How Big Could Human Civilization? (Narration Only)

How big could human civilization become? From trillion-person worlds to Dyson swarms, galaxy-spanning cultures, and digital minds, we explore just how far humanity could scale.

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How Big Could Human Civilization Get?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie

Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik, Sergio Botero, Udo Schroeter

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Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:54 Earth, Planets, and the Classic Human Future

10:05 The Galaxy as a Human Family Tree

16:53 Using Space Properly

23:41 Stars, Galaxies, and Kardashev Civilizations

30:32 Gods & Monsters

31:35 When Humans Stop Being Baseline

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