The Myth of Mutation Why Superpowers Don’t Evolve (and What Might)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur · Isaac Arthur
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Show Notes
Superpowers make great fiction, but evolution doesn’t work that way. We explore why mutations can’t give us instant abilities—and what real science could create instead.
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The Myth of Mutation Why Superpowers Don’t Evolve (and What Might)
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editors: Lukas Konecny
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Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Chapters
0:00 Intro
3:05 How Stars Work: A Brief Guide
9:44 The Main Sequence Stars, A Through M
11:12 A-Type Stars
12:00 F-Type Stars
13:00 G-Type Stars
14:12 K-Type Stars
15:06 M-Type Stars
16:55 Brown Dwarfs
18:15 Red Giants
21:00 Dead Stars
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