#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures
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MIT Space Exploration Initiative: <a href="https://media.mit.edu/groups/space-exploration">https://media.mit.edu/groups/space-exploration</a><br />
Books and resources mentioned:<br />
Into the Anthropocosmos (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3CUIchM">https://amzn.to/3CUIchM</a><br />
Seveneves (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/36ipd4O">https://amzn.to/36ipd4O</a><br />
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:51) – Space exploration<br />
(15:58) – Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats<br />
(33:39) – Microgravity<br />
(37:56) – Deep duration space missions<br />
(43:06) – Extraterrestrial life<br />
(49:29) – Music and sports in space<br />
(56:08) – Colonizing space<br />
(1:03:28) – War in space<br />
(1:08:02) – Robots in space<br />
(1:22:43) – Commercial space exploration<br />
(1:26:21) – Future of space exploration<br />
(1:34:07) – Beauty of the universe<br />
(1:39:03) – Space cities<br />
(1:44:44) – Advice for young people<br />
(1:48:04) – Consciousness<br />
(1:49:50) – Meaning of life</p>