Life in a Relativistic Starship

Aboard a relativistic starship, time is cargo: gamma-10 cruise, decades slipping by outside, lethal dust grains, beam routes, antimatter, ramjets, and the strange culture of crews who trade history for the stars.

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Credits:

Life in a Relativistic Starship

Editors: Donagh Broderick & Merv Johnson II

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

7:02 Life Aboard a Relativistic Starship

11:11 Relativity Without the Chalkboard

14:08 The Propulsion Wall

18:35 The Engines That Can Actually Go Relativistic

25:14 The Hazards of Going Too Fast

30:17 Beyond Reality

31:08 How Fast Is Fast Enough?

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