To explore the trillions of worlds in our galaxy, we will need space probes far more sophisticated than any craft we've ever built, including the ability to build themselves. Self Replicating Spacecraft: https://youtube.com/shorts/rZMVn8iJRU8 Produced, Written &...
A Hegemonizing Swarm is a hypothetical living weapon, or self-replicating machine, which seeks to turn every last available bit of matter into more of itself or a desired construct. Paperclip Maximizer: https://youtu.be/3mk7NVFz_88 Produced, Written & Narrated by:...
Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/X2YtamBhSHg Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Today we team up with Joe Scott to discuss 5 catastrophes that might threaten humanity in the future, and what we can do to prevent or mitigate them. Here in...
A look at the concept of Self-Replicating Machines, Universal Assemblers, von Neumann Probes, Grey Goo, and Berserkers. While we will discuss the basic concept and some on-Earth applications like Medical Nanotechnology our focus will be on space exploration and...