Government Types of the Future

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

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🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Over the centuries humanity has tried many versions of government and many variations on each type, today we will examine how technology and space colonization might impact what types of governments we use in the future. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/8ZMqvjrp5ec Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/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: Government Types of the Future Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 253; August 27, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Dillon Olander Jerry Guern Konstantin Sokerin Matthew Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hello, SFIA audio listeners. In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,
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0:23.4	Empires rise and empires fall, but there is no cycle, each time something new is tried for
0:29.5	better or worse. What new empires might rise in the future, and how shall they govern themselves?
0:40.9	So today we will be looking at government types of the future, surveying everything
0:44.3	from how old styles of government like feudal kingdoms might arise again on space colonies,
0:49.3	to how democracies might handle interstellar colonies or voting by citizens who were transhuman
0:53.8	or artificial
0:54.5	intelligence or uplifted organisms like human intelligent animals.
0:58.6	We will also consider some entirely new governmental types we have not seen before, as
1:02.7	well as many ways in which systems we have seen before might emerge again with new flavors
1:06.9	under new technologies.
1:09.4	This is going to be a rather long episode, so now it is probably a great time to grab a drink
1:13.7	and a snack, and if you enjoy today's episode, please let our wise and mighty overlords know
1:18.1	this by hitting the like and subscribe buttons.
1:21.4	In fact it's going to be long enough that we will be carrying this episode into next week
1:24.6	too, where we'll examine the concept of nomadic fleet-based
1:27.7	civilizations and government types like the Navarchy, which is run run by captains
1:32.6	and admirals.
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