Grey Goo is a hypothetical substance composed of trillions of tiny self-replicating machines that half run amok and out of control, potentially obliterating entire planets.
Grey Goo
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Astrochickens & Von Neumann Probes
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 &...
Hegemonizing Swarms
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:...
The Santa Claus Machine
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ 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...