Springtime On Mars

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

4.9 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Colonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let life grow on the open surface of Mars and how would we give air and water and potentially even alter its day, year, and gravity? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/RcXBuYwm3xk 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: Springtime on Mars Episode 203, Season 5 E37 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus S. Kopperud Cover Art Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana KrisHolland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Sam McNamara of Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Space Engine http://spaceengine.org Tristan3D Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Music Manager Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Dan MacLeod, "Lucky" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk Markus Junnikkala, "The men would love a good fight" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Lombus, "Doppler Shores" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Paradox Interactive, "In Search of Life" https://www.paradoxplaza.com Ross Bugden, "Revelation" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ 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.
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0:20.5	This episode is sponsored by Brilliant.
0:24.1	A pristine natural environment sounds idyllic, if you're on a planet that's naturally
0:29.2	lush green and blue, but if your planet is just red, dusty, and airless, nature is going
0:35.2	to need some work.
0:51.5	You and I live in an era when even a single human boot print on Mars would be a historic
0:56.4	accomplishment, one that we hope with fingers crossed will happen in our lifetime.
1:02.0	However, there may come a time when Mars is no longer a frontier but is thoroughly colonized
1:07.5	and populated.
1:09.2	Martian babies will be born and some Martian adults will live their whole lives
1:13.6	without ever visiting Earth.
1:15.6	The geology of Mars will be surveyed thoroughly and completely quite early on, and preserving
1:21.6	its pristine state will become less important than making Mars a better place for Martians to live.
1:29.1	The process of making a planet more Earth-like has long been known as terraforming,
1:34.0	terra meaning Earth, a term by the way that originated in science fiction before making
1:39.6	its way into science.
1:41.8	You can of course never really perfectly duplicate a place, nor is it really desirable even
1:47.5	where you can, and as channel regulars know, we have a lot of alternatives for finding extra living
1:53.6	space, such as O'Neill cylinders, and that's often been our focus for colonizing, and when
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