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.