The Santa Claus Machine

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

• Episode: The Santa Claus Machine
• Website: Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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• Duration: 00:30:34
• Published: 2018-12-20 14:53

Revolutionary improvements to automation and production may one day create machines able to produce almost anything, quickly and cheaply, and far faster and more varied than modern 3D Printers. Such devices are sometimes known as Santa Claus Machines, Cornucopia Devices, or Clanking Del-Replicators, and today we will examine how likely such technology is, how far off in the future they might be, and what impact they would have on society. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/FmgYoryG_Ss Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur or Paypal at: https://www.paypal.me/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: The Santa Claus Machine Episode 165, Season 4 E51 Writers Isaac Arthur Editors A.T. Long Darius Said Edward Nardella Keith Blockus Mark Warburton Matthew Campbell Producer Isaac Arthur Cover Artist: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics Team: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com SpaceResourcesCGI Narrator: Isaac Arthur Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" https://www.free-stock-music.com/tchaikovsky-dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairy.html Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ "Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Miguel Johnson, "Pleiades Sonata" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/