Stranded On An Alien World
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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The Importance of Advanced Technology in Space Colonization
A post-human crashed on an alien planet is not necessarily a pathway to instant doom. It's entirely possible their nanobot-laden blood might be oozing into the ground, getting ready to replicate and build some subterranean manufactory that will burst forth 10,000 war machines a month later. We don't really know how far things like self-replicators can really go in terms of productivity and speed or durability. So for today we will assume that our person crashing might have access to some very advanced technologies, but not quite that impressive.
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