Life In 2323 A.D.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Francis Bailey: A Ship in the Age of Robotics
The Francis Bailey is a giant arc ship several kilometers long which has a lot of automation running its maintenance or at least it used to. Most repair programs and nanobots receive regular updates and patches for minor problems but an unforeseen consequence of being light years from home is that while they keep getting those patches some seem to have gotten corrupted in transit. This resulted in the crew having to switch off virtually all of their nanotechnology which means most of the original crew and colonists are now on ice with their descendants trying to run things. Emily one of her crew was born 20 years ago and has recently taken over the duties of her grandmother who like near the original crew is now frozen. She gets a lot
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