Stop To Think

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about the future conquest of the Solar System. My bet is Moon > Mars > Mars Moons > Asteroid Belt > Jupiter's Moons > Saturn's Moons > Neptune's Moons > Uranus's Moons. In this episode, we talk about why human space conquest will likely take this path. It's a trade-off between travel energy cost and how habitable a given location is. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about weapons of planetary devastation. The majority of the weapons a space ship might use on another space ship will work on a planetary body that doesn't have an atmosphere but as soon as your target has air to hide behind it becomes much more difficult to attack them. The weapons we talk about in this episode are basically useless on other ships but devastating when attacking a ground target on a planet. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we get back to talking about cool stuff. Specifically, we talk about ship-to-ship space weapons that could someday be used in space combat. We go over the various features and limitations of the most obvious ones. We also talk about how shooting each other in space is a really bad and costly proposition. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we finally talk about morals a bit. I detail why I think it's best to stick to the traditional way of handling intimate relationships. We talk about the nature of sin a bit and how doing stuff that's "wrong" might cause more damage than one would expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we wrap up the topic we've been working on for the last few weeks by exploring the future of sex work and human reproduction. We talk about how robots might replace humans in providing intimacy services and how this would render human-to-human relationships to being for companionship only. We also talk about how human incubation technology could completely change the way the world works. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how the availability of physical gratification has resulted in marriage not really offering as much as it used to. In other words, there's no longer a major incentive for younger couples to get married. Those who do still want the stuff that marriage can provide have a much more difficult time finding others who see things their way. 

In this episode of Stop To Think, we apply economics to sex at the personal, relationship, and societal levels. This is another one that might not be child-appropriate. That aside, we talk about the effects of supply, demand, and scarcity when applied to the bedroom. The results actually aren't as absurd as one might expect. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about how sex sells. This episode probably isn't child-friendly but I don't think it's really explicit either. At any rate, we talk about how physical attractiveness is used in advertising and how it can sometimes be sold directly itself. As it turns out, it can actually be sold directly in Nevada. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about some celebrities and what goes into generating income for them. We go over the hidden factors besides just skills that generate cash for them. We also talk about some of the hidden costs that they have to pay to make their massive incomes. 

In this episode of Stop To Think we talk about selling stuff. That is to say, we talk about why consumers are interested in buying products and how they compare one product to another. Some big points are price, quality, functionality, and then the power of branding and good marketing.