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Show Notes

Titans

Awaking dormant giant monsters from within the Earth. Bio-acoustic signatures. Giant balloons! Tracking elephants by sound.

Pre-civilization civilizations

The Silurian hypothesis thought experiment, especially as part of our Atlantis coverage. The increasing disappearability of the details of civilization as they raise their technological level.

Moths

Moths: way better than butterflies! Echolocation defense mechanisms. Corresponding bat appreciation in our A Quiet Place episode. Echolocation signal jamming vs. aural camouflage. Giant moths and dedication to reproduction so complete that they will never once eat as an adult and devote all of their stored energy to reproduction. How we harvest silk from moths.

Creature combos

Pterosaur-bird monster Rhodan. Inane pedantry. Pterasaurs vs dinosaurs! Freedom at the cutting creative edge of paleontological art.

Links!

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters: iTunes | Amazon
  • Deep Learning With The Elephants by Planet Money: NPR.org
  • Godzilla: postwar Japan, science, and regrets w/ Miles Greb: Decipher SciFi
Tags:
  • animals, 
  • earth, 
  • evolution, 
  • monsters, 
  • moths, 
  • radioactivity, 
  • science, 
  • science fiction, 
  • silurian hypothesis