Do you know what the Sanskrit word for "war" means?  Join Tom, Dan, and Sarah as they unpack the philological puzzles of "Arrival" (and the Ted Chiang short story it's based on) and address the deeply human desire for more cows. Beginning with an examination of what may be the best sci-fi film of the last decade, the Marathon uses this text as a jumping-off point for a discussion of how language affects our perception of reality, and how humans are defined (or inhibited) by the systems of communication they create! Contained within is an unqualified look at spacetime and non-linear perception, canaries, the quaint 2016 version of alt-right dorks, and some bizarre Scandinavian etymology.