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Boltzmann's brains
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Quantifying anthropic effects on the Fermi paradox
Lanrian
3y
5
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All Possible Views About Humanity's Future Are Wild
HoldenKarnofsky
1y
40
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Neil Armstrong died before we could defeat death
kilobug
10y
34
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[LINK] Waitbutwhy article on the history and future of space exploration, SpaceX and more
LizzardWizzard
7y
26
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So You Want to Colonize the Universe Part 2: Deep Time Engineering
Diffractor
3y
6
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Claims & Assumptions made in Eternity in Six Hours
Ruby
3y
7
2
Link: White House wants your advice on space exploration
polymathwannabe
8y
24
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Is it definitely the case that we can colonize Mars if we really wanted to? Is it reasonable to believe that this is technically feasible for a reasonably advanced civilization?
Ruby
3y
0
12
Politicians stymie human colonization of space to save make-work jobs
Roko
12y
98
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Perfect Enemy
Alex Beyman
2mo
0
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So You Want To Colonize The Universe Part 3: Dust
Diffractor
3y
9
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So You Want to Colonize The Universe Part 4: Velocity Changes and Energy
Diffractor
3y
9
6
Steer the Sun?
Shay
7mo
7
18
[Link] Space Stasis: What the strange persistence of rockets can teach us about innovation
Kaj_Sotala
11y
20
42
A Proposed Adjustment to the Astronomical Waste Argument
Nick_Beckstead
9y
38
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Is the potential astronomical waste in our universe too small to care about?
Wei_Dai
8y
17
28
So You Want to Colonize The Universe
Diffractor
3y
18
7
A terrifying variant of Boltzmann's brains problem
Zeruel017
6mo
12
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The (Boltzmann) Brain-In-A-Jar
PlatypusNinja
12y
1
18
Astrobiology III: Why Earth?
CellBioGuy
6y
12
137
Beyond Astronomical Waste
Wei_Dai
4y
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To reduce astronomical waste: take your time, then go very fast
Stuart_Armstrong
9y
50
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Types of Boltzmann Brains
avturchin
3y
0
43
Astronomy, Astrobiology, & The Fermi Paradox I: Introductions, and Space & Time
CellBioGuy
7y
22
13
How likely is our view of the cosmos?
Yitz
1y
3
24
Astronomy, space exploration and the Great Filter
JoshuaZ
7y
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Snyder-Beattie, Sandberg, Drexler & Bonsall (2020): The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life Is Rare
Kaj_Sotala
2y
20
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What is the most probable AI?
Zeruel017
6mo
0