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Narrator: In July 4th, 1947, a strange flying object dropped into a desert in New Mexico, USA. | Narrator: In July 4th, 1947, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_UFO_incident a strange flying object] dropped into a desert in New Mexico, USA. | ||
Narrator: Even now, its identity has not been ascertained. | Narrator: Even now, its identity has not been ascertained. | ||
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Narrator: In 1984, | Narrator: In 1984, Jaime Shandera, a TV producer, received an undeveloped roll of film in a brown envelope from an anonymous person. | ||
Narrator: In the film was the MJ-12 document. | Narrator: In the film was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majestic_12 the MJ-12 document]. | ||
Narrator: It said that 12 people made a secret pact with an extraterrestrial under the President's direct orders. | Narrator: It said that 12 people made a secret pact with an extraterrestrial under the President's direct orders. | ||
Narrator: Roscoe | Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter Roscoe Hillenkoetter], who was the director of the CIA when the Roswell incident happened, was the chief of the 12 people. | ||
Narrator: It is well known now that President Truman's signature was copied from another document. | Narrator: It is well known now that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman President Truman]'s signature was copied from another document. | ||
Narrator: Vannevar Bush, who was a Head of Department in MIT, was one of the 12 members of MJ-12. | Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vannevar_Bush Vannevar Bush], who was a Head of Department in MIT, was one of the 12 members of MJ-12. | ||
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Narrator: Vannevar Bush put forward a new plan to extend memories, MEMEX, in 1945. | Narrator: Vannevar Bush put forward a new plan to extend memories, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memex MEMEX], in 1945. | ||
Narrator: It was a system to view information in microfilm on a translucent screen. | Narrator: It was a system to view information in microfilm on a translucent screen. | ||
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Narrator: He planned to compress information to access it quickly. | Narrator: He planned to compress information to access it quickly. | ||
Narrator: Bush led the Manhattan | Narrator: Bush led the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project Manhattan Project] that produced an atomic bomb. | ||
Narrator: He also made the foundations of multimedia at the same time. | Narrator: He also made the foundations of multimedia at the same time. | ||
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Narrator: John C. Lilly explored the human unconscious in an experiment with sensory deprivation by using drugs and an isolation tank. | Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Lilly John C. Lilly] explored the human unconscious in an experiment with sensory deprivation by using drugs and an isolation tank. | ||
Narrator: He thought that he was connected to something like an existence in space. | Narrator: He thought that he was connected to something like an existence in space. | ||
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Lain(w): What will this do? | Lain(w): What will this do? | ||
Taro: It | Taro: It's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_memory nonvolatile memory]. It will overwrite existing memories. | ||
Lain(w): What kinds of memories? | Lain(w): What kinds of memories? | ||
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Taro: Knights aren't just crackers, Lain. | Taro: Knights aren't just crackers, Lain. | ||
Taro: | Taro: Uh... | ||
Taro: You're strange. That's why the Knights are interested in you. | Taro: You're strange. That's why the Knights are interested in you. | ||
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Narrator: Ted Nelson, who learned from heretic pioneers Vannevar Bush and John C. Lilly, | Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Nelson Ted Nelson], who learned from heretic pioneers Vannevar Bush and John C. Lilly, | ||
Narrator: made a plan for a digital library in orbit that can be used anywhere on earth through electromagnetic waves and a telephone network. | Narrator: made a plan for a digital library in orbit that can be used anywhere on earth through electromagnetic waves and a telephone network. | ||
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Narrator: The earth itself has peculiar electromagnetic waves. | Narrator: The earth itself has peculiar electromagnetic waves. | ||
Narrator: There are always resonances between the ground and the ionosphere at 8 Hz in the ELF band. | Narrator: There are always resonances between the ground and the ionosphere at 8 Hz in the ELF band. This is called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonances Schumann Resonance]. | ||
Narrator: It is the brain wave of the earth. But we still don't know how it affects humans. | Narrator: It is the brain wave of the earth. But we still don't know how it affects humans. | ||
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Narrator: The human population on Earth is | Narrator: The human population on Earth is approaching the number of neurons in the brain. | ||
Narrator: Douglas | Narrator: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Rushkoff Douglas Rushkoff] claims that it will awaken the consciousness of Earth itself by connecting humans to each other in a network. | ||
Narrator: The network has quickly grown into a form like the | Narrator: The network has quickly grown into a form like the neurons in the brain, so the Earth itself will become a neural network. | ||