Space Whales & Bioships

The idea of spaceships or other machines that were essentially alive and able to repair and operate themselves has long been a popular one in science fiction. We'll take a look today at how that might be possible in the future, what advantages it would have for interplanetary or interstellar...

28 min - Oceans - Isaac Arthur

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1. Spying on Whales by Nick Pyenson - View on Amazon
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4. How to Speak Whale by Tom Mustill - View on Amazon
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