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Posts by Ijon‭

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Q&A How to evolve/justify pescatarian elves?

My world - basically Earth all along, unless told otherwise - is populated by humans and few fantasy-based "races" (actually, species - any interbreed offspring, if possible, is infertile): elves, ...

10 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Ijon‭

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Q&A Transmissible diseases in a multi-species society

My world - basically Earth all along, unless told otherwise - is populated by humans and few fantasy-based "races" (actually, species - any interbreed offspring, if possible, is infertile): elves, ...

5 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Ijon‭

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Q&A Spaceflight without transistors and nuclear power - how to bend the history of physics?

As stated in the topic: I would like to have Project Olympus-style space stations served by Apollo-like spacecraft in a world where neither nuclear power (and weapons) nor transistors were develope...

12 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 7y ago by Ijon‭

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Q&A How to hinder the development of sea travel until the industrial age?

Instead of Earth as we know it, humans evolved on a slightly smaller, habitable earthlike planet with different geography. Due to the plot reasons, I would like to keep them confined to one (large)...

6 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Ijon‭

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Q&A How to boost the human immune system, realistically?

As stated in the title: is there any realistic way to either evolve (in our evolutionary past) or acquire via genetic engineering an immune system better than what we already have? I tried to do so...

1 answer  ·  posted 6y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 6y ago by Ijon‭

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Q&A Hydrophobic skin - what are the drawbacks?

Recently I got the idea that my humanoid race should have hydrophobic skin, because it sounds cool, and perhaps would help to maintain hygiene. However, on the second thought, I am not so sure. Wo...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Ijon‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by Ijon‭

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