Science Fiction has shown us humanity exploring the stars at hundreds of times faster than light speed, but what if the fastest ships we can make never even reach a hundredth of light speed? Can we still settle the galaxy and what will that colonization entail?

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Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Episode 348, June 23, 2022

Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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