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What would induce a country to actively guard an empty wasteland?

asked Jul 9, 2018 at 12:35

50 votes

16 answers

7k views

Could a sedentary organism develop intelligence, or even sentience?

asked Oct 25, 2017 at 13:45

44 votes

3 answers

5k views

So we glassed it, now what?

asked Oct 8, 2017 at 11:25

38 votes

9 answers

6k views

Interstellar war without co-ordination, is fine timing important at these scales?

asked May 21, 2018 at 15:53

38 votes

15 answers

11k views

The Infinite Sea, how narrow can that be?

asked Jun 18, 2018 at 14:52

35 votes

5 answers

5k views

Destruction by design - how best to go about crafting a ruined landscape?

asked Oct 30, 2017 at 12:52

34 votes

8 answers

6k views

Of strange atmospheres - the survivable but unbreathable

asked May 21, 2019 at 15:46

32 votes

21 answers

9k views

If we can have "all the comforts of home" in space why would we settle planets?

asked Aug 12, 2018 at 11:35

30 votes

21 answers

9k views

Money and Money, can two different currency types be realistically maintained in the same economy?

asked Jun 6, 2018 at 13:28

27 votes

13 answers

6k views

The worlds between, the consequences of instantaneous FTL

asked Jul 15, 2018 at 15:12

26 votes

15 answers

10k views

Infantry weapons, or why are there people running around down there anyway?

asked Aug 28, 2017 at 17:51

23 votes

8 answers

6k views

How to design an advanced deadman's switch for the "vitality impaired"?

asked Aug 15, 2018 at 10:51

21 votes

18 answers

5k views

What mandates travel in an interstellar society?

asked Sep 30, 2018 at 16:03

18 votes

6 answers

3k views

Signature of destruction - does tearing down a building leave noticeably different ruins to natural decline?

asked Oct 31, 2017 at 12:37

18 votes

7 answers

3k views

How short can Milankovitch Cycles be on a world with a stable orbit?

asked Oct 24, 2017 at 13:02

17 votes

7 answers

3k views

Quick solutions to a modern warning placed on the surface of a planet for future generations

asked Jul 31, 2018 at 13:01

17 votes

18 answers

4k views

Worse than zombies, part 1 [closed]

asked Aug 7, 2018 at 13:50

17 votes

12 answers

4k views

Space Piracy, a case study

asked Oct 28, 2021 at 9:05

15 votes

11 answers

4k views

Restricting antimatter - practical rather than legal measures

asked Jul 23, 2018 at 10:18

15 votes

4 answers

2k views

Can we extrapolate from island culture to planetary culture?

asked Sep 12, 2017 at 14:09

13 votes

14 answers

4k views

Airship lifeboats, design alternatives

asked Oct 4, 2017 at 18:36

12 votes

4 answers

3k views

Is there actually a way to create total orbital denial?

asked Oct 23, 2017 at 18:09

11 votes

15 answers

3k views

When is good enough good enough, the advancement of science and technology [closed]

asked Aug 29, 2017 at 15:27

11 votes

7 answers

4k views

Human response to an existential threat that isn't

asked Aug 14, 2017 at 18:55

11 votes

4 answers

918 views

Life on the Broken Ring - an issue of size

asked Jun 26, 2019 at 18:56

11 votes

9 answers

3k views

Historical experience as a guide to warship design?

asked Jul 8, 2019 at 17:34

10 votes

4 answers

520 views

A brighter moon that's harder to see

asked Jun 28, 2018 at 11:23

10 votes

16 answers

3k views

Can you kill an idea? [closed]

asked Oct 1, 2017 at 17:36

9 votes

9 answers

879 views

Can industry work on a poor import schedule?

asked Aug 1, 2017 at 19:00

8 votes

10 answers

2k views

Are there any real reasons for interstellar conquest?

asked Aug 16, 2017 at 19:13

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What would induce a country to actively guard an empty wasteland?

Could a sedentary organism develop intelligence, or even sentience?

So we glassed it, now what?

Interstellar war without co-ordination, is fine timing important at these scales?

The Infinite Sea, how narrow can that be?

Destruction by design - how best to go about crafting a ruined landscape?

Of strange atmospheres - the survivable but unbreathable

If we can have "all the comforts of home" in space why would we settle planets?

Money and Money, can two different currency types be realistically maintained in the same economy?

The worlds between, the consequences of instantaneous FTL

Infantry weapons, or why are there people running around down there anyway?

How to design an advanced deadman's switch for the "vitality impaired"?

What mandates travel in an interstellar society?

Signature of destruction - does tearing down a building leave noticeably different ruins to natural decline?

How short can Milankovitch Cycles be on a world with a stable orbit?

Quick solutions to a modern warning placed on the surface of a planet for future generations

Worse than zombies, part 1 [closed]

Space Piracy, a case study

Restricting antimatter - practical rather than legal measures

Can we extrapolate from island culture to planetary culture?

Airship lifeboats, design alternatives

Is there actually a way to create total orbital denial?

When is good enough good enough, the advancement of science and technology [closed]

Human response to an existential threat that isn't

Life on the Broken Ring - an issue of size

Historical experience as a guide to warship design?

A brighter moon that's harder to see

Can you kill an idea? [closed]

Can industry work on a poor import schedule?

Are there any real reasons for interstellar conquest?