Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-01-02

Books mentioned on CLASSIC: The Rise of the Chimera

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From ancient stories of shapeshifters to works of fiction like "The Island of Dr. Moreau", humanity has always been fascinating with the line between people and non-human animals -- but modern technology may finally allow us to create real-life chimeras.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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   Animal Farm

   George Orwell · at 29:34 · mentioned 2 times

   Animal Farm is a classic satirical novella by George Orwell that allegorically depicts the rise of totalitarianism through the story of farm animals who overthrow their human master.

   Discussed

   “Yeah, I know that a lot of us listening today are huge fans of Animal Farm, right? In the work of George Orwell, there is an incredibly bleak, incredibly well-written part of that book where the animals—well, quick spoiler—Animal Farm, if you are not familiar with the plot and don’t want it spoiled for you and you’ve been waiting for”

   Speaker CLASSIC: The Rise of the Chimera 2025-01-02 Listen at 29:34

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