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Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) &#8211; Introduction
(06:51) &#8211; Space exploration
(15:58) &#8211; Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats
(33:39) &#8211; Microgravity
(37:56) &#8211; Deep duration space missions
(43:06) &#8211; Extraterrestrial life
(49:29) &#8211; Music and sports in space
(56:08) &#8211; Colonizing space
(1:03:28) &#8211; War in space
(1:08:02) &#8211; Robots in space
(1:22:43) &#8211; Commercial space exploration
(1:26:21) &#8211; Future of space exploration
(1:34:07) &#8211; Beauty of the universe
(1:39:03) &#8211; Space cities
(1:44:44) &#8211; Advice for young people
(1:48:04) &#8211; Consciousness
(1:49:50) &#8211; Meaning of life

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#271 – Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures

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