Jupiter Ascending: gene splicing, industrialized panspermia, and going over the top

Published: June 28, 2016, 7:25 a.m.

Jupiter \n\n

Baby naming. Looking through a telescope with the kids and co-bff Joe. Astrology. \U0001f612

\n\n Fermi Padadox \n\n

Jupiter Jones: Because a dream is the only way any of this make sense.\nCaine Wise: Compared to what? The idea that you\u2019re the only intelligent species, on the only inhabitable planet, in a universe so full of planets that you don\u2019t even have a number to describe how many there are.

\n\n Civilization Development \n\n

\u201cTersies.\u201d Seeding planets. The \u201cprometheus problem.\u201d Coexistence with dinosaurs??

\n\n Harvest \n\n

Analogies to our treatment of animals. It can still be \u201caffecting.\u201d

\n\n Genetic Modification \n\n

Cyberpunk. CRISPR. Animal trait splicing. Channing Tatum with his mouth open.

\n\n Space Feudalism \n\n

Lots -isms and -igarchies and whatnot. An economy sort-of based on time reminds us of Andrew Niccol\u2019s In Time.

\n\n Nihilism \n\n

What would you do if you owned whole planets?

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