Bad news… we rap-fans can’t buy property there…
But we can house-swap:
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I would have been very surprised if it was possible for me to buy a farm on Easter Island. Probably not very much power equipment there and gas is probably really high. So you’re working by hand. So over time maybe not so much fun anyway.
Kind of like the old joke about "I don’t want to join any group that would let me be a member ".
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Yeah… think I will visit… stay a few days… leave with pockets of soil and call it good… start my own bacterium colony in Missouri… lol.
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Nice find… I have friends in Chile… this could be a first step - seeing this Moai in Valparaiso.
Nice too!
Of course… duh!
The Brits stole all the best archeological finds throughout the world. Hahaha.
I was at the British Museum and saw the Rosetta Stone and Lord Elgin marbles… the peat bog bodies, but I don’t remember the Moai.
Then, again the Museum is massive. And my interest in Rapa Nui… rapamycin was decades away.
I was there a year ago, and I was totally unaware they had “stolen” this artifact. It was an exciting surprise and I was able to take this photo.
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Hahaha… “STOLEN” just messing with my Brit friends on here. Looks to be a small one… Mini-Moai.
I am sure the Rapa Nui locals offered 
it freely to the UK. If not, add one more British Museum artifact to be returned. Hahaha.
And, they likely said to Dutch Explorer Jacob Roggeveen … you know… Isla de Pascua has a much better sound to it.
No doubt, I am feeling my oats after a great workout at the gym.
As a Museum Director at a medical university… I get it. It’s difficult to make historical… human story telling artifacts available to the public and respect repatriation…returning items of cutural heritage.
I deal with a century of collected human remains… great for teaching medicine… and yet… they were someone’s loved one.
Tough.
My friends just invited us to join them on their trip to Easter island next month. I’m dying inside because we are handcuffed to the house to take care of the cats. (Just venting for sympathy).
Oddly, I know two other couples who have been there within the last couple of months. If not for rapa, I wouldn’t even know of Easter island!
I digress… that is not why I’m here…
Even though I’ve told them about rapa, it went in one ear and out the other. They also have no idea about the eastern island connection
Now they are interested in learning about rapa, I wanted to find a good podcast to share with them that discusses rapa but also addresses how it was discovered because I think that will be especially interesting to them prior to taking their trip
Anyone have a recommendation? I imagine it’s one of the Attia podcasts.
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This is a nicely written story, not a podcast:
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Thanks @Bicep ! That is one of the best articles I’ve read about the history of rapa, and better than a 2 hour long podcast!
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This fun… entertaining and a deep dive into the original island population and now. How rapamycin came to be discovered and understood.
The best 40 minute podcast. Has it all.
Link: http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/dirty-drug-and-ice-cream-tub/
Enjoy!
Jason
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Excellent article Phred.
Thanks… will add to my files for interested persons.
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@Agetron This was excellent and a much easier pill to swallow for the lay person than a 2 hours Attia podcast! Between this and Bicep’s article, it’s something for everyone.
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Ahh, dirty drug in the ice cream tub. I remember hearing this and it’s very enjoyable. Nice that you don’t need your eyes. It’s for NPR so descriptive and animated and great for driving. I couldn’t remember where it came from but remembered the story.
Thanks
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Exactly Beth,
That said, my physician colleagues love the deep dive medical terminology of Drive – explanation of Attia, Kaeberlein and Sabatini. It’s 3 plus hours 
. It makes sense to them.
I actually play that one on my longer drives.
Teeth on Radiolab and then movie to Attia and crew.
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The trip to those islands is certainly on my bucket list. Sorry that you couldnt accompany your friends…
Hopefully they can bring back some soil for you.
As far as the podcast goes, I think Attia’s podcast from September 2023 with David Sabatini and Matt Kaberlein (although its 3 hrs long but it was immersive for me back then)would be a great intro for your friends to listen to on their way to Easter Islands.
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Have them get the soil in their shoes… can claim were just shuffling around the island. Lol
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That podcast is the exact reason I learned about rapa… I called my doc and he said too soon… and then at a later date, he said it’s time!
I’ll pass that on to my friends, too…
And thank you for your sympathy!!!
@agetron a good pair of ON sneakers should do the trick!
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