Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Isaac Arthur

We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador be like?

We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador be like?

We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to exist in fortress star systems, surrounded by despoiled deserts of their own making?

We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to exist in fortress star systems, surrounded by despoiled deserts of their own making?

The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.

The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.