The Physics of FTL Travel
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Ancient Ghost Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology
Try Cell to Singularity, free to play: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uNoF In a future so distant that all has decayed to nothingness and time itself ceases to exist, might this eternal moment of oblivion bring on a fiery resurrection to all of space...
Lagrange Point Space Settlement
Lagrange Points are the rare oases, stationary islands in space. As a result, they are invaluable real estate where we can build vast space habitats. Watch my exclusive video Giant Space Monsters:...
What is the Goldilocks Zone?
Around every star is a zone in which habitable planets might be found.
Space Regulation
For us to live and build communities in space we will need law and order, but who will make the rules, what should they be, and what sheriff will see that the law is enforced? Watch my exclusive video Giant Space Monsters:...
Sentience vs Sapience
There is a strange and hazy line between the inanimate and things which can feel and sense, and also between more complex animals and humans.
Aliens vs AI
Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. We often worry that humanity might be attacked by Aliens or AI, but which is worse and which would win in a...
Is Uplifting Ethical?
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Failed Space Colonies: The Aurora Effect
Reaching a planet arond another star is hard enough, but transforming a barren world into something livable may prove too much for future colonists.
Statites, Lagites, and Quasites
A look at Statites, or Static Satellites, and variations like the Lagite, Quasite, Mag Sail, Solar Moth, and Non-Keplerian Orbits that offer us powerful foundations for advanced, Kardashev-scale space development. Watch my exclusive video Giant...