THE VIDEO SHELF · mars colonization
Colonizing Mars
Isaac Arthur's in-depth look at what it would take to settle and eventually terraform Mars. He covers the challenges and the scale of the work needed to make it a home for humanity.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a thorough, speculative-but-grounded overview of the magnitude of colonizing Mars.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Isaac Arthur
- Topic
- mars colonization
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2017–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Highly recommended video on Colonizing Mars by Isaac Arthur [VIDEO] Equally amazing Asteriod Mining by Mr. Arthur [LINK]
leanthonyrn on Hacker News · 2017-09
In Asteroid Mining Is Our Best Hope for Colonizing MarsPerfect timing! Isaac Arthur just kicked off Outward Bound with an in depth look at colonizing Mars. [VIDEO]
devrandomguy on Hacker News · 2017-08
In Living on Mars: The Stuff You Never Thought AboutThe sum total of human activity in the last 100 years also eclipses the sum total of all human activity prior (300k years worth). Humanity didn't do a lot for a long time. But yes, Mars would be a mega project. Isaac Arthur does great …
keanzu on Hacker News · 2020-02
In James Lovelock: 'I Would Not Waste My Fortune on Colonizing Mars'
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