York Zhang is a propulsion test engineer at Blue Origin. York thought propulsion was cooler than being a chemical engineer, but completed his degree anyways. He too believes humanity should be a multiplanetary species and the path to transhumanism is inevitable. He spends his time binging video essays and visiting universities.

Time Stamps:

00:15 - What does York do?

1:05 - What does the future of space exploration look like for humans?

3:05 - Anti-fragility 

4:19 - Chaos monkeys

5:47 - Augmenting the human body for space

7:05 - Abundance and untapped potential on space

12:31 - Advances in neurotechnology

14:20 - What is the size of the neurotechnology market?

15:51 - What is the difference between SpaceX and Blue Origin?

19:35 - Why should environmentalists be rooting for Jeff Bezos?

23:09 - What will the second generation of space technology look like?

26:07 - How much of the public’s resources should we allocate to space innovation?

30:41 - Lowering cost of access to space

33:44 - What is the rest of the world doing in regards to space?

34:18 - Rocket reusability

39:07 - How long will it be before we’re taking commercial space vacations?

40:55 - Can we experience space while sitting at home?

46:31 - York’s favorite piece of technology