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Changing Humans Might Be Easier Than Terraforming Mars
Episode 53
Could genetically engineered humans be the key to colonizing Mars and exploring deep space? In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore genetic eng…
2 months, 1 week ago
Orbital Rings Are More Realistic Than You Think
Episode 52
Orbital rings might be one of the most practical megastructures humanity could eventually build. They could provide cheap access to orbit, move massi…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Science of Project Hail Mary: Astrophage, Alien Life, and Panspermia
Episode 51
How realistic is the science behind Project Hail Mary?
In this episode, we break down Astrophage, its incredible energy density, its ability to dim a …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Building an Artificial Planet Might Actually Work: Shell Worlds and Birch Worlds
Episode 50
Shell Worlds and Birch Worlds are some of the largest megastructures ever imagined, offering a vision of artificial planets that could support civili…
3 months ago
Interstellar Travel: How Spaceships Survive Light Speed Collisions
Episode 49
What does it really take to survive interstellar travel? As future spaceships approach light speed, even a tiny grain of interstellar dust becomes a …
3 months, 1 week ago
Space Elevators: The Physics, the Promise, and the Risks
Episode 48
What if rockets became obsolete? Space elevators could be the megastructure that transforms humanity into a true spacefaring civilization—if we can s…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Will Processed Food Ever Be a Good Thing? Future Food, 3D Printing & Space Travel
Episode 47
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore how advanced civilizations feed themselves: from personalized AI-designed meals to 3D-printed food syst…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Entropy Rising Trailer
Welcome to Entropy Rising, a science and futurism podcast that explores humanity's future through the lens of real physics.
Each week, we dive into am…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
The Cities That Will Orbit Jupiter: How Humanity Will Colonize the Outer Solar System
Episode 46
Humanity's expansion into the outer Solar System won't look like science fiction imagines. Instead of building cities on frozen moons, our first civi…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Dark Worlds & Alien Ecosystems | What Life Needs to Survive
Episode 45
Could life exist without sunlight? In this Entropy Rising episode, we explore chemosynthesis and extreme ecosystems on Europa and other dark worlds. …
4 months, 1 week ago