Podcasts Science Decipher SciFi Men in Black: human gestation, stimulants, and Earth as backwater w/ Liam Ginty

Men in Black: human gestation, stimulants, and Earth as backwater w/ Liam Ginty

Published: April 17, 2018, 7:45 a.m.

Will Smith \n\n

He\u2019s the best!

\n\n Alien life \n\n

And the forms that it takes. Arthropoids. Cephalapoids. The names we give the aliens and the names they give themselves.

\n\n Aliens and stimulants \n\n

Coffee!

\n\n Humanity\u2019s beverage history \n\n

And in particular how wonderfully wonderful caffeine is. Dwarf Fortress and ale supplies. Depressants vs stimulants and the shape society.

\n\n The \u201creal\u201d Men in Black \n\n

Frustration with being made a joke.

\n\n Human gestation and intelligence \n\n

Evolution, hip size, and cranial size. Bipedalism. Early homo adaptations and social assisted delivery.

\n\n Earth as universal backwater \n\n

Alien advocates for the ethical treatment of dumb humanity.

\n\n Memory wiping \n\n

Possible unreliable narrators. Neuralizers vs \u201cmemory sticks.\u201d This is my roofie stick. Short term and long-term memory \u201cwiping.\u201d

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