Covenant Minute

Covenant Minute

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Covenant Minute episodes

  • Prometheus-by-Minute 58

    https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pbm58.mp3In which I go full science nerd. Never go full science nerd.

    Footnotes

    References
    • Cole, B. (2016, March 25). There’s an Intact Ancient Virus Lying Dormant in Human DNA. Retrieved from https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-an-intact-ancient-virus-lying-dormant-in-human-dna
    • Human Evolution Evidence. (2018, September 14). Retrieved from http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence
    • It’s Okay to be Smart. (2017, May 9). Are We All Related? Retrieved from https://youtu.be/mnYSMhR3jCI
    • Moorjani, P. (2017, April 6). DNA dating: How molecular clocks are refining human evolution’s timeline. Retrieved from http://theconversation.com/dna-dating-how-molecular-clocks-are-refining-human-evolutions-timeline-65606
    • Stephen S. Hall. (2012, October 1). Hidden Treasures in Junk DNA. Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hidden-treasures-in-junk-dna/
    • This House Is A Circus – Arctic Monkeys [WITH LYRICS]. (2012, September 13). Retrieved from https://youtu.be/deMRzCbHowM
    • Thompson, H. (2012, December 28). An Evolutionary Whodunit: How Did Humans Develop Lactose Tolerance? Retrieved from https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/12/27/168144785/an-evolutionary-whodunit-how-did-humans-develop-lactose-tolerance

      • The molecular clocks article I link to above explains how DNA can be used to determine when certain genetic changes occurred in history. Maybe it’s perfectly clear in the episode, but I just want to state that we can extrapolate time related information from DNA of beings from Earth. This is because there’s generally a lot more information and samples to work with. In Shaw’s case she has only the one Engineer that she tested, an alien creature humanity has never encountered before. Even if they have similar DNA to humans, making sense of what it all means without testing many more Engineers is not a matter of more sophisticated technology but a wider database. “Analyzing DNA from present-day and ancient genomes provides a complementary approach for dating evolutionary events. Because certain genetic changes occur at a steady rate per generation, they provide an estimate of the time elapsed. These changes accrue like the ticks on a stopwatch, providing a “molecular clock.” By comparing DNA sequences, geneticists can not only reconstruct relationships between different populations or species but also infer evolutionary history over deep timescales.”

       

       

      11 min
    • Prometheus-by-Minute 57

      https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pbm57.mp3

      In which I discuss all the women Shaw could have been, deleted scenes and read more from the script.

      16 min
    • Prometheus-by-Minute 56

      https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/pbm56-1.mp3

      In which I discuss geographic coordinates, Engineer architecture, and decode the map.

      Footnotes

      • Alex Whitaker. (n.d.). Great Pyramid Architecture. Retrieved from http://www.ancient-wisdom.com/Ghizaarchitecture.htm
      • The UnMuseum – The History of Mazes. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.unmuseum.org/maze.htm
        • 9 min
      • Prometheus-by-Minute 55

        https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pbm55.mp3

        In which MUTHUR joins me for the last time (or at least for now), we discuss the cycle of Eternal Return, get forensic with the Engineers, and ponder the cosmic horror elements of the Alien franchise.

        Footnotes

        • Alien and the theory of Eternal Return: https://yutani.studio/2018/02/07/alien-bible-the-cosmic-horror-of-eternal-return/
        • The Raft of Medusa: https://yutani.studio/2018/01/27/the-raft-of-medusa/
        • Holocaust paintings: https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/artists-responses-to-the-holocaust
        • Map of the pyramid:

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          28 min
        • Prometheus-by-Minute 54

          https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pbm54.mp3

          In which I am once again joined by MUTHUR of Studio Yutani to discuss underrated performances, manners, and more Team Holloway.

          Footnotes

          • AI teaching us manners: https://www.fastcompany.com/90274043/google-assistant-can-compliment-your-manners-but-not-everyone-loves-the-idea
          • X-Files- Tunguska: https://x-files.fandom.com/wiki/Tunguska_(episode)
          • Find MUTHUR at Studio Yutani: https://yutani.studio/
            • 21 min
          • Prometheus-by-Minute 53

            https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/pbm53-1.mp3In which I am joined by my guest MUTHUR of Studio Yutani to discuss childhood fears, T.E Lawrence, colour symbolism, and the cultural connections within the Alien films.

            Footnotes

            Studio Yutani: https://yutani.studio/

             

            43 min
          • Prometheus-by-Minute 52

            https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/pbm52.mp3

            In which I discuss DNA, proverbs and Playstation.

             

            Footnotes

            • Are We Really 99% Chimp?: https://youtu.be/IbY122CSC5w
            • Origins of the quote “big things have small beginnings”: https://youtu.be/kIPTy5sKX7E?t=71
              • 8 min
            • Prometheus-by-Minute 51

              https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/PBM51.mp3In which I discuss android voices, speculate on what else the Engineers have been up to all this time, and the symbiotic relationship between creation and destruction.

               

              Footnotes

              7 min
            • Prometheus-by-Minute 49

               

              https://traviandesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/pbm49.mp3

              The musical Lord of the Rings special, I guess?

              Footnotes

              Peter Jackson: A Film-maker’s Journey:

              • https://www.harpercollins.com/9780007364312/peter-jackson-a-film-makers-journey/

                • Matrix Bed:

                38 min

              About Covenant Minute

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              Part of the MxM (movies by minutes) network. This series analyses the Alien prequels Prometheus and Alien:Covenant, one minute at a time.