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An artificial womb that not only somehow grows a human for 9 months, but then exposes this infant to an environment with no caretakers, and somehow protects and

An artificial womb that not only somehow grows a human for 9 months, but then exposes this infant to an environment with no caretakers, and somehow protects and trains them to survive to reproduce? And you're going to make enough of them to create a sustainable population? Seems pretty unlikely to me.

PicassoCTs 5y ago
This idea and plot are actually one of the "failed colonization attempts" in the revelation space series. https://revelationspace.fandom.com/wiki/Amerikano_era https://revelationspace.fandom.com/wiki/Amerikano_era
ezekg 5y ago
I Am Mother (2019) is a great movie based on this kind of premise.
zizee 5y ago
I've wanted to write a short story about this for a while, with this sort of technology. The story of Genesis before the truth is obfuscated by countless retellings, until it evolves into a supernatural origin story.
- reureu 5y ago
  One of my favorite plays is "Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play" -- it retells one of The Simpsons episodes at various points after the apocalypse, and somewhat highlights how stories can morph with retellings... you might find it interesting. There are some community theatre productions of the show on YouTube, or else a general description on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Burns,_a_Post-Electric_Play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Burns,_a_Post-Electric_Pla...
  - zizee 5y ago
    That sounds really cool, I'll look for it on YouTube. Thanks for the recommendation. This play, in turn reminds me of a scene from a terrible (but at the same time fun) film Reign of Fire. Set in a post apocalyptic world, the adults are entertaining kids by staging a play version of Empire Strikes Back, based on their memories of seeing it when they themselves were children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBA1wii70o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBA1wii70o https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/
    - kcartlidge 5y ago
      > a terrible (but at the same time fun) film Reign of Fire Dragons flying over London - what's not to like?
pvaldes 5y ago
Is the obvious and only logical way to colonize the space.
diggernet 5y ago
Seems unlikely, but makes a good story-telling device. To the other mentions here, I would add... No Lack of Sunshine. https://www.amazon.com/No-Lack-Sunshine-Eric-Kay/dp/B0915H35P6 https://www.amazon.com/No-Lack-Sunshine-Eric-Kay/dp/B0915H35...

PicassoCTs 5y ago

This idea and plot are actually one of the "failed colonization attempts" in the revelation space series. https://revelationspace.fandom.com/wiki/Amerikano_era https://revelationspace.fandom.com/wiki/Amerikano_era

ezekg 5y ago

I Am Mother (2019) is a great movie based on this kind of premise.

zizee 5y ago

I've wanted to write a short story about this for a while, with this sort of technology. The story of Genesis before the truth is obfuscated by countless retellings, until it evolves into a supernatural origin story.

reureu 5y ago
One of my favorite plays is "Mr Burns, a Post-Electric Play" -- it retells one of The Simpsons episodes at various points after the apocalypse, and somewhat highlights how stories can morph with retellings... you might find it interesting. There are some community theatre productions of the show on YouTube, or else a general description on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Burns,_a_Post-Electric_Play https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Burns,_a_Post-Electric_Pla...
- zizee 5y ago
  That sounds really cool, I'll look for it on YouTube. Thanks for the recommendation. This play, in turn reminds me of a scene from a terrible (but at the same time fun) film Reign of Fire. Set in a post apocalyptic world, the adults are entertaining kids by staging a play version of Empire Strikes Back, based on their memories of seeing it when they themselves were children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBA1wii70o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBA1wii70o https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/ https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0253556/
  - kcartlidge 5y ago
    > a terrible (but at the same time fun) film Reign of Fire Dragons flying over London - what's not to like?

pvaldes 5y ago

Is the obvious and only logical way to colonize the space.

diggernet 5y ago

Seems unlikely, but makes a good story-telling device. To the other mentions here, I would add... No Lack of Sunshine. https://www.amazon.com/No-Lack-Sunshine-Eric-Kay/dp/B0915H35P6 https://www.amazon.com/No-Lack-Sunshine-Eric-Kay/dp/B0915H35...