Big Picture Science Building a Space Colony*
Sep 4, 2023
Why haven't space colonies been built? Can billionaire space entrepreneurs revive our dreams? Is living off-Earth a solution or an escape? Visionary physicist Gerard O'Neill's rotating structure concept. Building a utopian space colony. Impact of science fiction. Motivations for space colonization. Perceived realities of future worlds. Simulation hypothesis and time travel. Relocating to a space colony. Challenges of Biosphere 2. Importance of including biological systems. Creating permanent habitats in space. Preservation of Earth. Gratitude towards NASA's support.
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Introduction
00:00 • 1min
The Urgency of Building a Space Colony
01:16 • 2min
Building a Space Colony: A Vision for the Future
03:07 • 5min
Building Utopian Space Colonies and the Challenger Disaster
08:27 • 11min
Imagining Life Off Earth and Building a Space Colony
19:27 • 2min
Exploring Space Colonization and the Perceived Realities of Future Worlds
20:58 • 11min
Considering a Move to a Space Colony
32:19 • 2min
Inside Biosphere 2: Challenges and Lessons
34:27 • 16min
Exploring the Idea of Living in Space
50:46 • 2min