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What if you could seed probes, like the Breakthrough Starshot probes, with synthetic life that, upon reaching their destination, would develop into humanoids th
by alphanumeric0 3y ago
What if you could seed probes, like the Breakthrough Starshot probes, with synthetic life that, upon reaching their destination, would develop into humanoids that would explore for you and send back data?
That's a lot of ifs, but it would be an interesting way of exploring interstellar space in a much shorter time span.
- BinRoo 3y agodude, Earth is the starship, and we're the messengers
- teraflop 3y agoA version of this idea is explored in Greg Egan's short story "Glory": https://outofthiseos.typepad.com/blog/files/GregEganGlory.pdf https://outofthiseos.typepad.com/blog/files/GregEganGlory.pd...
- mock-possum 3y agoWhoa wow. I was kind of afraid that would be the ending. It’s too sad.