What do you get when you cross a human and an ape? This is what Soviet Era scientist Ilya Ivanov tried to find out, and it. gets. weird; like inseminating a woman with ape sperm weird. So, let’s talk about it!
Digressions include Transhumanism and the Hunger Games!
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