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Ariel Ekblaw: Space Colonization and Self-Assembling Space Megastructures | Lex Fridman Podcast #271

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Ariel Ekblaw is the director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - Coinbase: https://coinbase.com/lex to get $10 in free Bitcoin - Indeed: https://indeed.com/lex to get $75 credit - ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - Athletic Greens: https://athleticgreens.com/lex and use code LEX to get 1 month of fish oil EPISODE LINKS: Ariel's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariel_ekblaw MIT Space Exploration Initiative: https://media.mit.edu/groups/space-exploration Books and resources mentioned: Into the Anthropocosmos (book): https://amzn.to/3CUIchM Seveneves (book): https://amzn.to/36ipd4O Endurance (book): https://amzn.to/3CYdKDJ PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - Space exploration 10:02 - Swarm robotics and self-assembling space habitats 27:44 - Microgravity 32:01 - Deep duration space missions 37:11 - Extraterrestrial life 43:33 - Music and sports in space 50:12 - Colonizing space 57:33 - War in space 1:02:06 - Robots in space 1:16:48 - Commercial space exploration 1:20:25 - Future of space exploration 1:28:11 - Beauty of the universe 1:33:07 - Space cities 1:38:49 - Advice for young people 1:42:09 - Consciousness 1:43:54 - Meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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What is it? in general, any cool stuff, because this is super cool.', 'start': 849.107, 'duration': 10.026}], 'summary': 'Research focuses on self-assembling materials for building optimal structures in dynamic conditions.', 'duration': 31.521, 'max_score': 827.612, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg827612.jpg'}, {'end': 903.684, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 874.74, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 877.762, 'text': "They're released to float in microgravity.", 'start': 874.74, 'duration': 3.022}, {'end': 884.087, 'text': 'Magnets, pretty powerful electropermanent magnets on their edges draw them together for autonomous docking.', 'start': 878.502, 'duration': 5.585}, {'end': 885.748, 'text': "So there's no human in the loop here.", 'start': 884.487, 'duration': 1.261}, {'end': 890.372, 'text': "And there's no central agent coordinating saying tile one, go to tile two.", 'start': 886.149, 'duration': 4.223}, {'end': 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protein folding, is really important part of the system for that robustness.', 'start': 915.817, 'duration': 6.867}, {'end': 928.989, 'text': "And so we've done a lot of work to engineer that ability for the tiles to be self-determining.", 'start': 923.184, 'duration': 5.805}, {'end': 932.092, 'text': "They know whether they're forming the structure that they're supposed to form or not.", 'start': 929.33, 'duration': 2.762}, {'end': 935.275, 'text': "They know if they're in a toxic relationship and they need to get out.", 'start': 932.292, 'duration': 2.983}, {'end': 936.296, 'text': 'Right, right.', 'start': 935.855, 'duration': 0.441}, {'end': 938.197, 'text': 'If they need to separate, exactly.', 'start': 936.316, 'duration': 1.881}, {'end': 938.938, 'text': 'Yeah All right.', 'start': 938.257, 'duration': 0.681}, {'end': 940.499, 'text': 'This is like so amazing.', 'start': 938.978, 'duration': 1.521}], 'summary': 'Tiles engineered for self-determination and error detection, ensuring structural integrity and resilience.', 'duration': 24.682, 'max_score': 915.817, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg915817.jpg'}, {'end': 1311.444, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1264.324, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 1271.67, 'text': 'So you can imagine two truncated octahedrons, they come together at an airlock, which is what we space people call doors in space.', 'start': 1264.324, 'duration': 7.346}, {'end': 1274.112, 'text': 'And you dock them on all sides.', 'start': 1272.35, 'duration': 1.762}, {'end': 1276.954, 'text': "And you've basically created this decentralized space.", 'start': 1274.212, 'duration': 2.742}, {'end': 1281.376, 'text': 'network of space nodes that make a big space station.', 'start': 1277.234, 'duration': 4.142}, {'end': 1287.579, 'text': "And once you have enough of them, and you're growing with enough big units, you can do it in any macro shape you want.", 'start': 1282.036, 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technology to address existential threats on Earth, such as climate change, by focusing on keeping Earth livable through satellite technology and potential space-based geoengineering.', 'Translational benefits for life on Earth from space technology The discussion highlights the potential translational opportunities for life on Earth from space technology, including developing technologies for extreme environments that can benefit areas affected by natural disasters, such as wildfires.', 'Applications of space technology for resilience and adaptation The chapter explores the potential applications of space technology for resilience and adaptation to extreme environments, including energy-efficient technologies, air filtration, and habitat resilience, with potential benefits for addressing challenges on Earth.']}, {'end': 874.2, 'start': 628.385, 'title': 'Future of space habitats', 'summary': 'Discusses the future of space habitats, including the use of swarm robots for maintenance and repair, decentralized architectures for safety and redundancy, and autonomously self-assembling space architecture for future space tourist habitats and space stations in orbit around earth, moon, and mars.', 'duration': 245.815, 'highlights': ['The chapter discusses the use of swarm robots for maintenance and repair of space habitats, aiming for symbiosis with the spacecraft and the capability of diagnosing and detecting faults and defects. The use of swarm robots for maintenance and repair, aiming for symbiosis with the spacecraft and the capability of diagnosing and detecting faults and defects, provides a robust and resilient solution for space habitats.', 'The concept of decentralized architectures for space habitats is explored, allowing for redundancy, safety, and the ability to relocate crew members in case of emergencies or conflicts. Exploring decentralized architectures for space habitats allows for redundancy, safety, and the ability to relocate crew members in case of emergencies or conflicts, providing a critical safety profile for space missions.', 'The PhD research, Tesserae, focuses on autonomously self-assembling space architecture, offering an efficient and optimal way to construct large structures in dynamic and uncertain conditions. The PhD research, Tesserae, focuses on autonomously self-assembling space architecture, offering an efficient and optimal way to construct large structures in dynamic and uncertain conditions, presenting a promising approach for future space missions.']}, {'end': 1155.455, 'start': 874.74, 'title': 'Self-assembling tiles for space architecture', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of self-assembling tiles in microgravity for autonomous docking, error detection and correction, scalability, and the potential for creating monumental space architecture, with a vision for building human-scale and large-scale structures in orbit.', 'duration': 280.715, 'highlights': ['The use of self-assembling tiles in microgravity for autonomous docking and error detection and correction is discussed, highlighting the decentralized system and the importance of robustness in self-assembly systems. Autonomous docking, error detection and correction, decentralized system, robustness', 'The scalability of the tiles is emphasized, with the ability to scale down for testing in microgravity and the vision for building human-scale and large-scale structures in orbit, including a spherical approximation volume of approximately 10 meters in diameter. Scalability, testing in microgravity, human-scale and large-scale structures, spherical approximation volume of 10 meters in diameter', 'The potential for creating monumental space architecture and the vision for inspiring and delightful space structures in orbit is explored, with a focus on the aesthetics and the promise of space architecture worth living in. Monumental space architecture, inspiring and delightful space structures, aesthetics, space architecture worth living in']}, {'end': 1703.625, 'start': 1155.495, 'title': 'Modular space station design', 'summary': 'Discusses the concept of modular space station design, utilizing plesiohedrons and truncated octahedrons to create multifunctional and reconfigurable space nodes, with potential applications for art, design, and engineering, as well as the idea of a ring world for orbiting celestial bodies.', 'duration': 548.13, 'highlights': ['The concept of modular space station design using plesiohedrons and truncated octahedrons to create a multifunctional and reconfigurable space nodes is discussed. The idea of using plesiohedrons and truncated octahedrons to create a multifunctional and reconfigurable space station is explored, offering potential applications for sleeping quarters, greenhouse, and storage depot.', 'The potential applications for art, design, and engineering in space, as well as the concept of a ring world for orbiting celestial bodies, are mentioned. The chapter touches upon the potential for art, design, and engineering applications in space, along with the concept of a ring world for orbiting celestial bodies, providing a large surface area for solar panels and docking.', 'The discussion includes the use of tessellation and the idea of self-assembling tiles to create other geometries. The concept of tessellation and self-assembling tiles to create various geometries, such as the hexagonal tiling of a torus, is mentioned, showcasing potential applications for maximizing surface area and volume.']}], 'duration': 1261.74, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg441885.jpg', 'highlights': ['Leveraging space technology to address existential threats on Earth, such as climate change, by focusing on keeping Earth livable through satellite technology and potential space-based geoengineering.', 'The discussion highlights the potential translational opportunities for life on Earth from space technology, including developing technologies for extreme environments that can benefit areas affected by natural disasters, such as wildfires.', 'The chapter explores the potential applications of space technology for resilience and adaptation to extreme environments, including energy-efficient technologies, air filtration, and habitat resilience, with potential benefits for addressing challenges on Earth.', 'The use of swarm robots for maintenance and repair, aiming for symbiosis with the spacecraft and the capability of diagnosing and detecting faults and defects, provides a robust and resilient solution for space habitats.', 'Exploring decentralized architectures for space habitats allows for redundancy, safety, and the ability to relocate crew members in case of emergencies or conflicts, providing a critical safety profile for space missions.', 'The PhD research, Tesserae, focuses on autonomously self-assembling space architecture, offering an efficient and optimal way to construct large structures in dynamic and uncertain conditions, presenting a promising approach for future space missions.', 'Autonomous docking, error detection and correction, decentralized system, robustness', 'Scalability, testing in microgravity, human-scale and large-scale structures, spherical approximation volume of 10 meters in diameter', 'Monumental space architecture, inspiring and delightful space structures, aesthetics, space architecture worth living in', 'The idea of using plesiohedrons and truncated octahedrons to create a multifunctional and reconfigurable space station is explored, offering potential applications for sleeping quarters, greenhouse, and storage depot.', 'The chapter touches upon the potential for art, design, and engineering applications in space, along with the concept of a ring world for orbiting celestial bodies, providing a large surface area for solar panels and docking.', 'The concept of tessellation and self-assembling tiles to create various geometries, such as the hexagonal tiling of a torus, is mentioned, showcasing potential applications for maximizing surface area and volume.']}, {'end': 2596.759, 'segs': [{'end': 1731.225, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1703.965, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 1707.227, 'text': "Are we looking at a couple of them? Yeah, you're looking at a bunch of them there.", 'start': 1703.965, 'duration': 3.262}, {'end': 1708.789, 'text': "It's almost 32 of them.", 'start': 1707.428, 'duration': 1.361}, {'end': 1711.17, 'text': "They're clumping.", 'start': 1709.629, 'duration': 1.541}, {'end': 1716.234, 'text': "Can you comment on what's the difference between microgravity and zero gravity? Yes.", 'start': 1711.671, 'duration': 4.563}, {'end': 1718.736, 'text': "Is that an important difference? It's an important difference.", 'start': 1716.254, 'duration': 2.482}, {'end': 1721.138, 'text': 'There is no zero gravity.', 'start': 1718.816, 'duration': 2.322}, {'end': 1725.881, 'text': 'In the universe, there is no such thing as zero gravity.', 'start': 1722.278, 'duration': 3.603}, {'end': 1731.225, 'text': "Newton's law of gravity tells us that there's always gravity attraction between any two objects.", 'start': 1726.321, 'duration': 4.904}], 'summary': 'Discussion on the difference between microgravity and zero gravity, with emphasis on the presence of gravity in the universe.', 'duration': 27.26, 'max_score': 1703.965, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg1703965.jpg'}, {'end': 1769.871, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1744.308, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 1752.411, 'text': "So on the parabolic flights, the Vomit Comet, you're in freefall at the end of the parabola and in orbit around the Earth, when you're floating,", 'start': 1744.308, 'duration': 8.103}, {'end': 1753.411, 'text': "you're also in freefall.", 'start': 1752.411, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 1757.633, 'text': 'So affectionately called vomit comment.', 'start': 1754.549, 'duration': 3.084}, {'end': 1759.755, 'text': "I'm sure there's a reason why it's called affectionately.", 'start': 1757.673, 'duration': 2.082}, {'end': 1769.871, 'text': "So what's it like? What's your first time to both philosophically, spiritually, and biologically? What's it like? It's profound.", 'start': 1759.816, 'duration': 10.055}], 'summary': 'Experiencing freefall on the vomit comet is profound and affectionately called, providing a unique perspective on floating and orbit around the earth.', 'duration': 25.563, 'max_score': 1744.308, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg1744308.jpg'}, {'end': 1976.388, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1950.415, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 1956.902, 'text': "Interesting There's some interstitial time there because you really can only go between Earth and Mars at certain points in their orbits.", 'start': 1950.415, 'duration': 6.487}, {'end': 1959.144, 'text': "where it's favorable to make that journey.", 'start': 1957.543, 'duration': 1.601}, {'end': 1964.446, 'text': 'And so part of that three years is you take the journey to Mars a few months, six to nine months.', 'start': 1959.504, 'duration': 4.942}, {'end': 1971.63, 'text': "You're there for a period of time until the orbits find a favorable alignment again, and then you come back another six to nine months.", 'start': 1965.027, 'duration': 6.603}, {'end': 1976.388, 'text': 'So one way travel, 69 months, they hang out there on vacation and come back.', 'start': 1971.946, 'duration': 4.442}], 'summary': 'Travel between earth and mars takes 6-9 months one way, with a few years total due to orbital alignment.', 'duration': 25.973, 'max_score': 1950.415, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg1950415.jpg'}, {'end': 2113.261, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2082.76, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 2085.603, 'text': 'Right now, your go-to menu is going to be mostly freeze-dried.', 'start': 2082.76, 'duration': 2.843}, {'end': 2091.833, 'text': 'Every so often, NASA will arrange for a fun stunt or fresh food to get up to station.', 'start': 2086.165, 'duration': 5.668}, {'end': 2097.161, 'text': 'So they did bake double tree cookies with Hilton a couple of years ago, as I recall, I think sometime before the pandemic.', 'start': 2091.954, 'duration': 5.207}, {'end': 2104.07, 'text': "But there's work actually in our lab at MIT, Maggie Koblenz, one of my staff researchers, is looking at the future of fermentation.", 'start': 2097.882, 'duration': 6.188}, {'end': 2106.052, 'text': 'Everybody loves beer, right?', 'start': 2104.711, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 2113.261, 'text': 'Beer and wine, and kimchi and miso, these foods that have just been really important to human cultures for eons,', 'start': 2106.132, 'duration': 7.129}], 'summary': "Nasa's space menu is mostly freeze-dried, but they occasionally send fresh food, like double tree cookies, to the station. mit is researching fermentation for future space food.", 'duration': 30.501, 'max_score': 2082.76, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg2082760.jpg'}], 'start': 1703.965, 'title': 'Microgravity, space travel, space food, and astrobiology', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of space travel, physiological changes in long-term spaceflight, potential of fermented food for long-duration missions, importance of water sources on the moon and mars, search for life in our solar system, and implications of the drake equation and fermi paradox on alien civilizations.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2097.161, 'start': 1703.965, 'title': 'Microgravity and space travel', 'summary': 'Discusses the experience of microgravity, the challenges of space travel, and the physiological changes in long-term spaceflight, including a three-year round trip to mars and the impact of radiation and mental health on astronauts.', 'duration': 393.196, 'highlights': ['Microgravity is an unparalleled experience of weightlessness and freedom of movement, akin to floating in a pool but with unrestricted motion, minimal effort, and no resistance. The feeling of weightlessness in microgravity allows unrestricted movement and minimal energy expenditure, providing a unique experience for astronauts.', 'Space travel involves significant physiological changes, including alterations in bones, muscles, and eyeballs during long-duration spaceflight. Long-duration spaceflight leads to physiological changes in astronauts, impacting their bones, muscles, and even eyeballs, posing challenges for human health in space.', 'A round trip to Mars takes approximately three years, including travel time, stay, and return due to the favorable alignment of Earth and Mars orbits for interplanetary journeys. The three-year round trip to Mars accounts for travel time, stay, and return, considering the favorable alignment of Earth and Mars orbits for interplanetary journeys.', "Radiation and mental health are significant concerns in space travel, with potential long-term health effects and the challenge of maintaining astronauts' happiness and cooperation. Space travel poses concerns about radiation exposure and its impact on long-term human health, alongside the challenge of ensuring astronauts' mental well-being and cooperation during missions.", 'Space food primarily consists of freeze-dried meals, with occasional arrangements for fresh food deliveries, such as the double tree cookies collaboration with Hilton. Astronauts primarily rely on freeze-dried meals in space, although occasional fresh food deliveries, like the double tree cookies collaboration with Hilton, provide variety.']}, {'end': 2596.759, 'start': 2097.882, 'title': 'Future of space food and astrobiology', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential of fermented food for long-duration space missions, the importance of water sources on the moon and mars, the search for life in our solar system, and the implications of the drake equation and fermi paradox on the existence of alien civilizations.', 'duration': 498.877, 'highlights': ['Fermented food has potential for long-duration space missions due to its shelf life, additional health benefits for the microbiome, and potential use as a propellant or drinkable water source on the moon. Shelf life of fermented food, health benefits for the microbiome, potential use as propellant or drinkable water source on the moon', 'Water sources on the moon and Mars can be valuable for space missions, with the potential for refining water for propellant or human consumption. Value of water sources on the moon and Mars for space missions, potential for refining water for propellant or human consumption', 'Interest in finding signs of past habitability or life in our solar system, including the astrobiology experiment on Mars and the potential for finding life on Europa. Interest in finding signs of past habitability or life in our solar system, including the astrobiology experiment on Mars and the potential for finding life on Europa', 'Discussion about the Drake equation, the Fermi paradox, and the potential existence of alien civilizations, along with the challenges of finding and communicating with them. Discussion about the Drake equation and Fermi paradox, challenges of finding and communicating with potential alien civilizations']}], 'duration': 892.794, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg1703965.jpg', 'highlights': ['Microgravity provides weightlessness and freedom of movement for astronauts.', 'Long-duration spaceflight leads to physiological changes in bones, muscles, and eyeballs.', 'A round trip to Mars takes approximately three years due to favorable Earth-Mars orbits.', 'Space travel poses concerns about radiation exposure and mental well-being of astronauts.', 'Astronauts primarily rely on freeze-dried meals in space, with occasional fresh food deliveries.']}, {'end': 3867.585, 'segs': [{'end': 2915.32, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 2875.62, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 2882.409, 'text': 'And what are the negative effects of radiation on the human body out in space? A higher likelihood to develop cancer at a younger age.', 'start': 2875.62, 'duration': 6.789}, {'end': 2890.801, 'text': "So you'd probably be able to get there and get back, but you'd find yourself in the same way if you were exposed to significant radiation on Earth.", 'start': 2883.33, 'duration': 7.471}, {'end': 2893.184, 'text': "you'd find significant bad health effects as you age.", 'start': 2890.801, 'duration': 2.383}, {'end': 2902.374, 'text': 'What do you think about like decades? Do you think about decades or is this like an entire human lifetime? I think about centuries.', 'start': 2894.511, 'duration': 7.863}, {'end': 2905.116, 'text': 'Centuries For my space, but yeah, for decades.', 'start': 2902.734, 'duration': 2.382}, {'end': 2912.699, 'text': "I think as soon as we get past the three-year mark, we'll absolutely want somewhere between three years and a decade, we'll want artificial gravity.", 'start': 2905.876, 'duration': 6.823}, {'end': 2915.32, 'text': 'And we know how to do that, actually.', 'start': 2913.719, 'duration': 1.601}], 'summary': 'Exposure to radiation in space increases cancer risk at a younger age, prompting the need for artificial gravity after 3 years.', 'duration': 39.7, 'max_score': 2875.62, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg2875620.jpg'}, {'end': 3150.258, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3109.189, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 3115.371, 'text': "And it's interesting, like, I think the mice, Like one of them, the mice weren't able to walk, or like their understanding of physics, I guess,", 'start': 3109.189, 'duration': 6.182}, {'end': 3116.432, 'text': 'is off, or something like that.', 'start': 3115.371, 'duration': 1.061}, {'end': 3123.493, 'text': "Yeah, The mental model when you're really young and you're kind of getting your mental model of physics.", 'start': 3116.612, 'duration': 6.881}, {'end': 3129.015, 'text': "we do think that that would change kids' abilities to if they were born in microgravity.", 'start': 3123.493, 'duration': 5.522}, {'end': 3133.436, 'text': 'their ability to have that intuition around an earth-based 1G environment might be missing,', 'start': 3129.015, 'duration': 4.421}, {'end': 3137.097, 'text': 'because a lot of that is really crystallized in early development, early childhood development.', 'start': 3133.436, 'duration': 3.661}, {'end': 3139.598, 'text': 'So that makes sense that they would see that in mice, yeah.', 'start': 3137.817, 'duration': 1.781}, {'end': 3150.258, 'text': "So what about life when we choose to park our vehicles on another planet, on the moon, but let's go to Mars.", 'start': 3140.069, 'duration': 10.189}], 'summary': "Early exposure to microgravity may impact children's intuition about 1g environments, as seen in mice.", 'duration': 41.069, 'max_score': 3109.189, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg3109189.jpg'}, {'end': 3504.935, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3480.143, 'weight': 9, 'content': [{'end': 3491.633, 'text': 'But the more and more progress you make, does it worry you that nations start to step in, that go out and fall out military conflict,', 'start': 3480.143, 'duration': 11.49}, {'end': 3497.399, 'text': "whether it's in cyberspace, in space or actual hot war?", 'start': 3491.633, 'duration': 5.766}, {'end': 3499.871, 'text': 'I am really concerned about that.', 'start': 3498.47, 'duration': 1.401}, {'end': 3500.892, 'text': 'And I do think.', 'start': 3499.911, 'duration': 0.981}, {'end': 3504.935, 'text': 'for decades the scientific community in space has hung on to this notion.', 'start': 3500.892, 'duration': 4.043}], 'summary': 'Concerns about nations escalating to military conflict in cyberspace, space, or actual war are rising.', 'duration': 24.792, 'max_score': 3480.143, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg3480143.jpg'}, {'end': 3556.372, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3547.948, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 3553.31, 'text': 'the ISS had been a place where the US and Russia were actually able to collaborate between Mir and ISS.', 'start': 3547.948, 'duration': 5.362}, {'end': 3556.372, 'text': "I think it'd be really important right now in particular,", 'start': 3554.011, 'duration': 2.361}], 'summary': 'The iss has facilitated collaboration between the us and russia, particularly important at present.', 'duration': 8.424, 'max_score': 3547.948, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg3547948.jpg'}, {'end': 3734.2, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 3686.461, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 3693.022, 'text': 'Obviously, it also inspires young generations of young minds, to also contribute in not necessarily in space exploration,', 'start': 3686.461, 'duration': 6.561}, {'end': 3695.383, 'text': 'but in all of science and literature and poetry.', 'start': 3693.022, 'duration': 2.361}, {'end': 3699.064, 'text': "There's something about when you look up to the stars that makes you dream.", 'start': 3695.423, 'duration': 3.641}, {'end': 3700.064, 'text': 'Very true.', 'start': 3699.784, 'duration': 0.28}, {'end': 3708.451, 'text': "And so that's a really good reason to sort of invest in this, whether it's building giant megastructure which is so freaking cool,", 'start': 3700.644, 'duration': 7.807}, {'end': 3712.013, 'text': 'but also colonizing Mars.', 'start': 3708.451, 'duration': 3.562}, {'end': 3714.716, 'text': "Yeah, it's something to look forward to.", 'start': 3712.734, 'duration': 1.982}, {'end': 3725.865, 'text': 'Something that, and not make it a domain of war, but a domain of human collaboration and human compassion, I think.', 'start': 3716.057, 'duration': 9.808}, {'end': 3731.679, 'text': "Yeah You're the founder and director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative.", 'start': 3726.205, 'duration': 5.474}, {'end': 3734.2, 'text': 'It includes a ton of projects.', 'start': 3732.32, 'duration': 1.88}], 'summary': 'Inspiring young minds to contribute in science, literature, and poetry, including space exploration and colonizing mars.', 'duration': 47.739, 'max_score': 3686.461, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg3686461.jpg'}], 'start': 2597.199, 'title': 'Space exploration and settlement', 'summary': 'Covers topics such as designing musical instruments for space, physics of ball sports in space, next-generation space architecture, challenges and future of human settlement in space, and space collaboration for global unity, offering a comprehensive understanding of space exploration and potential settlements, incorporating sensor technology, artificial gravity, human reproduction challenges, and fostering global collaboration and hope.', 'chapters': [{'end': 2712.325, 'start': 2597.199, 'title': 'Telematron: designing a unique musical instrument for space', 'summary': 'Discusses the telematron, a unique musical instrument designed for microgravity, created by graduate students and staff researchers to define a new culture for space exploration, incorporating sensors and interactive features for a one-of-a-kind performance in space.', 'duration': 115.126, 'highlights': ['The Telematron is a unique musical instrument designed for microgravity, created by graduate students and staff researchers to define a new culture for space exploration, incorporating sensors and interactive features for a one-of-a-kind performance in space.', 'The Telematron was designed by Sans Fish and Nicole Boullier, graduate students and staff researchers on the team, with a steampunk appearance and a geometric solid structure with internal sensors like IMUs for detecting microgravity.', 'The Telematron requires another partner to interact with it, as it is an interactive musical instrument designed for choreography or dance-like performance in space, and can be sonified using electronic music to create a symphony or piece.']}, {'end': 2998.2, 'start': 2712.625, 'title': 'Physics of ball sports in space', 'summary': 'Discusses the physics of playing ball sports in space, the challenges of long-duration space travel, and the potential solution of artificial gravity. it also covers the impact of radiation on the human body and introduces the aurelia institute, a new company focused on next-generation space architecture.', 'duration': 285.575, 'highlights': ['The challenges of long-duration space travel, including bone density, muscle atrophy, and radiation effects, especially on a three-year journey, are discussed, raising the need for solutions such as artificial gravity. The challenges of long-duration space travel, including bone density, muscle atrophy, and radiation effects, especially on a three-year journey, are discussed. Addressing the need for solutions like artificial gravity to mitigate the impact of extended space travel on the human body.', 'The impact of radiation on the human body in space is explored, with a higher likelihood to develop cancer at a younger age, posing significant health risks for astronauts. The impact of radiation on the human body in space is explored, revealing the higher likelihood of developing cancer at a younger age, which poses significant health risks for astronauts during long-duration space missions.', "Introduction of Aurelia Institute, a new company focusing on next-generation space architecture and solutions such as artificial gravity to enable humanity's access to space. Introduction of Aurelia Institute, a new company focusing on next-generation space architecture and solutions like artificial gravity to enable humanity's access to space. It marks the next stage of humanity's metamorphosis into a spacefaring species."]}, {'end': 3274.055, 'start': 2999.04, 'title': 'Next-generation space architecture', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of human reproduction and colonization in space, including the complexities of sex, pregnancy, and raising children in microgravity, the excitement of humans going to mars, and the limitations of mars as a replacement for earth, with a focus on the feasibility of sustainable settlements on mars by the 2030s.', 'duration': 275.015, 'highlights': ['The challenges of human reproduction and colonization in space are discussed, including the complexities of sex, pregnancy, and raising children in microgravity. The chapter explores the engineering problems and major questions surrounding human reproduction in space, such as the evolution of fetuses in microgravity and the need for a 1G environment for human development.', 'The excitement of humans going to Mars is expressed, with a focus on the vision of building out the human lived experience of space once humans arrive on Mars. Visionaries like Elon Musk are working to make Mars exploration a reality, and there is a profound excitement about building the human lived experience of space, including growing food and creating habitats on Mars.', 'The limitations of Mars as a replacement for Earth are addressed, with a focus on the challenges of making Mars a suitable home for a large human civilization. Mars is not currently a good home for humanity due to challenges such as perchlorates in the soil, the thin atmosphere, and other fundamental changes needed to support a large human civilization.', 'The feasibility of sustainable settlements on Mars by the 2030s is discussed, with a comparison to sustainable settlements in extreme environments on Earth, such as McMurdo in Antarctica. Feasibility of McMurdo-style life on Mars is considered, with the possibility of sending the first human missions to Mars by the end of this decade or early 2030s, but challenges remain for long-term settlement beyond that.']}, {'end': 3556.372, 'start': 3274.415, 'title': 'Challenges and future of human settlement in space', 'summary': 'Explores the challenges and potential future of human settlements in space, highlighting the need for technological sophistication, the potential of microgravity floating space cities, and the concerns about potential military conflicts in space.', 'duration': 281.957, 'highlights': ['The need for technological sophistication in space is highlighted, as there are no supply chains on Mars that can supply the level of technological sophistication for day-to-day life. lack of supply chains on Mars', 'The potential future of larger scale gatherings of humans in space is suggested to be in microgravity floating space cities, emphasizing the need for significant engineering investment and self-assembly of large spaceships. emphasis on microgravity floating space cities and self-assembly of large spaceships', 'Concerns about potential military conflicts in space are raised, with a focus on the geopolitical tensions and the need for collaboration among nations to avoid hot wars following humanity into space. concerns about potential military conflicts in space and the need for collaboration among nations']}, {'end': 3867.585, 'start': 3556.372, 'title': 'Space collaboration for global unity', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential of space exploration in fostering global collaboration, unity, and hope, with a focus on mitigating geopolitical conflicts and inspiring future generations through initiatives such as in-space manufacturing and lunar research missions.', 'duration': 311.213, 'highlights': ['Space collaboration as a means to escape geopolitical conflicts Collaborating on giant space projects is suggested as a way to escape geopolitical conflicts, fostering camaraderie and unity among nations.', 'Impact of space exploration on inspiring hope and unity Space exploration, particularly the sight of SpaceX rockets going up, is noted as an understated source of hope and inspiration, uniting people and inspiring future generations.', 'Initiatives of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative The MIT Space Exploration Initiative is involved in diverse projects, including in-space manufacturing, swarm robots, and a lunar research mission aimed at supporting human missions and gathering research data.']}], 'duration': 1270.386, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg2597199.jpg', 'highlights': ['The Telematron is a unique musical instrument designed for microgravity, incorporating sensors and interactive features for a one-of-a-kind performance in space.', 'The challenges of long-duration space travel, including bone density, muscle atrophy, and radiation effects, raise the need for solutions such as artificial gravity.', "Introduction of Aurelia Institute, a new company focusing on next-generation space architecture and solutions like artificial gravity to enable humanity's access to space.", 'The chapter explores the engineering problems and major questions surrounding human reproduction in space, such as the evolution of fetuses in microgravity and the need for a 1G environment for human development.', 'Visionaries like Elon Musk are working to make Mars exploration a reality, and there is a profound excitement about building the human lived experience of space, including growing food and creating habitats on Mars.', 'Mars is not currently a good home for humanity due to challenges such as perchlorates in the soil, the thin atmosphere, and other fundamental changes needed to support a large human civilization.', 'The feasibility of sustainable settlements on Mars by the 2030s is discussed, with a comparison to sustainable settlements in extreme environments on Earth, such as McMurdo in Antarctica.', 'The need for technological sophistication in space is highlighted, as there are no supply chains on Mars that can supply the level of technological sophistication for day-to-day life.', 'The potential future of larger scale gatherings of humans in space is suggested to be in microgravity floating space cities, emphasizing the need for significant engineering investment and self-assembly of large spaceships.', 'Collaborating on giant space projects is suggested as a way to escape geopolitical conflicts, fostering camaraderie and unity among nations.', 'Space exploration, particularly the sight of SpaceX rockets going up, is noted as an understated source of hope and inspiration, uniting people and inspiring future generations.', 'The MIT Space Exploration Initiative is involved in diverse projects, including in-space manufacturing, swarm robots, and a lunar research mission aimed at supporting human missions and gathering research data.']}, {'end': 4328.213, 'segs': [{'end': 4120.18, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4096.341, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4105.205, 'text': 'There is a real interest in NASA right now thinking about the future of human-robot interaction HRI and what is the right synergy in terms of level of control for the human.', 'start': 4096.341, 'duration': 8.864}, {'end': 4108.849, 'text': 'versus level of dependence or control for the robot.', 'start': 4105.825, 'duration': 3.024}, {'end': 4113.093, 'text': "And we're beginning to test out more of these scenarios.", 'start': 4109.189, 'duration': 3.904}, {'end': 4120.18, 'text': 'For example, the Gateway Space Station, which is meant to be in orbit around the moon as a staging base for the surface operations,', 'start': 4113.594, 'duration': 6.586}], 'summary': 'Nasa is exploring human-robot interaction for gateway space station around the moon.', 'duration': 23.839, 'max_score': 4096.341, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4096341.jpg'}, {'end': 4234.63, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4196.254, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4198.416, 'text': 'Especially when you have greater and greater level of intelligence.', 'start': 4196.254, 'duration': 2.162}, {'end': 4202.319, 'text': 'And maybe that addresses the happiness question too.', 'start': 4198.736, 'duration': 3.583}, {'end': 4208.193, 'text': "Yeah, I think there's a great book by Kate Darling, who's one of my colleagues at MIT.", 'start': 4202.97, 'duration': 5.223}, {'end': 4209.014, 'text': "Yeah, she's amazing.", 'start': 4208.213, 'duration': 0.801}, {'end': 4211.535, 'text': "She's already been on this podcast,", 'start': 4209.534, 'duration': 2.001}, {'end': 4217.499, 'text': "but we talk all the time and we're supposed to talk and we've been missing each other and we're going to make it happen soon.", 'start': 4211.535, 'duration': 5.964}, {'end': 4220.161, 'text': 'Yeah Come down to Texas, Kate.', 'start': 4218.019, 'duration': 2.142}, {'end': 4220.701, 'text': 'All right.', 'start': 4220.461, 'duration': 0.24}, {'end': 4222.282, 'text': "Anyway, yeah, she's amazing.", 'start': 4221.161, 'duration': 1.121}, {'end': 4224.964, 'text': 'Her whole work is about this.', 'start': 4223.643, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 4225.964, 'text': 'Connection with robots.', 'start': 4225.184, 'duration': 0.78}, {'end': 4228.406, 'text': 'Yeah This beautiful connection that we have with robots.', 'start': 4226.124, 'duration': 2.282}, {'end': 4234.63, 'text': "But I think it's greater and greater importance when it's out in space because it could help alleviate some of the loneliness.", 'start': 4228.426, 'duration': 6.204}], 'summary': 'Importance of human-robot connection in space for alleviating loneliness.', 'duration': 38.376, 'max_score': 4196.254, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4196254.jpg'}], 'start': 3869.204, 'title': 'Robots in space exploration', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of robots equipped with magnetic wheels for space exploration, testing on different surfaces in microgravity, and the potential for human interaction and decision-making in space missions.', 'chapters': [{'end': 4328.213, 'start': 3869.204, 'title': 'Robots in space exploration', 'summary': 'Discusses the use of robots equipped with magnetic wheels for space exploration, testing on different surfaces in microgravity, and the potential for human interaction and decision-making in space missions.', 'duration': 459.009, 'highlights': ['Robots are equipped with magnetic wheels for operation in any environment, tested on different materials in microgravity. The robots are designed with four magnetic wheels, enabling them to attach to any magnetic surface and operate in various environments. They were tested for mobility on different materials in a microgravity environment, such as the Vomit Comet, prior to lunar missions.', "Exploration of engaging more people in lunar mission through potential human interaction with robots and open data release. The team is exploring the idea of allowing people on Earth to control the robots or benefit from the data gathered, considering options like a 'Twitch Plays Pokemon' concept. They aim to engage more people in the lunar mission and consider releasing the data openly.", 'Consideration of human-robot interaction and decision-making for future space missions, including the potential role of AI systems. Discussions revolve around the future of human-robot interaction, level of control for humans versus robots, and the need for AI systems to make decisions, particularly in scenarios like the Gateway Space Station, which is meant to function autonomously for extended periods in orbit around the moon.', 'Exploration of the potential role of social robots in addressing crew mental health and stability on future space missions. The concept of social robots as potential teammates on future missions is explored, discussing the potential impact on crew mental health and stability. The idea is to create real bonds with robots to support the well-being of the crew.', 'Challenges of maintaining crew happiness in space and the need to design habitats that cater to human well-being. One of the challenges discussed is the need to create habitats that prioritize human well-being, addressing the limitations of space environments in providing outlets for relaxation and stress relief. The discussion includes the importance of biophilia and virtual reality as potential solutions.']}], 'duration': 459.009, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg3869204.jpg', 'highlights': ['Robots are equipped with magnetic wheels for operation in any environment, tested on different materials in microgravity.', 'Exploration of engaging more people in lunar mission through potential human interaction with robots and open data release.', 'Consideration of human-robot interaction and decision-making for future space missions, including the potential role of AI systems.', 'Exploration of the potential role of social robots in addressing crew mental health and stability on future space missions.', 'Challenges of maintaining crew happiness in space and the need to design habitats that cater to human well-being.']}, {'end': 4965.429, 'segs': [{'end': 4817.708, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4787.513, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 4788.493, 'text': 'always pushing the boundary.', 'start': 4787.513, 'duration': 0.98}, {'end': 4793.195, 'text': 'And if they were anchored in low Earth orbit, maintaining a space station indefinitely.', 'start': 4788.873, 'duration': 4.322}, {'end': 4796.676, 'text': "that's so much a part of their budget that it was keeping them from being able to do more.", 'start': 4793.195, 'duration': 3.481}, {'end': 4802.438, 'text': 'So it actually is really fantastic for NASA to have grown this commercial ecosystem, and then that frees NASA up to go further.', 'start': 4797.116, 'duration': 5.322}, {'end': 4812.504, 'text': 'And in academia, we like to think that we will be able to do the provocative next generation research that is going to unlock things at that frontier.', 'start': 4803.018, 'duration': 9.486}, {'end': 4814.806, 'text': 'And we can partner with NASA.', 'start': 4812.524, 'duration': 2.282}, {'end': 4817.708, 'text': 'We can go through a program if we want to send a probe out really far.', 'start': 4814.866, 'duration': 2.842}], 'summary': 'Nasa expanding commercial partnerships to free up budget for further exploration and research.', 'duration': 30.195, 'max_score': 4787.513, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4787513.jpg'}, {'end': 4873.033, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4842.939, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 4848.161, 'text': 'One of the projects by Valentina Soumini was an air-powered robotics tail.', 'start': 4842.939, 'duration': 5.222}, {'end': 4855.725, 'text': "So it's a soft robotics tail that essentially has a little camera on the back end of it, can do computer vision and knows where to grapple.", 'start': 4848.742, 'duration': 6.983}, {'end': 4856.506, 'text': "so it's behind you.", 'start': 4855.725, 'duration': 0.781}, {'end': 4861.628, 'text': 'It grapples onto something and holds you in space and then you can actually free up both of your hands to work.', 'start': 4856.926, 'duration': 4.702}, {'end': 4867.051, 'text': "So we're already starting to think about the design of bionic humans or prosthetics,", 'start': 4862.089, 'duration': 4.962}, {'end': 4873.033, 'text': "or things that would make you kind of like a cyborg to augment your capabilities when you're in a space environment.", 'start': 4867.051, 'duration': 5.982}], 'summary': "Valentina soumini's air-powered robotics tail allows hands-free work in space.", 'duration': 30.094, 'max_score': 4842.939, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4842939.jpg'}, {'end': 4907.559, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 4880.256, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 4884.118, 'text': 'Appendage So how would you, what are ideas for controlling something like that? Yeah.', 'start': 4880.256, 'duration': 3.862}, {'end': 4886.219, 'text': "So right now it's super, yeah, there you go.", 'start': 4884.138, 'duration': 2.081}, {'end': 4886.939, 'text': "That's cool.", 'start': 4886.579, 'duration': 0.36}, {'end': 4889.02, 'text': "right now it's super manual.", 'start': 4887.159, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 4895.982, 'text': "um, it's, uh, basically just like a kind of a set pattern of inflating as we're testing it, but in the future if we had a neural link.", 'start': 4889.02, 'duration': 6.962}, {'end': 4901.384, 'text': 'i mean this is something that you could imagine directly controlling, just thinking thoughts and controlling it.', 'start': 4895.982, 'duration': 5.402}, {'end': 4902.757, 'text': "that's a ways away, Yeah.", 'start': 4901.384, 'duration': 1.373}, {'end': 4907.559, 'text': "So we talked about on the biology side, astrobiology, there's probably agriculture stuff.", 'start': 4903.297, 'duration': 4.262}], 'summary': 'Discussing manual control and potential neural link for direct control of testing inflating pattern; also mentioned potential in astrobiology and agriculture.', 'duration': 27.303, 'max_score': 4880.256, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4880256.jpg'}], 'start': 4329.314, 'title': 'Challenges and opportunities in spaceflight', 'summary': 'Delves into the psychological dynamics of space crews, the impact of pandemics on relationships, and the increasing opportunities for civilians in space exploration, while emphasizing the challenges and opportunities presented by commercial spaceflight. it also explores the democratization of access to space, collaboration between commercial, nasa, and academia, and the affordability of spaceflight, highlighting innovative projects and research, and the broadening access to spaceflight opportunities for a wider range of people.', 'chapters': [{'end': 4685.819, 'start': 4329.314, 'title': 'Challenges of human spaceflight', 'summary': 'Discusses the psychological dynamics of crews in space, the impact of pandemic on relationships, and the increasing opportunities for civilians in space exploration, highlighting the challenges and opportunities presented by commercial spaceflight.', 'duration': 356.505, 'highlights': ["Commercial space activity empowering research programs by providing direct access to space on the International Space Station and future commercial space stations like Axiom and Blue Origin's Orbital Reef. The commercial activity in space has empowered research programs by providing direct access to space on the International Space Station through companies like SpaceX and NanoRacks, with future plans to rent lab space in orbit from Axiom Space Station or the Orbital Reef.", 'Pandemic serving as a rough simulation for psychological dynamics in space, impacting relationships with some marriages breaking up and others growing closer together. The pandemic served as a rough simulation for psychological dynamics in space, impacting relationships with some marriages breaking up and others growing closer together, highlighting the need for thorough testing of crew dynamics in space.', "Exploration of psychological makeup of crews, including the debate on whether to send married couples or single crew members due to stability concerns, as demonstrated by NASA's indecision. The exploration of the psychological makeup of crews includes the debate on whether to send married couples or single crew members due to stability concerns, as demonstrated by NASA's indecision, highlighting the open questions about crew dynamics in space.", 'Increasing opportunities for civilians in space exploration, including the potential for graduate students to go to the International Space Station and the likelihood of civilians going to Mars in the future. There are increasing opportunities for civilians in space exploration, including the potential for graduate students to go to the International Space Station and the likelihood of civilians going to Mars in the future, suggesting a lowering bar for health and athleticism requirements.']}, {'end': 4965.429, 'start': 4686.379, 'title': 'Space industry democratization and collaboration', 'summary': 'Discusses how spaceflight opportunities have become more affordable, leading to the democratization of access and collaboration between commercial, nasa, and academia, with a focus on innovative projects and research. the prices have dropped enough to consider bringing day-to-day folks on zero g flights and engaging them in the space industry, leading to a broader swath of humanity accessing spaceflight opportunities.', 'duration': 279.05, 'highlights': ['Spaceflight opportunities have become more affordable, leading to democratization of access and collaboration between commercial, NASA, and academia. The prices have dropped enough to consider bringing day-to-day folks on zero G flights and engaging them in the space industry, leading to a broader swath of humanity accessing spaceflight opportunities.', 'NASA empowered commercial efforts and is focusing on pushing the boundary and going further, such as Mars and Europa missions. NASA empowered commercial efforts to free themselves up to go to Mars and Europa, allowing them to continue being an aspirational force for humanity and pushing the boundary further.', 'Innovative projects and research include air-powered robotics tail and agriculture projects to enhance life in space. Innovative projects and research include an air-powered robotics tail for space environments and an agriculture project that involves spinning a plant wheel to provide astronauts with something to care about and invest themselves in.']}], 'duration': 636.115, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4329314.jpg', 'highlights': ["Commercial space activity empowering research programs by providing direct access to space on the International Space Station and future commercial space stations like Axiom and Blue Origin's Orbital Reef.", 'Pandemic serving as a rough simulation for psychological dynamics in space, impacting relationships with some marriages breaking up and others growing closer together.', 'Increasing opportunities for civilians in space exploration, including the potential for graduate students to go to the International Space Station and the likelihood of civilians going to Mars in the future.', 'Spaceflight opportunities have become more affordable, leading to democratization of access and collaboration between commercial, NASA, and academia.', 'NASA empowered commercial efforts and is focusing on pushing the boundary and going further, such as Mars and Europa missions.', 'Innovative projects and research include air-powered robotics tail and agriculture projects to enhance life in space.']}, {'end': 5548.466, 'segs': [{'end': 5081.46, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5052.883, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5056.986, 'text': "we'll see the spectacular failures on the path to a successful starship.", 'start': 5052.883, 'duration': 4.103}, {'end': 5058.386, 'text': "It's something that you know.", 'start': 5057.586, 'duration': 0.8}, {'end': 5058.787, 'text': 'people have said.', 'start': 5058.386, 'duration': 0.401}, {'end': 5059.947, 'text': "why isn't NASA doing that??", 'start': 5058.787, 'duration': 1.16}, {'end': 5066.21, 'text': "Well, that's because NASA is doing that with taxpayer dollars, and we would all revolt if we saw NASA failing at all these different stages.", 'start': 5060.027, 'duration': 6.183}, {'end': 5071.613, 'text': "But that level of, you know, spiral engineering theory of development isn't super impressive.", 'start': 5066.29, 'duration': 5.323}, {'end': 5074.335, 'text': "And it's a really interesting approach that SpaceX has taken.", 'start': 5071.633, 'duration': 2.702}, {'end': 5081.46, 'text': 'And I think between people like Elon and Jeff Bezos and Firefly and NASA and ESA, we are gonna get there.', 'start': 5074.455, 'duration': 7.005}], 'summary': "Spacex's spiral engineering approach impressively leads to successful starship, involving elon musk, jeff bezos, firefly, nasa, and esa.", 'duration': 28.577, 'max_score': 5052.883, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5052883.jpg'}, {'end': 5518.404, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5492.147, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 5499.973, 'text': 'I worked at CERN for two summers in undergrad and we were looking for supersymmetry, which was one of these alternatives to the standard model.', 'start': 5492.147, 'duration': 7.826}, {'end': 5504.096, 'text': "It was sad because my professors were getting sadder and sadder because they weren't finding it.", 'start': 5500.153, 'duration': 3.943}, {'end': 5509.24, 'text': 'They were excluding what we would call this parameter space of finding these supersymmetric particles.', 'start': 5504.516, 'duration': 4.724}, {'end': 5513.162, 'text': 'But the search for what that theory of everything could be,', 'start': 5510.02, 'duration': 3.142}, {'end': 5518.404, 'text': 'or a grand unified theory that kind of answers some of the holes within the standard model of physics,', 'start': 5513.162, 'duration': 5.242}], 'summary': 'Explored supersymmetry at cern, seeking a theory of everything, but results were disappointing.', 'duration': 26.257, 'max_score': 5492.147, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5492147.jpg'}, {'end': 5561.483, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5530.271, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5532.412, 'text': 'It might not be an immediately obvious thing.', 'start': 5530.271, 'duration': 2.141}, {'end': 5536.575, 'text': 'When we discovered the Higgs, the Higgs boson, I was there at CERN that day.', 'start': 5533.092, 'duration': 3.483}, {'end': 5539.338, 'text': 'It was July 4th, 2012 that it was announced.', 'start': 5536.635, 'duration': 2.703}, {'end': 5543.441, 'text': 'We all waited like nerds overnight in line to get into the announcement chamber.', 'start': 5539.838, 'duration': 3.603}, {'end': 5548.466, 'text': "I'd never waited for, even like a Harry Potter premiere in my life, but we waited for this, like announcement of the Higgs boson,", 'start': 5543.802, 'duration': 4.664}, {'end': 5550.228, 'text': 'to get into the chamber overnight.', 'start': 5548.466, 'duration': 1.762}, {'end': 5556.015, 'text': 'But did that immediately translate to technology for engineering? No.', 'start': 5550.868, 'duration': 5.147}, {'end': 5561.483, 'text': "But it's still a really important part of our understanding of these fundamental laws of physics.", 'start': 5557.798, 'duration': 3.685}], 'summary': "Discovery of higgs boson announced on july 4th, 2012 at cern, but didn't immediately translate to technology for engineering.", 'duration': 31.212, 'max_score': 5530.271, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5530271.jpg'}], 'start': 4965.429, 'title': 'Space exploration and its beauty', 'summary': 'Delves into space exploration challenges, the influence of figures like elon musk, and the need to inspire public involvement. it also explores the beauty and symmetry of the universe, emphasizing interdisciplinary thinking and the potential impact on practical engineering.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5293.829, 'start': 4965.429, 'title': 'Space exploration and engineering challenges', 'summary': 'Discusses the challenges of space exploration and engineering, the role of influential figures like elon musk, the need to inspire and involve the public in space exploration, and the importance of diversifying the space industry. it also emphasizes the power of social media in engaging people and showcasing the rawness and excitement of engineering and space exploration.', 'duration': 328.4, 'highlights': ["Elon Musk's influence and the challenges of space exploration and engineering are discussed, emphasizing the need for top talent and motivation to overcome them. It's a scientific problem, but it's also just a motivation problem for the entire human species. And you also need to have superstar researchers and engineers working on it.", 'The importance of inspiring and involving the public in space exploration and engineering, emphasizing the need to educate and excite the public about ongoing space initiatives. We have a big challenge to get more of humanity excited and educated and involved again, kind of like in the Apollo era, where it was a big deal for everybody.', 'The power of social media in engaging people and showcasing the rawness and excitement of engineering and space exploration is emphasized. All of those things you realize, the thing that make up the virality of the meme is beautiful. You have to kind of embrace that.', "The role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the space industry is highlighted, emphasizing the need to broaden the representation and involvement of various groups in space exploration. It's a big challenge to us in the space industry to also do some more diversity, equity and inclusion and show a broader swath of society that there's a future for them in this space exploration vision."]}, {'end': 5548.466, 'start': 5293.869, 'title': 'Beauty of space exploration', 'summary': 'Discusses the profound beauty and symmetry in the universe, the importance of interdisciplinary thinking for space exploration, and the potential impact of the search for a theory of everything on practical engineering, with a focus on physics and philosophy.', 'duration': 254.597, 'highlights': ['The profound beauty and symmetry in the universe, particularly at small and large scales, captivates the ex-physicist, emphasizing the potential for tying together physics and gaining a better understanding of the universe. ', 'The importance of interdisciplinary thinking for space exploration, where the combination of philosophy and the human condition with engineering work is valued for its potential to make a positive impact on society and address fundamental questions about human connection and fulfillment. ', 'The potential impact of the search for a theory of everything on practical engineering, as it could lead to a better understanding of fundamental physical laws and potentially improve day-to-day services through better engineering. Improved understanding of fundamental physical laws']}], 'duration': 583.037, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg4965429.jpg', 'highlights': ["Elon Musk's influence and the challenges of space exploration and engineering are discussed, emphasizing the need for top talent and motivation to overcome them.", 'The importance of inspiring and involving the public in space exploration and engineering, emphasizing the need to educate and excite the public about ongoing space initiatives.', 'The power of social media in engaging people and showcasing the rawness and excitement of engineering and space exploration is emphasized.', 'The role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the space industry is highlighted, emphasizing the need to broaden the representation and involvement of various groups in space exploration.', 'The profound beauty and symmetry in the universe captivates the ex-physicist, emphasizing the potential for tying together physics and gaining a better understanding of the universe.', 'The importance of interdisciplinary thinking for space exploration, where the combination of philosophy and the human condition with engineering work is valued for its potential to make a positive impact on society and address fundamental questions about human connection and fulfillment.', 'The potential impact of the search for a theory of everything on practical engineering, as it could lead to a better understanding of fundamental physical laws and potentially improve day-to-day services through better engineering.']}, {'end': 6400.239, 'segs': [{'end': 5813.441, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5785.919, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 5794.207, 'text': 'with all of these first-come, first-served actors just arriving and setting precedents that might really affect future access.', 'start': 5785.919, 'duration': 8.288}, {'end': 5796.629, 'text': 'And one example is property rights.', 'start': 5794.808, 'duration': 1.821}, {'end': 5806.616, 'text': 'We do want companies that have the expertise to go to the moon and mine stuff that will help us develop a human settlement there or a gateway.', 'start': 5797.29, 'duration': 9.326}, {'end': 5813.441, 'text': "But companies need to know generally that they have rights to a certain area or that they have some legal right to sell things that they're getting.", 'start': 5807.177, 'duration': 6.264}], 'summary': 'First-come, first-served actors set precedents affecting future access, including property rights for moon mining and human settlement development.', 'duration': 27.522, 'max_score': 5785.919, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5785919.jpg'}, {'end': 6009.03, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 5981.397, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 5987.541, 'text': 'If you are an artist and that is your passion, but you would love to do space art or, if not, space art,', 'start': 5981.397, 'duration': 6.144}, {'end': 5991.923, 'text': 'use your artistry to communicate a feeling or a message about space.', 'start': 5987.541, 'duration': 4.382}, {'end': 5996.766, 'text': "that's a role that we desperately need, just as much as we need space scientists and space engineers.", 'start': 5991.923, 'duration': 4.843}, {'end': 6009.03, 'text': "Well, when you look at your own life, you're an incredibly accomplished scientist, young scientist, and you hopped around from physics to aerospace,", 'start': 5997.867, 'duration': 11.163}], 'summary': 'Artists can play a crucial role in space communication, as much as scientists and engineers.', 'duration': 27.633, 'max_score': 5981.397, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5981397.jpg'}, {'end': 6090.784, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6060.402, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 6066.567, 'text': "There's a big push for this like lone wolf genius figure in academia, but that's certainly not been the case in my life.", 'start': 6060.402, 'duration': 6.165}, {'end': 6070.571, 'text': "I've had wonderful collaborators and people that I work with along the team.", 'start': 6066.627, 'duration': 3.944}, {'end': 6072.592, 'text': 'Also cross-disciplinary.', 'start': 6070.791, 'duration': 1.801}, {'end': 6076.235, 'text': 'Absolutely Yeah, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, whatever you want to call it.', 'start': 6072.692, 'duration': 3.543}, {'end': 6080.557, 'text': 'Artists Where do artists come in? Do you work with artists? We do.', 'start': 6077.375, 'duration': 3.182}, {'end': 6083.839, 'text': 'We have an arts curator on the Space Exploration Initiative side.', 'start': 6080.757, 'duration': 3.082}, {'end': 6090.784, 'text': "She helps make sure, partly around that communication challenge that we talked about, that we're not just doing zero-g flights and space missions,", 'start': 6084.26, 'duration': 6.524}], 'summary': 'Emphasizing value of collaboration and cross-disciplinary work in academia and space exploration.', 'duration': 30.382, 'max_score': 6060.402, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg6060402.jpg'}, {'end': 6153.564, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 6122.04, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 6127.283, 'text': 'And that was thanks to Xing, an artist bringing a perspective that I might not have thought about prioritizing, so.', 'start': 6122.04, 'duration': 5.243}, {'end': 6128.778, 'text': "Yeah, that's awesome.", 'start': 6128.018, 'duration': 0.76}, {'end': 6132.881, 'text': "So when you look out there, it's the flame of human consciousness.", 'start': 6129.099, 'duration': 3.782}, {'end': 6135.902, 'text': 'There does seem to be something quite special about us humans.', 'start': 6132.921, 'duration': 2.981}, {'end': 6142.966, 'text': "First of all, what do you think it is? What's consciousness?", 'start': 6138.624, 'duration': 4.342}, {'end': 6145.447, 'text': 'What are we trying to preserve here?', 'start': 6143.026, 'duration': 2.421}, {'end': 6153.564, 'text': 'What is it about humans that should be preserved, or life here on earth?', 'start': 6147.279, 'duration': 6.285}], 'summary': 'Xing, an artist brought a unique perspective on human consciousness and preservation, prompting deep thought and discussion.', 'duration': 31.524, 'max_score': 6122.04, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg6122040.jpg'}, {'end': 6396.035, 'src': 'heatmap', 'start': 6345.261, 'weight': 0.866, 'content': [{'end': 6350.505, 'text': 'And together struggling against the forces of nature that keeps wanting to kill us.', 'start': 6345.261, 'duration': 5.244}, {'end': 6354.577, 'text': "Yeah, there'd be nothing like an alien invasion to unite the planet, we think.", 'start': 6350.836, 'duration': 3.741}, {'end': 6356.097, 'text': "I can't wait.", 'start': 6355.057, 'duration': 1.04}, {'end': 6357.297, 'text': 'Bring it on, aliens.', 'start': 6356.277, 'duration': 1.02}, {'end': 6361.898, 'text': "Listen, your work, you're an incredible communicator, incredible young scientist, Sarah.", 'start': 6358.017, 'duration': 3.881}, {'end': 6364.839, 'text': "It's a huge honor that you would spend your time with me.", 'start': 6361.958, 'duration': 2.881}, {'end': 6367.679, 'text': "I can't wait what you do in the future.", 'start': 6364.919, 'duration': 2.76}, {'end': 6371.76, 'text': 'And thank you for representing MIT so beautifully, so masterfully.', 'start': 6367.719, 'duration': 4.041}, {'end': 6372.78, 'text': "You're an incredible person.", 'start': 6371.8, 'duration': 0.98}, {'end': 6373.56, 'text': 'Thank you for talking to me.', 'start': 6372.8, 'duration': 0.76}, {'end': 6374.581, 'text': 'Thank you so much for having me.', 'start': 6373.58, 'duration': 1.001}, {'end': 6375.601, 'text': "It's been an absolute pleasure.", 'start': 6374.601, 'duration': 1}, {'end': 6376.481, 'text': "It's a great conversation.", 'start': 6375.621, 'duration': 0.86}, {'end': 6380.081, 'text': 'Thanks for listening to this conversation with Ariel Ekblot.', 'start': 6377.639, 'duration': 2.442}, {'end': 6384.485, 'text': 'To support this podcast, please check out our sponsors in the description.', 'start': 6380.722, 'duration': 3.763}, {'end': 6390.971, 'text': 'And now let me leave you with some words from Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher.', 'start': 6385.286, 'duration': 5.685}, {'end': 6396.035, 'text': 'There is no easy way from earth to the stars.', 'start': 6392.332, 'duration': 3.703}], 'summary': 'A conversation with a young scientist from mit about uniting against alien invasion.', 'duration': 50.774, 'max_score': 6345.261, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg6345261.jpg'}], 'start': 5548.466, 'title': 'Future of space and human exploration', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential development of floating cities in space, complexities of space governance, and significance of human consciousness, emphasizing the global impact and interdisciplinary collaboration in the race for space exploration and pursuit of meaning in life.', 'chapters': [{'end': 5765.671, 'start': 5548.466, 'title': 'Future of space colonization', 'summary': 'Discusses the potential development of floating cities in space as an alternative to planetary colonization, the regulatory challenges, and the potential impact on astronomy and the interaction between nations in the race for space exploration.', 'duration': 217.205, 'highlights': ['The potential development of floating cities in space as an alternative to planetary colonization The speaker presents the idea of focusing on life in floating cities as opposed to life on the surface of planets as a potential disagreement with others.', 'Regulatory challenges and the impact on astronomy due to the growth of space cities The discussion highlights the regulatory challenges of growing incongruously in low Earth orbit and the potential negative impact on astronomy due to the increase in shiny objects in the night sky.', 'Development in pockets around the moon, asteroids, and Mars The speaker suggests that space colonization will grow in fits and starts in pockets around different celestial bodies, such as the moon, asteroids, and Mars, for resource extraction and study purposes.']}, {'end': 6121.68, 'start': 5766.551, 'title': 'Future of space governance', 'summary': 'Discusses the complexities of space governance, including property rights, the need for space lawyers, and the role of public ownership, as well as the opportunities for young people in the interplanetary civilization, emphasizing the importance of diverse talents and interdisciplinary collaboration.', 'duration': 355.129, 'highlights': ['The future is incredibly bright for young people in the interplanetary civilization, offering opportunities to contribute to space exploration and emphasizing the need for diverse talents. The speaker encourages young individuals to feel empowered, as it is the first time in human history that we are on the cusp of interplanetary civilization, with a bright future for them in space exploration.', 'The complexities of space governance, including property rights and the need for space lawyers, as well as the concept of public ownership and the challenges of enforcement in space. The discussion delves into the complexities of space governance, addressing issues such as property rights, the necessity for space lawyers, and the challenges of enforcing public ownership in space.', 'The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the role of artists in space exploration, emphasizing the need for diverse perspectives and talents. The speaker highlights the significance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the involvement of artists in space exploration, emphasizing the importance of diverse perspectives and talents in shaping the future of space governance and exploration.']}, {'end': 6400.239, 'start': 6122.04, 'title': 'Exploring human consciousness and interstellar exploration', 'summary': 'Discusses the significance of human consciousness, the potential for intergalactic exploration, and the pursuit of meaning in life, emphasizing the value of global awareness and the desire for exploration and purpose beyond individual existence.', 'duration': 278.199, 'highlights': ['The value of expanding circles of awareness as an earth-based species, and the potential for interstellar and intergalactic exploration are discussed, highlighting the profound opportunity for exploration and the curious nature of humans.', 'The speaker expresses a sense of purpose and meaning in life, both at a local level within their family and a global level in contributing to humanity, acknowledging the beauty of working on something bigger and grander than oneself.', 'The conversation delves into the nature of consciousness and the meta-awareness of human thoughts, emphasizing the remarkable gift of self-awareness and the potential for becoming a global citizen working towards a common purpose.', 'The concept of preserving human consciousness and life on Earth, as well as the hope for expanding it farther, is explored, reflecting on the fragility of Earth and the unique opportunity for interstellar exploration and the pursuit of knowledge.', 'The discussion touches upon the potential challenges and hope for humanity to become an intergalactic civilization in the distant future, acknowledging the propulsion challenges and the long-term curiosity-driven exploration aspirations.']}], 'duration': 851.773, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/KW8Vjs84Fxg/pics/KW8Vjs84Fxg5548466.jpg', 'highlights': ['The potential development of floating cities in space as an alternative to planetary colonization', 'The complexities of space governance, including property rights and the need for space lawyers', 'The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the role of artists in space exploration', 'The future is incredibly bright for young people in the interplanetary civilization, offering opportunities to contribute to space exploration', 'The value of expanding circles of awareness as an earth-based species, and the potential for interstellar and intergalactic exploration', 'The concept of preserving human consciousness and life on Earth, as well as the hope for expanding it farther']}], 'highlights': ['Self-assembly offers the promise of space architecture worth living in and may lead to the establishment of an intergalactic civilization.', 'Ariel Agbla is interested in autonomously self-assembling space architectures, which can sustain human life in space and orbit Earth, Moon, Mars, and other planets.', "The speaker's interest in societal structuring across vast distances and time was influenced by her reading of 'Foundation Trilogy' and 'Seven Eves', inspiring her to explore the concept of structuring societies in the context of space exploration.", "The speaker's exposure to science fiction authors like Isaac Asimov and Neil Stephenson ignited her passion for space exploration and the concept of civilization scale space exploration, ultimately shaping her academic and professional pursuits.", 'Leveraging space technology to address existential threats on Earth, such as climate change, by focusing on keeping Earth livable through satellite technology and potential space-based geoengineering.', 'The discussion highlights the potential translational opportunities for life on Earth from space technology, including developing technologies for extreme environments that can benefit areas affected by natural disasters, such as wildfires.', 'Microgravity provides weightlessness and freedom of movement for astronauts.', 'The Telematron is a unique musical instrument designed for microgravity, incorporating sensors and interactive features for a one-of-a-kind performance in space.', "Elon Musk's influence and the challenges of space exploration and engineering are discussed, emphasizing the need for top talent and motivation to overcome them.", 'The potential development of floating cities in space as an alternative to planetary colonization', 'The importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and the role of artists in space exploration', 'The future is incredibly bright for young people in the interplanetary civilization, offering opportunities to contribute to space exploration']}