Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Science, Futurism, Sci Fi, Future, Scifi, Technology, Space, Engineering

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🗓️ 1 August 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Natural disasters can topple civilizations, even in modern times, but with more and more technology civilizations become more robust and capable of predicting future calamities and preventing such ruin. So what other threats face spacefaring civilizations, both at the interplanetary and interstellar scale? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/Y-CrHiiN0fI 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: Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations Episode 197, Season 5 E32 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Stuart Graham Matt Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Bryan Versteeg Fishy Tree Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Sergio Botero Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa Music: Paradox Interactive, "The Titan" Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" Marcus Warner, "The First Few Waves" Epic Mountain, "Space Travel" 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,
0:05.0	we're asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.
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0:20.0	This episode is sponsored by Brilliant.
0:23.4	When determining what the biggest threats to ourselves are, quite often, you only need to find
0:28.6	a mirror.
0:31.5	Doomsday scenarios for humanity are a common topic of discussion, and one we've looked at here
0:37.0	on SFIA before too,
0:39.1	but so often those doomsday scenarios really only apply to her humanity exclusively on Earth
0:45.5	and at all technological level or lower.
0:48.8	As we've noted before, while an asteroid impact like what probably killed the dinosaurs
0:53.6	is a terrifying scenario,
0:56.2	it's only terrifying to a civilization lacking space travel.
1:00.3	To those with it, an asteroid approaching Earth is a cause for celebration, not worry,
1:06.4	as it represents a handy piece of matter we can mine or otherwise make use of without paying
1:11.6	the fuel bill to bring it here or pull it out of Earth's gravity well.
1:15.9	When you can detect and predict an asteroid coming near Earth years in advance, and when
1:20.7	you've got a thriving orbital economy, you're still going to race out to deal with the matter.
1:25.9	It's just that the race is to get to it
1:28.0	early so you can nudge it into a good stable orbit with the least fuel, and everyone
1:33.0	can start suing each other over who has dibs on this new mountain of money. Natural disasters
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