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In this episode of Entropy Rising, Jacob and Lucas dive into one of the most fascinating—and controversial—ideas in space exploration: generation ships.

What does it take to send thousands of people on a voyage lasting hundreds (or even thousands) of years to another star system? Would you be willing to spend your entire life aboard a ship, knowing you’ll never see the destination? And what kind of society forms when your entire world is a metal cylinder drifting through the void?

We explore the different types of colony ships—from today’s theoretical generation ships to future possibilities involving life extension and cryo-sleep. You’ll hear discussions on ship design, population limits, farming in space, water recycling, propulsion systems, and even the ethical dilemma of bringing new life into a confined world with no escape.

But this episode goes deeper than just engineering. We tackle the psychological and social challenges: How do governments work in space? What happens to culture and language over generations? Could a closed ecosystem become a utopia—or a floating dystopia?

From building a spacefaring civilization to surviving the journey itself, this episode paints a vivid and sometimes unsettling picture of what it might really take for humanity to become an interstellar species.

Whether you're into science, sci-fi, philosophy, or just love big questions—this one's for you.

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