Super Monkey Brains And The Utah Monolith: Cyber-Monday Special Part 2
Jason Cousineau and Eric Renderking Fisk | December 1st, 2020
Continuing the conversation that was recorded on November 25 but released on December 1st, 2020 - Jason Cousineau and Eric Renderking Fisk talk about the unintended consequences of genetically manipulating monkey brains. Could science create a slave race or cause an ape holocaust when the more intelligent primates are released into the wild by accident or on purpose? What are the moral and ethical dilemmas associated with the research into making animals more human-like? What could happen if the research moves towards manipulating higher primates like gorillas or into other groups of animals such as dogs, cats, and other mammals.
Do the names of "Island Of Doctor Moreau," "Jurassic Park," and "Planet Of The Apes" mean anything to these people?
Jay and Eric then move on to using lasers to direct lightning strikes and the mysterious Stainless Steel Monolith that appeared in a desert in Utah. It's as if Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke are speaking to us from beyond the grave and are using The Fedora Chronicles Radio Show as their own personal Ouija board...
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Scientists have inserted a human gene in the brains of monkeys to make them larger and more wrinkled in disconcerting lab experiments.
Experts found the insertion of the gene, called ARHGAP11B, resulted in a larger neocortex in the foetus of a common marmoset.
The neocortex is the deeply grooved outer layer of the brain that is involved with reasoning, language, conscious thought and other important functions.
ARHGAP11B, which is found in humans but not non-human primates or other mammals, triggered the monkeys' brain stem cells to form more stem cells, enlarging the brain.
Genetically tweaked marmoset brains were found to mimic the natural bumps and indentations in human brains, known as the gyri and sulci, respectively – an evolutionary trait in humans to increase surface area for neurons (nerve cells).
The experiments are evocative of the recent Planet of the Apes films, where genetically-modified primates wage a war on humanity.
Futurism: "Scientists say laser device can make lightning strike specific targets,"
An international team of researchers says that small lasers could be used to guide lightning strikes — much like Thor’s legendary hammer Mjölnir.
“It turns out that to deliver particles, you do not need high-intensity lasers, even low intensity like your laser pointer will be already enough,” Andrey Miroshnichenko, a researcher at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia, told Agence France Presse of the work.
The team says it’s already tested the concept in labs using devices known as hollow lasers, which in effect create a pipe of light. These lasers can short circuit storm clouds and trigger lightning strikes by heating micro-particles in the air.
Science Alert: It's Official: The Fast Radio Burst Coming From Within Our Galaxy Is Repeating MICHELLE STARR16 NOVEMBER 2020 The first object within the Milky Way galaxy caught emitting fast radio bursts is now officially a repeater. In a new peer-reviewed paper, SGR 1935+2154 has been described spitting out two more powerful radio signals consistent with those seen from extragalactic sources.
