the science in the left hand of darkness sonja deŽman
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THE SCIENCE IN THE THE SCIENCE IN THE LEFT HAND OF LEFT HAND OF
DARKNESSDARKNESS
SONJA DEŽMANSONJA DEŽMAN
SCIENCESSCIENCES
NATURAL SCIENCESNATURAL SCIENCES- AstronomyAstronomy- PhysicsPhysics- MathematicsMathematics- BiologyBiology- GeologyGeology- MeteorologyMeteorology
SOCIAL SCIENCESSOCIAL SCIENCES- GeographyGeography- HistoryHistory- LinguisticsLinguistics- Cultural studiesCultural studies- PsychologyPsychology
MAYOR IMPORTANCEMAYOR IMPORTANCE
ASTRONOMY – life on other planets, ASTRONOMY – life on other planets, planet Winter, space travelplanet Winter, space travel
PHYSYCS – time jumps, twin paradoxPHYSYCS – time jumps, twin paradox
BIOLOGY – androgyny, hibernationBIOLOGY – androgyny, hibernation
LIFE ON OTHER PLANETSLIFE ON OTHER PLANETS MARSMARS OUR SOLAR SYSTEM OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
(Sun, 9 planets, (Sun, 9 planets, Moons)Moons)
MILKY WAY MILKY WAY
(200 – 400 billion stars)(200 – 400 billion stars) THE OBSERVABLE THE OBSERVABLE
UNIVERSE UNIVERSE
(more than a 100 billion (more than a 100 billion galaxies)galaxies)
ALPHA CENTAURIALPHA CENTAURI Closest solar systemClosest solar system
(4.35 light years)(4.35 light years)
Alpha Centauri A , Alpha Centauri A , Alpha Centauri B, Alpha Centauri B, Alpha Centauri C = Alpha Centauri C = ProximaProxima
A – 5 tests, B – 4 A – 5 tests, B – 4 tests, C – 0 teststests, C – 0 tests
TESTS FOR LIFE ON OTHER TESTS FOR LIFE ON OTHER PLANETSPLANETS
The star’s stabilityThe star’s stabilityThe spectral type of the star (G-type)The spectral type of the star (G-type)Stable conditionsStable conditionsStar’s ageStar’s ageEnough heavy elements (carbon, nitrogen, Enough heavy elements (carbon, nitrogen,
oxygen, iron)oxygen, iron)
Planets!!!Planets!!!
SPACE TRAVEL AND SPACE TRAVEL AND HIBERNATIONHIBERNATION
Earth Earth Alpha Centauri = 18000 years (4200 Alpha Centauri = 18000 years (4200 years)years)
HIBERNATIONHIBERNATION Hibernation used by animalsHibernation used by animals
(bats, squirrels, hedgehogs,(bats, squirrels, hedgehogs,
bears,bears, etc.; saves energy, lowersetc.; saves energy, lowers
bbodyody temp., slows down breathingtemp., slows down breathing
aandnd metabolism)metabolism) CoiCoincncidental hibernation (snow, idental hibernation (snow,
cold water, freezing temp.)cold water, freezing temp.) ““RReal” hibernation (air filled with eal” hibernation (air filled with
hydrogen sulphidehydrogen sulphide vs cryonics vs cryonics))
TWIN PARADOX, TIME JUMPSTWIN PARADOX, TIME JUMPS
PLANET WINTER vs PLANET PLANET WINTER vs PLANET EARTHEARTH
WINTER/GETHENWINTER/GETHEN- Period of rotation = Period of rotation =
23.08 hours23.08 hours- 1 year = 364 days1 year = 364 days- 1 month = 26 days1 month = 26 days- 14 months14 months- Adjustement – in 200 Adjustement – in 200
yearsyears- 1 day = 10 hours1 day = 10 hours- Moon – the same Moon – the same
faceface
EARTHEARTH- Period of rotation = Period of rotation =
23.9345 hours23.9345 hours- 1 year = 365.25 days1 year = 365.25 days- 1 month = 30/31 days1 month = 30/31 days- 12 months12 months- Adjustement – in 4 Adjustement – in 4
yearsyears- 1 day = 24 hours1 day = 24 hours- Moon – the same Moon – the same
faceface
GETHENIANSGETHENIANSssexual cycle: 26 – 28 daysexual cycle: 26 – 28 days21 – 22 days sexualy inactive, 18th day 21 – 22 days sexualy inactive, 18th day
hormonal changes, 22nd or 23rd day – hormonal changes, 22nd or 23rd day – kemmerkemmer
1st phase of kemmer – androgyns, 2nd 1st phase of kemmer – androgyns, 2nd phase of kemmer – changing into man or phase of kemmer – changing into man or woman, 3rd phase of kemmer 2-5 dayswoman, 3rd phase of kemmer 2-5 days
ppregnancy 8.4 months, lactation period 6-8 regnancy 8.4 months, lactation period 6-8 monthsmonths
ANDROGYNY / ANDROGYNY / HERMAPHRODISMHERMAPHRODISM
THREE BILOGICAL THREE BILOGICAL PHENOMENAPHENOMENA
MALE and FEMALEMALE and FEMALE
HAMLET – fish (HAMLET – fish (both both sexes; sexes; a pair takes a pair takes turnsturns in mating in mating))
EARTHWORMS (EARTHWORMS (a a single sex at a time; single sex at a time; protective protective mechanisms against mechanisms against self fertilization)self fertilization)
BANANA SLUGS (self BANANA SLUGS (self fertilization is often fertilization is often practiced)practiced)
MALEMALEFEMALE, FEMALE, FEMALEFEMALEMALEMALE
CLOWNFISH CLOWNFISH (harems, male (harems, male female)female)
WRASSES – reef fish WRASSES – reef fish (females (females grow up grow up males OR males males OR males and females and females supermale)supermale)
ABNORMALITIES IN PRIMATESABNORMALITIES IN PRIMATES
the primate is either genetically male or the primate is either genetically male or female, but has external organs female, but has external organs resembling those of the opposite sexresembling those of the opposite sex
1% of mammals1% of mammalshumans – altered shortly after birthhumans – altered shortly after birthneither set of organs is functionalneither set of organs is functional
LIGHT IS THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESSLIGHT IS THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
AND DARKNESS THE RIGHT HAND OF LIGHT.AND DARKNESS THE RIGHT HAND OF LIGHT.
TWO ARE ONE, LIFE AND DEATH, LYINGTWO ARE ONE, LIFE AND DEATH, LYING
TOGETHER LIKE LOVERS IN KEMMER,TOGETHER LIKE LOVERS IN KEMMER,
LIKE HANDS JOINED TOGETHER,LIKE HANDS JOINED TOGETHER,
LIKE THE END AND THE WAY.LIKE THE END AND THE WAY.