Interstellar Empires

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: Interstellar Empires
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:34:54
• Published: 2017-12-21 16:53

The concept of Interstellar Empires has fascinated us for as long as we've know those stars in the night sky were other solar systems, and it's become a staple of science fiction. But rarely do we consider how realistic such galaxy-spanning confederations are, and what special challenges they'd face. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/1LQU69sYd3s Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Support the Channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Visit the sub-reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Edward Nardella Jarred Eagley Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com Misho Yordanov Pierre Demet Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Stefan Blandin Script Editing: Andy Popescu Connor Hogan Edward Nardella Eustratius Graham Gregory Leal Jefferson Eagley Keith Blockus Luca de Rosa Mark Warburton Michael Gusevsky Mitch Armstrong MolbOrg Naomi Kern Philip Baldock Sigmund Kopperud Tiffany Penner Music Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" A.J. Prasad, "Aether" Kai Engel, "Snowfall" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth" Brandow Liew, "Into the Storm"