Podcasts that mention 📚 Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

Now, though, my favorite is Neal Stephenson and Seveneves.

Ariel expresses that her favorite book is Neal Stephenson's *Seveneves*, highlighting her admiration for science fiction authors.

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These little robots would crawl, just like in Neal Stephenson's Seveneves; they crawl along the outside of the spacecraft looking for micrometeorite punctures or gas leaks or other faults and defects.

Ariel refers to *Seveneves* by Neal Stephenson to illustrate how robots operate on a spacecraft, linking it to her broader discussion on swarm robotics in space.

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There's another idea out of Neal Stephenson, Seveneves, actually, where these arklets were decentralized spacecraft that could form and dock little temporary space stations with each other, then separate and go off on their way, adopting a decentralized approach to living in space.

Ariel discusses *Seveneves* by Neal Stephenson, illustrating how the arklets in the book serve as a metaphor for decentralized spacecraft architecture, which can form temporary stations in space before separating.

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