In today’s Lightning Round video (yes, another one), we talk about the new thorium molten salt reactor under construction in China, the pros and cons of human spaceflight, the new acting head of NASA, and the horrors of the rat king phenomenon.
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In today’s Lightning Round video, we’ve got some questions about the state of the world, including walkable cities, the education system, the Overton Window, and the growing oligarchy.
The reign of Henry VIII was marred by an unprecedented outbreak of a disease that has been a mystery for the past 500 years. The Sweating Sickness was one of the most fatal diseases ever recorded, able to kill a person mere hours after showing symptoms. And the main symptom? Massive...
This week, we answer questions from viewers like you on Patreon! Yes, we talk about NASA’s HAVOC concept for Venus, but we also talk about terraforming, prescription drug ads, using your head as an antenna, Gobekli Tepe, and more. Enjoy!
Barring some kind of technological miracle, humanity won’t last forever. And the future of the universe is incomprehensibly long, big, and violent. So what, exactly, will eventually be the last evidence that we ever existed?TRANSCRIPT:From the moment humans became sentient, we’ve strived...