Outward Bound: Colonizing the Sun

Outward Bound: Colonizing the Sun

We contemplate colonizing planets, but what about the stars themselves? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Containing virtually all the mass and resources of the solar system, the Sun, the Sun is the ultimate asset for a growing...

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Outward Bound: Colonizing the Oort Cloud

Outward Bound: Colonizing the Oort Cloud

Could the cold outer reaches of the solar system ever be called home? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Far beyond even Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is a vast and mostly empty region of space that we theorize may contain trillions of comets...

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Outward Bound: Interplanetary Trade

Outward Bound: Interplanetary Trade

Today we discuss the concept of trade throughout a colonized solar system, and ask how viable it is and what challenged it faces. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://www.Brilliant.org/IsaacArthur While Interplanetary trade faces many challenges, Interstellar Trade...

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Outward Bound: Colonizing Titan

Outward Bound: Colonizing Titan

We continue our look at colonizing the solar system by visiting Saturn's moon Titan. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://www.Brilliant.org/IsaacArthur We will examine the options for less classic colonization by exploring alternatives to manned colonization and...

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