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In this episode we discuss when **Joe Quirk** recounts the turbulent history of the **seasteading movement**, detailing a decade-long struggle to establish autonomous floating societies. He describes a cycle of **political betrayals** and media hostility, ranging from abandoned agreements in **French Polynesia** to the life-threatening legal pursuit of pioneers in **Thailand**. **Quirk** emphasizes that the movement’s survival depends on the power of **compelling storytelling** to overcome negative propaganda and government opposition. Despite numerous setbacks, he highlights recent progress in **Panama** and the **Maldives** as evidence of the project’s resilience. Ultimately, the narrative frames seasteading as an **antifragile mission** that gains strength and global reach through every attempt to suppress it.#Seasteading #FloatingSocieties #AutonomousFloatingCities #JoeQuirk #SeasteadingMovement #FrenchPolynesia #PanamaSeasteading #MaldivesProgress #Antifragile #AntifragileSeasteading #SeasteadingResilience #FloatingFreedom #OceanLibertarianism #SeaStead #BlueFrontier #PoliticalBetrayal #GovernmentOpposition #CompellingStorytelling #OvercomePropaganda #SeasteadingSetbacks

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Join the ASC crew for our end-of-year live recap and forward-looking discussion on the future of manned underwater habitats!In this casual hangout, we break down the biggest moments, breakthroughs, and challenges from 2025—including Underwater Intervention highlights, our evolving social media & podcast strategy, the dive community's pulse, the ongoing Deep Vanguard developments, power & tech advancements, and what simpler, sustainable living under the sea could really look like.Then we dive into our unfiltered predictions for 2026: What’s coming next for ocean colonization, habitat tech, DEMA in New Orleans, scientific missions, and the push toward longer-term human presence underwater?Whether you're a scuba diver, ocean enthusiast, marine scientist, or just fascinated by living beneath the waves—this is the conversation you don't want to miss. Drop your own 2026 predictions or questions in the comments—we read and reply!

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In this first episode of 2026, Brendon takes a jab at some proposing predictions for 2026.

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This episode details the development of sustainable floating homes called ArkPads, which are currently being manufactured and tested in the Philippines. These structures utilize corrosion-resistant materials and semi-submersible designs to ensure they remain stable and durable during severe weather events. The project aims to transition from individual residences to profitable floating resorts that utilize solar energy and aquaculture to achieve self-sufficiency. By proving the economic viability of these resorts through tourism, the creators plan to scale up to large-scale floating cities located in international waters. This gradual expansion relies on strategic geographic placement to avoid dangerous currents and storms while bypassing expensive coastal land costs.

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Wrapping up another year, looking to the future.

What does your 2026 look like?

What changes will you see, and hear, at Colonize The Ocean and ASC?

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This research examines the psychological impact of saturation diving, proposing an "Underview Effect" similar to the cognitive shifts experienced by astronauts in space. By interviewing aquanauts who lived in undersea habitats, the authors identified themes of awe, tranquility, and flow that arise from extended immersion in a high-pressure environment. Participants reported a heightened sense of planetary fragility and a deep interconnectedness with marine ecosystems, often viewing the ocean as a complex, living "home base" rather than a foreign workspace. While the experience involves significant physical hardship and sensory changes, it frequently results in a long-lasting environmental stewardship and a transformed scientific perspective. Ultimately, the study suggests that this profound submerged experience can reshape human relationships with the natural world and inspire pro-environmental behaviors.

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During this Christmas season Brendon thinks it would be interesting to image what the societal evolution of underwater colonies will look like when it comes to holidays such as Christmas.

Also he asks what Christmas tradition you would bring with you to your underwater colony.

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The source introduces Vanguard, a newly designed and built subsea human habitat, which will enable a new era of marine biology research by allowing aquanauts to live and work underwater at ocean pressure for extended periods. This saturation diving capability eliminates the significant time loss associated with traditional daily dives, allowing researchers to conduct up to nine hours of actual underwater work per day for missions lasting weeks or months. Experts emphasize that living at depth will revolutionize science by enabling long-duration observations of complex marine processes, such as coral growth and the diel vertical migration. Furthermore, Vanguard will facilitate critical research into the effects of hyperbaric environments on the human body, providing insights for both undersea activities and space analog missions.

Original article = https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507031-how-aquanauts-will-change-our-view-of-the-ocean/

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What happens in the future when we have habitats, colonies, and civilizations hundreds of miles out in the ocean. Laws become gray, and nefarious actions may run unbridled. What do we do then? What responsibility do we have?

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