Winter On Venus (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Science, Futurism, Sci Fi, Future, Scifi, Technology, Space, Engineering

4.8 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Venus is a desolate scorching world on which no life can exist. Yet if it can be cooled down, there is no other planet we know of more suitable for terraforming and colonization. We will examine methods of cooling Venus down and preparing it to be settled in the future. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/mtTLj0E9ODc 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: Winter on Venus Episode 207, Season 5 E41 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern S. Kopperud Cover Art Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Kristijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com Sam McNamara of Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Tristan3D Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Music Manager Luca DeRosa - [email protected] 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.
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0:23.5	Everyone always talks about colonizing Mars and Tonya Green, but Venus might turn out to be a far
0:30.6	better candidate for terraforming, if we can just cool it down first.
0:36.9	Last month we talked about terraforming Mars and how to warm it up and thicken its atmosphere. just cool it down first.
0:37.5	Last month we talked about terraforming Mars and how to warm it up and thicken its atmosphere
0:42.0	to bring springtime to Mars.
0:44.3	Venus, our other close neighbor, is something of the reverse case.
0:48.9	Mars and Venus, our first two big targets for colonization, have almost the exact opposite strengths and weaknesses.
0:56.6	Often Mars is seen as the most logical first target, which can seem strange on reflection.
1:02.4	It's farther from us than Venus, I'll launch windows to it just once every 26 months,
1:07.8	whereas Venus is every 20 months, and it's a closer and more direct shot.
1:13.2	Venus is also much bigger than Mars, with the surface gravity nearly that of Earth.
1:18.7	Venus has plenty of light and atmosphere to work with, indeed we thought it was probably
1:22.7	a paradise world well into the 20th century.
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