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Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2025-10-10

Books mentioned on What Comes After Humans? Chapter Two: The Next Dominant Species

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Let's imagine the worst scenario for civilization: humans, for one reason or another, go extinct. What will rise from the ashes of the Anthropocene to take their place?

Mentioned: Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Children of Time

    Adrian Tchaikovsky · at 18:43

    Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is an acclaimed science fiction novel that chronicles the evolution of an advanced civilization built by intelligent genetically modified spiders.

    Discussed
    “yeah also uh that the name of the series is children of time or that's the first in the trilogy by AdrienChaikovski. I'm going to reread that. I'm a fan of it. You will love the insect stuff there, too, man. No spoilers.”
    Speaker What Comes After Humans? Chapter Two: The Next Dominant Species 2025-10-10 Listen at 18:43
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Passing Uplift
“Ooh, that reminds me of the um the Uplift novels by uh David Brenn who starts to ask some of those same questions.”
Ben Bowlin What Comes After Humans? Chapter Two: The Next Dominant Species 2025-10-10 Listen at 45:06
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