I was hoping you'd comment, because I was really interested in your perspective. What Friedman describes makes so much sense to me, only Ernan evolution is generation-to-generation rather than small adaptations over hundreds and even thousands of years.
Another point: Erna has native mammals.
They do say that Erna was the colonists'last option that was most similar to Earth, at some point later (was it in in WTNF?). And even so, it is so different from Earth!
I wonder how much research Friedman did on this stuff. Because to me it's amazing overall.
Speaking of Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens merging, a friend recently gave me this link to an article you might find interesting (if you have not read it). Leaving aside the title *cough cough*... I had a look at some of the papers it links to, also. It all made for an interesting Friday evening read. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210112-heres-what-sex-with-neanderthals-was-like
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Another point: Erna has native mammals.
They do say that Erna was the colonists'last option that was most similar to Earth, at some point later (was it in in WTNF?). And even so, it is so different from Earth!
I wonder how much research Friedman did on this stuff. Because to me it's amazing overall.
Speaking of Neanderthal and Homo Sapiens merging, a friend recently gave me this link to an article you might find interesting (if you have not read it). Leaving aside the title *cough cough*... I had a look at some of the papers it links to, also. It all made for an interesting Friday evening read.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210112-heres-what-sex-with-neanderthals-was-like