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Saison 10
Date de diffusion
Jan 04, 2024
Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder.
Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder.
Date de diffusion
Jan 07, 2024
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.
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.
Date de diffusion
Jan 11, 2024
Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas.
Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas.
Date de diffusion
Jan 14, 2024
We often worry that humanity might be attacked by Aliens or AI, but which is worse and which would win in a battle between them?
We often worry that humanity might be attacked by Aliens or AI, but which is worse and which would win in a battle between them?
Date de diffusion
Jan 18, 2024
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?
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?
Date de diffusion
Jan 25, 2024
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.
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.
Date de diffusion
Jan 28, 2024
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 and time?
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 and time?
Date de diffusion
Fév 01, 2024
The galaxy is a harsh place full of desolate and barren planets, but some worlds may be so deadly they actively seek to kill those who dare to travel to them.
The galaxy is a harsh place full of desolate and barren planets, but some worlds may be so deadly they actively seek to kill those who dare to travel to them.
Date de diffusion
Fév 08, 2024
In the future we will not simply travel to visit new worlds but seek to build homes and forge lives on them. So what would being a pioneer in space truly be like?
In the future we will not simply travel to visit new worlds but seek to build homes and forge lives on them. So what would being a pioneer in space truly be like?
Date de diffusion
Fév 11, 2024
Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of space, and what dreadful causes could necessitate such measures?
Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of space, and what dreadful causes could necessitate such measures?
Date de diffusion
Fév 15, 2024
Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimaginable might and size.
Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimaginable might and size.
Date de diffusion
Fév 22, 2024
We have gazed upon the Moon with wonder since the dawn of humanity, and named its craters as seas, but could those become true seas one day?
We have gazed upon the Moon with wonder since the dawn of humanity, and named its craters as seas, but could those become true seas one day?
Date de diffusion
Fév 25, 2024
Vacuum Trains and other low pressure rail & maglev systems offer the possibility of ultra-fast and ultra-cheap transport on and off of Earth.
Vacuum Trains and other low pressure rail & maglev systems offer the possibility of ultra-fast and ultra-cheap transport on and off of Earth.
Date de diffusion
Fév 29, 2024
The vast gulfs between stars may take decades or even centuries to travel, requiring enormous generation ships carrying families and whole ecosystems with them. What will life be like on board such arks?
The vast gulfs between stars may take decades or even centuries to travel, requiring enormous generation ships carrying families and whole ecosystems with them. What will life be like on board such arks?
Date de diffusion
Mar 03, 2024
Our world is ancient, but the Universe is far older. What were those first planets like, and how soon can life emerge on new ones?
Our world is ancient, but the Universe is far older. What were those first planets like, and how soon can life emerge on new ones?
Date de diffusion
Mar 07, 2024
In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?
In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?
Date de diffusion
Mar 10, 2024
A look at the possible effects of alien food, drink, and microbes on us or our ecosystem.
A look at the possible effects of alien food, drink, and microbes on us or our ecosystem.
Date de diffusion
Mar 14, 2024
The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos, may be our gateway to that future.
The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos, may be our gateway to that future.
Date de diffusion
Mar 17, 2024
As ever more automation works its way into our legal system and courts, we must ask what challenges and advantages AI has in justice, and if AI will come to be our judge and jury.
As ever more automation works its way into our legal system and courts, we must ask what challenges and advantages AI has in justice, and if AI will come to be our judge and jury.
Date de diffusion
Mar 21, 2024
Life is incredibly complicated, but for most of Earth’s history it was much simpler. Is it possible the Universe is full of planets with very simple life, and complex organisms are rare?
Life is incredibly complicated, but for most of Earth’s history it was much simpler. Is it possible the Universe is full of planets with very simple life, and complex organisms are rare?
Date de diffusion
Mar 28, 2024
Black Holes can swallow anything, even light, and small black holes made from light itself may offer us abundant clean energy and a pathway to the stars.
Black Holes can swallow anything, even light, and small black holes made from light itself may offer us abundant clean energy and a pathway to the stars.
Date de diffusion
Mar 31, 2024
One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?
One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?
Date de diffusion
Avr 04, 2024
Space offers a variety of clean and abundant sources of power, but how can we get them down to Earth? And which are safe and economical?
Space offers a variety of clean and abundant sources of power, but how can we get them down to Earth? And which are safe and economical?
Date de diffusion
Avr 07, 2024
We often worry that the reason we hear nothing in our search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that travel to other stars is just too hard, but what if a civilization decides it’s just too dangerous to allow?
We often worry that the reason we hear nothing in our search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that travel to other stars is just too hard, but what if a civilization decides it’s just too dangerous to allow?
Date de diffusion
Avr 11, 2024
The galaxy is an immense and mysterious place we may one day explore and settle, but for now, we have only one planet, and the galaxy holds many dangers, so what can we do to defend Earth?
The galaxy is an immense and mysterious place we may one day explore and settle, but for now, we have only one planet, and the galaxy holds many dangers, so what can we do to defend Earth?
Date de diffusion
Avr 14, 2024
We are fascinated by portals between worlds, gateways between stars, wormholes through the fabric of reality, but could these be real, and if so, what would the civilizations using them be like?
We are fascinated by portals between worlds, gateways between stars, wormholes through the fabric of reality, but could these be real, and if so, what would the civilizations using them be like?
Date de diffusion
Avr 18, 2024
Beneath the surface of the Moon lie vast underground caverns, some of which are miles long and wider than football fields, and they may make for excellent settlement sites.
Beneath the surface of the Moon lie vast underground caverns, some of which are miles long and wider than football fields, and they may make for excellent settlement sites.
Date de diffusion
Avr 25, 2024
Stars give warmth and light to planets and make life possible, until they run out of fuel and die themselves, but could these dead stars still enable life to dwell around them?
Stars give warmth and light to planets and make life possible, until they run out of fuel and die themselves, but could these dead stars still enable life to dwell around them?
Date de diffusion
Avr 28, 2024
There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be like to live under two suns?
There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be like to live under two suns?
Date de diffusion
Mai 02, 2024
The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.
The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.
Date de diffusion
Mai 09, 2024
We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to exist in fortress star systems, surrounded by despoiled deserts of their own making?
We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to exist in fortress star systems, surrounded by despoiled deserts of their own making?
Date de diffusion
Mai 12, 2024
We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador be like?
We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador be like?
Date de diffusion
Mai 15, 2024
One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the centers of such empires be like?
One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the centers of such empires be like?
Date de diffusion
Mai 23, 2024
We think very highly of the human brain, after all, it's what lets us think about anything in the first place, but Nature is vast, and our primate brains are not the end-all and be-all of neural engineering.
We think very highly of the human brain, after all, it's what lets us think about anything in the first place, but Nature is vast, and our primate brains are not the end-all and be-all of neural engineering.
Date de diffusion
Mai 26, 2024
One day we may settle thousands of planets and trade between them, but what would a space freighter be like, who would crew them, and what would they carry?
One day we may settle thousands of planets and trade between them, but what would a space freighter be like, who would crew them, and what would they carry?
Date de diffusion
Mai 30, 2024
Ganymede is an enormous moon, larger than any other we’ve found, including our own, and may one day be the centerpiece of wider human settlements around Jupiter.
Ganymede is an enormous moon, larger than any other we’ve found, including our own, and may one day be the centerpiece of wider human settlements around Jupiter.
Date de diffusion
Jun 02, 2024
We all dream of a future in space, but it will take a lot of work to get there and more to make it a place we can visit and live. Of course, where there’s work to be done, there’s jobs to be had.
We all dream of a future in space, but it will take a lot of work to get there and more to make it a place we can visit and live. Of course, where there’s work to be done, there’s jobs to be had.
Date de diffusion
Jun 06, 2024
Many fear future technologies may doom our civilization, but could the pursuit of technology, and civilization itself, be what dooms humanity?
Many fear future technologies may doom our civilization, but could the pursuit of technology, and civilization itself, be what dooms humanity?
Date de diffusion
Jun 13, 2024
The galaxy has many stars orbited by many planets, and many of these are orbited by immense icy moons, but could others have oceans on their surface, or even life?
The galaxy has many stars orbited by many planets, and many of these are orbited by immense icy moons, but could others have oceans on their surface, or even life?
Date de diffusion
Jun 16, 2024
As we reach out to the stars and settle other worlds, could we find or create ones even better for humanity than Earth?
As we reach out to the stars and settle other worlds, could we find or create ones even better for humanity than Earth?
Date de diffusion
Jun 20, 2024
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs?
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs?
Date de diffusion
Jun 27, 2024
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of them?
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of them?
Date de diffusion
Jun 30, 2024
An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction.
An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction.
Date de diffusion
Juil 04, 2024
The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach back into the past itself, and even without a time machine.
The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach back into the past itself, and even without a time machine.
Date de diffusion
Juil 07, 2024
We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like?
We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like?
Date de diffusion
Juil 11, 2024
Space is huge, immense beyond our wildest dreams. In order to explore and settle it, we’ll need to learn to dream a lot bigger and bolder than ever before.
Space is huge, immense beyond our wildest dreams. In order to explore and settle it, we’ll need to learn to dream a lot bigger and bolder than ever before.
Date de diffusion
Juil 14, 2024
When listen to void of space, we hear no alien signals, but could the galaxy be quiet because ancient empires slumber inside it?
When listen to void of space, we hear no alien signals, but could the galaxy be quiet because ancient empires slumber inside it?
Date de diffusion
Juil 18, 2024
Our universe is a strange place, with underlying rules we’re only just beginning to understand, but could the strangest thing of all about our Universe be that we are able to live here to observe it in the first place?
Our universe is a strange place, with underlying rules we’re only just beginning to understand, but could the strangest thing of all about our Universe be that we are able to live here to observe it in the first place?
Date de diffusion
Juil 25, 2024
We often try to distinguish between what is alive and what is a machine, and note that machines can't reproduce or fix themselves, but that may soon change.
We often try to distinguish between what is alive and what is a machine, and note that machines can't reproduce or fix themselves, but that may soon change.
Date de diffusion
Juil 28, 2024
We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what would life be like mining on the Moon?
We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what would life be like mining on the Moon?
Date de diffusion
Août 01, 2024
Join us for a journey to a new world, as we explore what it would be like to lead a colony mission.
Join us for a journey to a new world, as we explore what it would be like to lead a colony mission.
Date de diffusion
Août 08, 2024
We often wonder where all the vast and ancient alien civilizations are, but could it be that they've migrated far away in space or time, or even journeyed beyond our cosmos?
We often wonder where all the vast and ancient alien civilizations are, but could it be that they've migrated far away in space or time, or even journeyed beyond our cosmos?
Date de diffusion
Août 11, 2024
Many believe humanity's climb upward may have been assisted by outsiders. Is this possible, and if so, what does that tell us about our own past... and future?
Many believe humanity's climb upward may have been assisted by outsiders. Is this possible, and if so, what does that tell us about our own past... and future?
Date de diffusion
Août 15, 2024
Technology has shaped our civilization as it grew down the centuries, and since the industrial revolution, each new generation seems defined by some new technological revolution… So what will the next revolution be?
Technology has shaped our civilization as it grew down the centuries, and since the industrial revolution, each new generation seems defined by some new technological revolution… So what will the next revolution be?
Date de diffusion
Août 22, 2024
In the future, fleets of unimaginable scope may battle over light years, in conflicts that might last milliseconds or entire centuries.
In the future, fleets of unimaginable scope may battle over light years, in conflicts that might last milliseconds or entire centuries.
Date de diffusion
Août 25, 2024
Could something in the future alter the past, so that effect came before cause? Does quantum mechanics truly allow this, as often hinted?
Could something in the future alter the past, so that effect came before cause? Does quantum mechanics truly allow this, as often hinted?
Date de diffusion
Août 29, 2024
The Moon is barren and lifeless, but as we return to the Moon and settle there permanently, might we transform the brightest jewel in our sky into a glittering emerald full of life?
The Moon is barren and lifeless, but as we return to the Moon and settle there permanently, might we transform the brightest jewel in our sky into a glittering emerald full of life?
Date de diffusion
Sept 01, 2024
In the future, we may colonize other planets or build artificial worlds for people to life on, but some may choose a nomadic life on spaceships instead.
In the future, we may colonize other planets or build artificial worlds for people to life on, but some may choose a nomadic life on spaceships instead.
Date de diffusion
Sept 05, 2024
The Library of Babel is repository of every book ever written... if you can find it.
The Library of Babel is repository of every book ever written... if you can find it.
Date de diffusion
Sept 12, 2024
One day we will journey to the Red Planet and perhaps settle there, but what great civilizations and cities will emerge on the red sands?
One day we will journey to the Red Planet and perhaps settle there, but what great civilizations and cities will emerge on the red sands?
Date de diffusion
Sept 15, 2024
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Date de diffusion
Sept 19, 2024
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Date de diffusion
Sept 26, 2024
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Date de diffusion
Sept 29, 2024
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