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 colonization, and how such biotechnology might lead to entire artificial ecosystems dwelling in the void of space. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode’s Audio-only version: Episode’s Narration-only version: Credits: Space Whales & Bioships Episode 195, Season 5 E30 Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Editors: Darius Said Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg Fishy Tree Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Sergio Botero Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music: Michael Wark, “Embryonic Universe“ Miguel Johnson, “So Many Stars“ Aerium, “Fifth Star of Aldebaran“ :// Sergey Cheremisinov, “Laybrinth“ Chris Zabriskie, “Cylinder Nine“ Phase Shift, “Forest Night“ Shift/_/Enigmatic