Defending Earth

Defending Earth

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Orbital Defense Platforms

Orbital Defense Platforms

In science fiction we often see immense starships attacking planets, crushing or besieging them, but in our own future we may deploy powerful orbital fortresses to defend our world. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis:...

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Asteroid Defense

Asteroid Defense

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Becoming an Interplanetary Species: First Steps

Becoming an Interplanetary Species: First Steps

Get 26% of Curiosity Stream and free access to Nebula by using coupon code "isaac": https://curiositystream.com/isaac Our future lies out among the planets and stars, but to climb out in to space we must take many steps to get off, and today we'll look at those first...

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Force Fields

Force Fields

Force fields are a staple of science fiction, but usually regarded as only science fiction, not science fact. Today we'll examine the notion and see what options we might have inside known science, as well as what alternatives might achieve similar effects. See...

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