What awaits us in deep space? | Sabine Hossenfelder, Matt O'Dowd, Anders Sandberg, and more
746With billionaires planning missions to Mars, researchers at the University of Cambridge potentially discovering life on K2-18b, and NASA’s probe heading to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, it seems that we are at a crucial moment in the history of the human race. By the time the century is over, we may well be an intergalactic civilization, and we also may have proof that we are not alone in the universe.
But, how did we get here? What technology led to early space exploration like the Apollo Missions? How have our space ships and understanding of interstellar travel improved since then? And what really lies ahead for humankind?
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Debates and talks featured (available on iai.tv with a free trial):
How to leave the planet (2021)
https://iai.tv/video/how-to-leave-the-planet-dallas-campbell?utm_source=YouTube
The adventure of space (2020)
https://iai.tv/video/the-adventure-of-space-barry-smith-moon-landings?utm_source=YouTube
To the edge of space (2014)
https://iai.tv/video/to-the-edge-of-space?utm_source=YouTube
Lost in space (2018)
https://iai.tv/video/lost-in-space?utm_source=YouTube
Adventures in space (2025)
https://iai.tv/video/adventures-in-space?utm_source=YouTube
How to land on another planet (2019)
https://iai.tv/video/how-to-land-on-another-planet?utm_source=YouTube
The end of everything (2022)
https://iai.tv/video/the-end-of-everything?utm_source=YouTube
Massive gravity (2020)
https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=massive-gravity
Breathing life into the laws of physics (2021)
https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses/info?course=breathing-life-into-the-laws-of-physics
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00:00 Introduction
01:07 CHAPTER ONE: A Brief History of Space Travel
01:14 Dallas Campbell: Early ideas for rocket ships, space suits, and lunar missions
05:36 Barry C. Smith: One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind
12:01 CHAPTER TWO: The Challenges of Space Travel
12:09 Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Life on Mars and solar activity
16:00 John Ellis and Anders Sandberg: Interstellar travel, human DNA, and light sail probes
18:51 Avi Loeb and Matt O’Dowd: Martian caves and artificial space habitats
20:16 Elie Allouis, Kerry Sanz, and Stephen Kyle-Henney: Modern technology for space exploration
26:57 CHAPTER THREE: The Urgency of Space Travel
27:04 Anders Sandberg: Spreading life and consciousness across the universe
30:13 Eric Weinstein and Sabine Hossenfelder: Nuclear war, quantum technology, and faster-than-light travel
34:30 CHAPTER FOUR: Alien Life, Cultural Change, and Time Dilation
34:36 Carol Cleland and Matt O’Dowd: Religion, ancient civilisations, and future humans
37:23 John Ellis: Should we resurrect alien species?
38:23 Claudia de Rham: Relativity, massive gravity, and time dilation
40:48 Sara Walker: Bio-signatures of alien life
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