Coming and Going: Navigating Space Between Megastructures

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Spacecraft, Scifi, Engineering, Interstellar Travel, Civilizaiton, Space Station, Future, Future Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Technological Future, Cybernetics, Human Civilizaiton, Sci Fi, Space Megastructures, Astronomy, Megastructures, Energy Abundance, Physics, Space, Space Infrastructure, Technology, Futurism, Genetics, Starship, Post Scarcity, Transhumanism, Long Term Future, Space Colonization, Spaceship, Future Of Humanity, Space Industry, Science

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🗓️ 13 August 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Our future in space may be one of millions or even trillions of vast space station, space habitats, and megastructures. How would a space-faring civilization going about traveling around such an immense solar empire? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/UWaBW-J5L6E Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Coming and Going: Navigating Space Between Megastructures Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 251; August 13, 2020 Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Tristan Underwood Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Justin Dixon Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Katie Byrne https://www.artstation.com/samdanieljones Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Steve Bowers https://www.orionsarm.com Udo Schroeter Music: Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" & "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" & "Into the Wormhole" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners, in this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
0:05.2	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
0:10.5	To hear it and every episode early and ad-free, plus hours of bonus content, check out
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0:20.1	One of the most fun but inaccurate tropes in science fiction is the crowded, harrowing asteroid
0:25.5	belt, navigated by an ace pilot on a quick interplanetary jump.
0:29.8	But once humanity fills vast open stretches of space with artificial habitats, that trope
0:34.9	might actually turn out accurate.
0:45.6	So, habitats, that trope might actually turn out accurate. So today we are back to the megastructure series here on Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur, and I am your aforementioned host, Isaac Arthur.
0:50.4	Normally in this series we talk about this or that giant artificial structure humanity
0:54.2	might create, but today we'll be looking at them from a different perspective, how
0:58.2	folks might navigate between them and how that might impact both the creation of these
1:02.2	structures and the civilizations living on and near them.
1:06.2	However, there are many different types of structures to discuss, many of which lend
1:10.2	different approaches to travel, many of which lend different approaches
1:11.0	to travel, and while we'll briefly explain each one, in the interest of brevity I'll
1:15.9	also reference other videos that detail these concepts in greater depth.
1:20.5	Nonetheless, this will be a long discussion so now is a great time to grab a drink
1:25.0	and a snack, and if you enjoy the content, don't forget
1:27.9	to hit the like and subscribe buttons while you're at it. So what's the big deal about navigating
1:33.0	between megastructures? You're in space after all so it would seem like the obvious mode
1:37.4	of transportation would be spaceships. But it's not quite that simple, especially when
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