Episode 610: Open Space 57: Could We Terraform Earth To Make It Better? And More...

Published: Jan. 12, 2020, 2 a.m.

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In this week\'s Open Space QA, I respond to complaints about my Betelgeuse video, wonder about alien civilizations stuck in heavy gravity, and consider whether we could terraform Earth to make it better.

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03:30 Betelgeuse video comments
\\n08:30 Can gravitational waves travel at the speed of light
\\n11:45 Can we terraform Earth to a better place?
\\n13:38 Could there be civilizations stuck in heavy G?
\\n15:39 Artemis or capture a NEO?
\\n18:12 Could other planets have oil?
\\n19:17 Is math universal?
\\n21:38 What am I reading?
\\n23:47 What kinds of pictures will James Webb take?
\\n24:55 When humans walk on Mars?
\\n27:04 Why don\'t I get older?
\\n27:42 How many satellite constellations will there be?
\\n28:44 Collecting questions
\\n31:00 How can satellite internet compete?
\\n31:35 Will James Webb be extra fragile?
\\n32:20 Stream Rimworld?
\\n33:11 How do you find sanity considering the infinite Universe
\\n35:25 Should we care about the Universe that we can\'t see?
\\n37:07 Disappearing stars?
\\n37:30 Can we agree on the Hubble constant yet?
\\n37:55 Speed of magnetism
\\n38:23 First destination with a FTL spaceship
\\n39:52 Do black holes run out of energy?
\\n40:45 Do black holes eat spacetime?
\\n41:50 How important are plate tectonics for life?
\\n43:00 Is there a limit to satellite constellations?
\\n45:10 Why don\'t you answer my questions?
\\n45:52 Biggest threat from space?
\\n48:13 Will Starlink be a problem for astronomers
\\n50:00 String Theory, science or philosophy?
\\n51:45 Simulation hypothesis, science or philosophy?
\\n51:16 Which telescope to buy?
\\n55:45 When will there be independent settlements in space?
\\n56:45 How to protect astronauts inside Orion?
\\n57:52 How long is a supernova dangerous?
\\n58:21 What did I think of Consider Phlebas?

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