The Man From Earth (feat. Adrian Falcone, Nerd) : Episode 41 - decipher SciFi : the show about how and why
Summary: Stream the movie:<br><br> <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-man-from-earth/id329255207?at=1001l7hP&mt=6" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Man-Earth-David-Lee-Smith/dp/B001D0BI5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464838014&sr=8-1&keywords=the+man+from+earth&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Amazon<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> The Man From Earth<br> What: One of our favorite movies! A really interesting extended thought experiment.<br><br> Directed by: Richard Schenkman<br><br> Starring: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley<br> <a href="http://www.decipherscifi.com/about/zoltan-istvan-transhumanist/">Featuring guest co-host</a><br><br> <br><br> Adrian Falcone, general-purpose internet nerd<br> Recommended and Related Media<br> <br> Good Job Brain<br><br> I really like this trivia podcast. The hosts are all great and there’s always a ton to learn. This episode in particular was good and informed our brain/memory discussion on the show.<br><br> Get the <a href="http://www.goodjobbrain.com/blog/2016/5/9/181-good-job-brain.html" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">episode<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> Risk. by VSauce<br><br> VSauce knocks it out of the park, as always. with this video on risk, micromorts, and microlives.<br> Watch it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-CK8VxMz9g" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Youtube<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> Show Notes<br> Production<br> Jerome Bixby’s final, lifelong work. A bittorrent success story. The Man From Earth: The Series<br> Why this movie is the best<br> A great mechanism for great conversation: a collection of domain experts exploring hypotheticals.<br> Human Evolution<br> Biological differences. Geography. Proto human language.<br> Memory and Learning<br> Plasticity. Long term memories. Retrospective fill-ins. Meta-memory.<br> Immortal Biology<br> Regeneration. Disease. Scarring and cancer.<br> Nasty, Brutish, and Short<br> Living through humanity’s violent past. Adjusting to the current morality. Old fashioned ways.<br> Danger and Risk<br> Micromorts. Judging risk and how to live life when you’re immortal.<br> Goodbyes<br> I’m going home to watch some Star Trek for a dose of sanity.<br> Feedback? Please Contact Us<br> <a href="mailto:contact@decipherscifi.com" target="_blank">contact@decipherscifi.com</a><br> Amazon and iTunes links include our affiliate codes. If you wouldn’t mind helping us out a tiny bit, go ahead and use them to buy/stream something. Thanks!
