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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
9
So You Want to Colonize the Universe Part 2: Deep Time Engineering
Diffractor
3y
6
58
Claims & Assumptions made in Eternity in Six Hours
Ruby
3y
7
4
Link: White House wants your advice on space exploration
polymathwannabe
8y
24
11
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
18
Politicians stymie human colonization of space to save make-work jobs
Roko
12y
98
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Perfect Enemy
Alex Beyman
2mo
0
17
So You Want To Colonize The Universe Part 3: Dust
Diffractor
3y
9
14
So You Want to Colonize The Universe Part 4: Velocity Changes and Energy
Diffractor
3y
9
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Steer the Sun?
Shay
7mo
7
34
[Link] Space Stasis: What the strange persistence of rockets can teach us about innovation
Kaj_Sotala
11y
20
28
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
10
So You Want to Colonize The Universe
Diffractor
3y
18
3
A terrifying variant of Boltzmann's brains problem
Zeruel017
6mo
12
3
The (Boltzmann) Brain-In-A-Jar
PlatypusNinja
12y
1
36
Astrobiology III: Why Earth?
CellBioGuy
6y
12
101
Beyond Astronomical Waste
Wei_Dai
4y
41
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To reduce astronomical waste: take your time, then go very fast
Stuart_Armstrong
9y
50
10
Types of Boltzmann Brains
avturchin
3y
0
79
Astronomy, Astrobiology, & The Fermi Paradox I: Introductions, and Space & Time
CellBioGuy
7y
22
3
How likely is our view of the cosmos?
Yitz
1y
3
48
Astronomy, space exploration and the Great Filter
JoshuaZ
7y
68
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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