You, sir, are a big baby.” Bridget gave the knot a final tweak. “And despite your best efforts, you look great. - Dennis E. Taylor

How does the human race survive past one generation? How do parents not just eat their children?

Fire has most of the characteristics of life. It eats, it grows, it reproduces. But fire retains no information. It doesn’t learn; it doesn’t adapt. The five millionth fire started by lightning will behave just like the first. But the five hundredth bacterial division will not be like the first one, especially if there is environmental pressure.

I couldn’t remember any science-fiction stories that actually dealt with how you’d handle timekeeping on a new planet.