Episode: 71 Xenogenesis - 3-Imago: III: Imago Chapters 15 & 16

Show Notes

In episode 71, Richard and Michael reach the finale of the Xenogenesis trilogy.

Timestamps

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:32 - Welcome
00:02:01 - Chapter 15 predictions
00:04:44 - Chapter 15
00:05:06 - Consensus and radio signals
00:18:31 - Chapter 15 again
00:21:39 - End of chapter 15 and consensus again
00:28:43 - Chapter 16 predictions
00:31:53 - Chapter 16
00:32:50 - Accurate stem cell representation
00:34:33 - End of the book, end of the trilogy
00:35:01 - The trilogy’s open-endedness
00:36:24 - Mars colony issues and future
00:44:53 - Short summary of the book 3
00:59:45 - Topics we discussed in part 3 of book 3
01:03:15 - High-level summary of the trilogy
01:08:46 - Question: are Oankali heros or villains?
01:13:58 - Question: is Humanity still a thing? [1 - 3]
01:22:26 - Question: What is our opinion about the Oankali society and what choice would we make?
01:27:48 - Question: Is it a utopian or a dystopian society?
01:39:26 - Question: Will we re-read the trilogy?
01:41:50 - Some data on our recordings
01:44:40 - We owe You a drink if you meet us
01:45:41 - Future plans
01:49:55 - Outro

References

Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens:

• [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal - Wiki about Neanderthals.
• [2] https://www.britannica.com/science/human-evolution - Encyclopaedia Britannica article about human evolution.
• [3] https://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/what-happened-to-the-neanderthals-68245020/ - What happened to the Neanderthals?

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

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