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Colonizing Earth’s Orbit Is the First Real Step Into Space
Episode 34
We often talk about the future of space as if it starts on Mars, in the asteroid belt, or among the stars. Giant habitats and interstellar travel dom…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Ring Worlds, Spin Gravity, and the Limits of Megastructures
Episode 33
Planets are a historical accident. Ring worlds are what you build once you understand physics well enough to stop settling for spheres.
In this episod…
9 months, 1 week ago
The Great Filters That Explain the Fermi Paradox
Episode 32
Why don’t we see aliens, even in a universe this big? In this episode of Entropy Rising, we break down the Great Filters and how they help explain th…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
The Future of Weapons, From Drones to Dyson Swarms
Episode 31
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore how weapons evolve as technology and energy scale up, starting with systems already reshaping modern ba…
10 months, 1 week ago
Solar Shades, Cloud Seeding, and the Future of Climate Control
Episode 30
What if cooling the planet isn’t just about cutting emissions, but about reshaping the environment itself? In this episode of Entropy Rising, Jacob a…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Robots vs Humans: Who Should Actually Explore Space?
Episode 29
Automated probes can mine asteroids, build infrastructure in zero-gravity, and push deeper into the solar system than any astronaut ever could. So th…
11 months ago
Augmented Reality: A Beautiful Trap?
Episode 28
Augmented reality isn’t science fiction anymore—it’s quietly reshaping how we see the world. In this episode of Entropy Rising, Jacob and Lucas explo…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Dedicated Planets: How Forge Worlds and Agri Worlds Could Actually Work
Episode 27
What would it take to turn an entire planet into a factory, a farm, or a fortress? In this episode, Jacob and Lucas explore the concept of dedicated …
1 year ago
The Myth of a Galactic Empire
Episode 26
In this episode of Entropy Rising, Jacob and Lucas ask a simple question: could a galactic empire actually work without faster-than-light travel? The…
1 year ago
Trantor, Coruscant, and Beyond: The Science of Planet-Spanning Cities
Episode 25
What happens when a city doesn’t just sprawl across continents but covers an entire planet? In this episode of Entropy Rising, Jacob and Lucas explor…
1 year, 1 month ago