
The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space
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Would we ever colonize space with prisoners? From penal colonies to prison planets, we explore whether exile could become a second chance, a new civilization, or a nightmare with rockets.
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The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
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Intro
2:30 The Old Logic in a New Sky
6:45 The Prison Planet as a Phase
11:23 Would We Ever Need Prisoner Colonists?
16:13 Punishment, Pardon, or Purpose?
19:33 The Second Wave
24:52 Mad Kings
25:57 The Dark Version, and the Better One
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