:41 - Chapter 10 summary begins
00:29:15 - People are pairing off
00:32:13 - Alternative societal structures [4, 5]
00:33:21 - Back to Chapter 10
00:39:55 - Michael is bothered with some of Lilith’s allies
00:44:41 - More psychology stuff [6]
00:50:55 - Chapter 10 summary ends
00:51:58 - Chapter 11 predictions
00:55:43 - Outro

References

Superstition in the pigeon:

• [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner#'Superstition_in_the_pigeon'_experiment - Wikipedia article about B. F. Skinner and his experiment on the pigeons.
• [2] http://hackeducation.com/2018/06/15/pigeons - Another article about Skinner.

Elevator experiment:

• [3] https://blc.edu/2011/12/bethanys-elevator-experiment-a-case-of-backward-research/ - Short article about a study on human conformity.

Alternative societal structures:

• [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama - Author Richard mentioned.
• [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origins_of_Political_Order - Inheritance laws for the Jannisarries, see also https://robertwright.com/moral-animal/ Robbers cave:
• [6] https://www.simplypsychology.org/robbers-cave.html - Article detailing the Robbers Cave Experiment.

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