Dying Stars

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Spacecraft, Scifi, Engineering, Interstellar Travel, Civilizaiton, Space Station, Future, Future Philosophy, Artificial Intelligence, Technological Future, Cybernetics, Human Civilizaiton, Sci Fi, Space Megastructures, Astronomy, Megastructures, Energy Abundance, Physics, Space, Space Infrastructure, Technology, Futurism, Genetics, Starship, Post Scarcity, Transhumanism, Long Term Future, Space Colonization, Spaceship, Future Of Humanity, Space Industry, Science

4.9 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

One of the biggest reasons for colonizing other worlds is to ensure we don't die with our own sun, but even those alien suns we might travel to will die one day. And yet, our image of stars living than erupting spectacular as a red giant or supernova, present a somewhat false impression, as those stellar remnants often last far longer than the stars which bore them. Could civilizations survive around these dead stars? Could they even outlast the End of the Universe, as the last stars fade away? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/GpYGMIZ9Bow Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Civilizations at the End of Time: Dying Stars Episode 178, Season 5 E12 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Andrew Norman Darius Said Evan Schultheis Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin Matthew Acker Stuart Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics by: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me the Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com A.J. Prasad of Dark Future, "Staring Through, pt1" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ A.J. Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU Phase Shift, "Forest Night" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift/_/Enigmatic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
0:05.2	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
0:10.5	To hear it and every episode early and add free, plus hours of bonus content, check out
0:15.5	go.nebola.tv slash Isaac Arthur and use my code, Isaac Arthur.
0:20.2	This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream.
0:24.1	Science tells us that the universe is almost 14 billion years old, yet we'll live many
0:29.6	trillions of years more before the last stars die out.
0:33.8	But that is a future that will never happen.
0:54.8	Yeah. But that is a future that will never happen. So today we return to the civilizations at the end of time series after a year-long hiatus.
0:56.1	Today we'll be exploring what civilizations might do as their own suns begin to burn out,
1:02.0	and what options they have on the table to extend their existence after that.
1:07.1	We'll also be discussing the supernova engine, one of the most extreme forms of stellar
1:11.7	engineering allowed under known physics.
1:14.7	I should also warn viewers that while the Civilizations at the end of time series is, weirdly,
1:20.2	our most watched series, its episodes are always composed of concepts we've developed in
1:25.4	more detail in other episodes. They're not really meant
1:29.0	to be standalone episodes, and I'll reference some relevant episodes which you might want to
1:33.8	consult, so that when I start talking about moving stars, for instance, you already know
1:38.7	and understand the physics involved in that. This month we're also celebrating Douglas
1:43.9	Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1:45.9	series. Unsurprisingly, the second book of that series, The Restaurant at the End of the
1:50.8	Universe, is our focus for today. Speaking of restaurants and food, we have a lot of concepts
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Isaac Arthur, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Isaac Arthur and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.