You’ve made it to a new world—but how do you make a living when Earth is light-years away? We chart how colonies bootstrap markets, money, and meaning—from scrip and rationing to trade networks and post-scarcity systems. Watch my exclusive video The Economics of...
The O’Neill Cylinder Space Habitat: Islands In The Sky
What if humanity’s future isn’t on Earth—or even other planets—but in colossal artificial worlds built in space? In this episode, we explore the O’Neill Cylinder, a visionary space habitat that could house millions, serve as interstellar arks, and transform the cosmos...
Hammer Habs & Tethered Space Habitats: A New Spin on Space Settlements
How do we create artificial gravity in space without massive space stations? Today, we explore hammer habitats and tethered space habitats—ingenious designs that could revolutionize life beyond Earth. Watch my exclusive video The End of Science...
Life in a Space Colony, ep2: Colony Spaceships
This episode is the second of a three-part series focusing more on the specifics of colonization including the human aspect of it. Having laid the groundwork last time, we now ask ourselves what the ships carrying people to new worlds would be like, and what life...
Life in a Space Colony, ep1: Extraterrestrial Colonies
This episode begins a three-part series focusing more on the specifics of colonization including the human aspect of it. We lay the groundwork by looking at colonies just in our solar system before moving off in episodes two and three to look at life on colony ships...
