远古外星人（2009）

And so one of our greatest questions is,
“谁在我们的星球上行走 看起来像人类 但实际上不是?”
"who walks around on our planet, looks human, but is not?"
如果地球上真的有外星变形者
narrator: If there really are alien shape-shifters here on earth,
它们需要DNA来模仿人类或动物吗?
might they require dna in order to mimic a human or animal form?
在过去的30年里
Over the past 30 years,
基因剪接技术的进步 使人类可以开始进行克隆实验
advances in gene-splicing technology have allowed humanity to begin experimenting with cloning
以此改造地球生物
and transforming earthly creatures.
2019年 中国的研究人员宣布他们创造了第一个半人半猴的杂交胚胎
In 2019, researchers in china announced they had created the first hybrid embryos that are part human and part monkey.
世界各地都做过类似的实验
Similar experiments have been done around the world,
将人类DNA与猪、羊杂交
crossing human dna with pigs, sheep,
很快有了 人类和老鼠、耗子的杂交
and soon, mice and rats.
艾米•泰特尔:我们看到现代科技能够创造出这些跨物种的生物
Amy teitel: We are seeing modern technology able to create these kinds of cross-species.
所以遗传学家能够做的 实际上是剪切DNA链的片段
So what geneticists are able to do is actually clip pieces of a dna strand,
插入一条新链来完成序列 然后
insert a new strand in to complete the sequence, and then,
把它放回细胞
put that back into a cell.
当它能够成长为胚胎时
When it's able to grow and become an embryo,
以后能成长为一个完整的人
and then grow into a full being,
它有不同的DNA序列
it has this different dna sequence in it.
迈克尔•丹宁 :当你想到我们已知的基因编辑时
Michael dennin: When you think about what we already know about gene editing,
首先 技术是可行的
first of all, you know, the technology's possible.
所以一个先进的文明 一个陌生的文明
So it is certainly well within the realm of possibility that an advanced civilization, an alien civilization,
将拥有远远超过我们现在的基因编辑技术
would have skills in gene editing far surpassing what we have now,
可以做一些超出我们想象范围的事情
and could really do things that are actually unimaginable and outside the scope of what we're thinking.
科学家们现在能够在实验室里完成的基因改造
Narrator: Could it be that the genetic modifications that scientists are now able to
难道是在几千年前由外星人完善的吗?
achieve in a laboratory were perfected thousands of years ago by extraterrestrials?
对于古代宇航员理论家来说
For ancient astronaut theorists,
这种可能性提出了另一个有趣的问题: 他们是否也能同样改变人类的DNA
this possibility raises another intriguing question could they similarly alter the dna of humans?
法国西南部地区 是迄今为止所发现的最早的史前艺术品的发源地
Narrator: The southwest region of France is home to some of the earliest examples of prehistoric art ever discovered.
拉斯科的洞穴
The caves of lascaux,
诺克斯和派许摩尔洞穴 都收藏了15000多年前的岩画
niaux, and pech merle all contain rock paintings that date back more than 15,000 years.
但在古老的洞穴艺术中 有一个形象是与众不同的
But among the ancient cave art, one image stands apart.
隐藏在特里斯-弗雷斯洞穴里的 是一个神秘人物的描述 被简单地称为“巫师”
Tucked inside the trois-frères cave is the depiction of a mysterious figure known simply as "the sorcerer."
杨:在法国南部 人们发现了一个洞穴 里面有一幅图像
young: In the south of France, a cave was discovered with an image,
据信大约有1.5万年的历史
believed to be something like 15,000 years old.
这可能是我们对神最早的印象
This might be the very earliest image we have of a deity.
它是一只雄鹿 但它的内部是一个人
It's a stag, but it's a human inside,
因此 它似乎描绘了一个萨满教仪式的领导者 通灵了动物的力量
so it seems to depict a shamanic ritual leader channeling animal powers.
科林斯:它有一个鹿的身体
Collins: It has the body of a deer,
它有猫头鹰的眼睛
uh, it has the eyes of an owl,
它可能有马的尾巴
it has the tail possibly of a horse,
但很明显它是站在人类的腿上 有类似人类的手臂
but it's quite clearly standing on human legs and has humanlike arms.
虽然它可能被解释为第一位上帝
And although it's been interpreted perhaps as the first god,
更有可能的是 它代表一个萨满
more likely is that it represents a shaman,
他把自己变成了一种或多种动物
who has transformed, uh, into one or more animals,
通过萨满占据的身体 在超自然领域自♥由♥穿梭
to move through the supernatural realms that the shaman is thought to have taken.
虽然没有确切的文字记录能确定15000年前的洞穴艺术的确切含义
Narrator: While there is no written record to definitively identify cave art from 15,000 years ago,
但在美国西南部 萨满把自己变成变形人的观念至今仍然盛行
in the american southwest, the notion of shamans transforming themselves into shape-shifters is still prevalent today.
犹他州 尤坦盆地 皮行者牧场
几十年来 这个占地500英亩的广阔地区 一直被各种奇怪现象的报道所困扰
This 500-acre expanse has been plagued by reports of strange phenomena for decades.
包括UFO的目击和变形怪物的描述
Phenomena that include both ufo sightings and accounts of a shape-shifting monster.
你能想象到的任何超自然现象据说都发生过
Any paranormal activity that you can imagine has happened, allegedly,
在这个皮行者牧场
at this skinwalker ranch.
你见过不明飞行物
You've seen ufos.
他们见过不同的生物
They have seen different creatures.
他们看到天空中发生了奇怪的事情
They have seen weird things happening up in the sky.
有一段历史不仅可以追溯到过去的100年 而且是在过去的1000年里在该地区发生的活动
There is a history that not only goes back over the past 100 years, but over the past 1,000 years of activity happening in that area,
其中一些与纳瓦霍传说有关
some of which is connected to navajo legends.
自古就有被称为皮行者的变形者的故事
Tales of shape-shifters called skinwalkers have existed since time immemorial.
在当地纳瓦霍人和尤特人的口头传统中
Narrator: In the oral traditions of both the local navajo and ute populations,
皮行者牧场以变形者命名 几个世纪以来 他们一直居住在这个地区
the shape-shifter for which skinwalker ranch is named has inhabited the area for centuries.
但这种生物背后的故事与其他变形者不同
But the story behind this creature is different from that of other shape-shifters.
根据纳瓦霍人的说法 皮行者是人类
According to the navajo, the skinwalker is a human,
他已经获得了改造自己身体的能力
who has attained the ability to transform his body.
“皮行者”是纳瓦霍萨满或女巫 以超自然形态出现时的名字
A "skinwalker" is the name that is given to a navajo shaman or witch when they are in a supernatural form.
通常皮行者会是一只狼
Very often a skinwalker will be a wolf,
但也可能是其他动物
but it can be other animals as well.
当地关于皮行者的传统是 他们是真实的人
The native tradition concerning the skinwalkers is that these are actual people that,
获得了某种能量
uh, have gained a certain type of power.
他们被赋予了一定的能力、变形术和魔法
They were given certain abilities and shape-changing and magic.
说到皮行者是如何改变形状的 纳瓦霍人与古代宇航员理论家有着相似的概念
Narrator: When it comes to how the skinwalker is able to change shape, the navajo have a similar notion to that of ancient astronaut theorists.
他们认为这与DNA有关
They believe it is connected to dna.
多佛:我们认为他们是在操纵自己身体的DNA
Dover: Our view on it is that they're manipulating the dna of their own body.
它们确实会改变形状
They do change shape.
通常是有皮的动物
And it's usually an animal that they have the skin for.
他们会利用皮肤变形和不断吟颂
And they'll use the skin and with a-a combination of chants,
就变成了那个动物
actually turn into that animal.
有趣的是
And interestingly enough,
在纳瓦霍人的传统中
in navajo tradition,
你从小就被教育
you are taught early on as a child,
你不能留下你的指甲屑
you don't leave your fingernail clippings,
你不能随地吐痰 也不能把它掩盖起来
you don't spit on the ground and not cover it up.
所有这些都与DNA的传播有关
All of this has to do with the transmission of dna.
如果外星人为了变形而收集DNA
Narrator: If extraterrestrials are harvesting dna in order to shape-shift,
正如一些古代宇航员理论家所说
as some ancient astronaut theorists suggest,
有没有可能它们也赋予人类同样的能力呢?
is it possible that they could also bestow humans with this same ability?
皮行者可能是外星人介入的证据吗?
And might the skinwalker be evidence of alien intervention?
虽然这听起来很牵强
While it may sound farfetched,
但前纳瓦霍警官乔纳森•多佛确信 这个被称为“皮行者”的生物是真实存在的
former navajo police officer jonathan dover is certain that the being called the skinwalker is real.
我在执法部门工作了31年
I spent, uh, 31 years in law enforcement.
我们有很多很多事故 人们看到他们追着自己的车
We've had many, many incidences where people have seen them chasing their vehicles
当时他们的车以每小时60或65英里的速度行驶
as their vehicles are traveling at 60, 65 miles an hour,
有一个人影在你后面跑
and having a human figure running behind you.
(蟋蟀鸣叫)
(crickets chirping)
我曾让警♥察♥逮捕人 让他们戴上手铐 他们去了警♥察♥局
I've had police officers arrest people and had them in handcuffs, they get to the station,
但他们没有停下行动 而且那个人后来消失了
they hadn't stopped anywhere and the person is gone.
无论是否有外星人存在
Whether we have an alien presence,
我们不确定 但我认为有足够的信息认为
we don't know for sure, but there's enough information there that I would say
不要因为这是一种不同的文化就对它掉以轻心
don't take it lightly just because it's a different culture.
15000年前在法国的一处洞穴墙壁上所描绘的那个奇怪的人物 在美国西南部还活着吗?
Narrator: Is the strange figure that was depicted on a cave wall in France 15,000 years ago alive and well in the american southwest?
我们之中是否一直有变形者
Have there always been shape-shifters among us,
外星人和人类都有?
both alien and human?
有没有可能 新的科学发展正在引领我们走向一个未来
And is it possible that new scientific developments are leading towards
在这个未来里 我们可能成为……
a future in which we could become...
变形者?
The shape-shifters?
哈佛大学 2019年10月
开♥发♥变形技术的科学家们宣布了他们最新的、最令人难以置信的发明
Narrator: Scientists developing shape-shifting technology announce their latest and most incredible creation--
可以随温度而变化的晶格
lattices that can transform in response to changes in temperature.
当研究人员展示了这种材料非凡的蜕变时
When researchers demonstrate the material's remarkable metamorphosis,
它就像施了魔法一样
as if by magic,
这个平面网格变形成了19世纪数学家卡尔•弗里德里希•高斯的三维脸
the flat mesh morphs into a three-dimensional face of 19th century mathematician carl friedrich gauss.
这里采取了一种平面的结构 可以把它变成人脸或其他有趣的三维形状
This has been used to take a flat sort of structure and turn it to look like a human face or other interesting sort of three-dimensional shape.
当你谈到变形技术时
When you talk about shape-shifting technologies,
你现在看到的是 我们控制材料的能力正处在一个转变的阶段
what you're seeing right now is our ability to control materials is really at a transformative point.
在不久的将来
Narrator: In the near future,
像这样的可变形材料可以用在很多方面
shape-shifting materials like this could be utilized in many ways,
从制♥造♥智能织物和自我修复电子产品
from constructing smart fabrics and self-repairing electronics
到引领新一代机器人技术和高科技医疗设备
to ushering in the next generation of robotics and high-tech medical equipment.
但是古代宇航员理论家们看到了一种更深远的可能性
But ancient astronaut theorists see an even more profound possibility.
这些进步与我们对DNA操纵的日益了解相结合 将为人类开启潜能
That these advancements combined with our growing understanding of dna manipulation will unlock the potential for humans
利用变形的力量
to harness the power of shape-shifting.
在科幻小说中 最伟大的想法之一就是能够变形
In science fiction, one of the-the great ideas was the idea of being able to-to shape-shift.
改变你皮肤的颜色 或者改变你的形态成为其他的东西
To change the color of your skin or to change your form to turn into something else.
现在高科技公♥司♥正在研究这个
And now high-tech companies are actually working on this today.
芬顿:在大自然中 我们看到动物可以突然改变颜色 改变形状
Fenton: In nature we see animals that can suddenly shift colors, change their shapes.
有没有可能在某种程度上 我们能利用这种能力并将其应用到技术中呢?
Could it be that in some way this ability could be harnessed and used in technologies?
或者 甚至在控制论中 将一个物种的基因与一种技术相结合
Or perhaps in even a-a cybernetic blending of the genes of a species like this with a technology,
允许我们快速变形 瞬间变成你想要的样子?
allowing us to have these rapid shape-shifts, to just morph into whatever you need to look like instantaneously?
现在 人类科技突飞猛进
Human technology is advancing here by leaps and bounds.
据大家所知 我们已经有了很多光学上的隐形技术
By all accounts, we already have pretty much optical invisibility,
或者说伪装技术非常好 几乎无法分辨
or certainly camouflage so good that it's-it's almost indistinguishable.
我的意思是 当然 其中一些是保密的
I mean, some of this is, of course, so classified,
我们好几年都听不到它的消息了 但是……