Surviving the Next Century

The last century has been one of awesome and often terrifying technological progress, and the next century offers as many wonders and terrors for us to navigate into our future.

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Credits:
Surviving the Next Century
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 267; December 3, 2020

Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Matthew Campbell
PhoneticFailure
Victoria Kelly

Cover Art:

[rehankhan-pzju]

Isaac's been chuckling and smiling a lot more since he got married...

Love this channel. Keep it up man.

[rickythegreat]

**Chuckles** "How will we survive it?" -Isaac Arthur

[julianwalde]

"The usual example given to illustrate an Outside Context Problem was imagining you were a tribe on a largish, fertile island; you'd tamed the land, invented the wheel or writing or whatever, the neighbors were cooperative or enslaved but at any rate peaceful and you were busy raising temples to yourself with all the excess productive capacity you had, you were in a position of near-absolute power and control which your hallowed ancestors could hardly have dreamed of and the whole situation was just running along nicely like a canoe on wet grass... when suddenly this bristling lump of iron appears sailless and trailing steam in the bay and these guys carrying long funny-looking sticks come ashore and announce you've just been discovered, you're all subjects of the Emperor now, he's keen on presents called tax and these bright-eyed holy men would like a word with your priests."

--Iain M. Banks on OCPs

[Duterasemis]

I always love these videos for how they describe bizarre, borderline impossible science fiction concepts like "surviving the 21st century"

[TeeteringTod]

Now that you mention it, uplifted bears/big cats would likely work wonders in preventing deforestation.

[cannonfodder]

0:53 Isaac your explanation on your reasoned optimism is so good. In a time of increasing cynicism your reasoned and intelligent optimism is the thing I need. What we all need.

The future is bright even despite of the challenges ahead, we need only to grasp the solutions to the challenges ahead.

Saw this episode on Nebula earlier. Such an informative video as always Isaac and team.

[irishspartanstudios]

"It's always a matter of resources."
_- The Illusive Man_

[ManiusCuriusDenatus]

As long as I have my coffee and a snack I'll survive.

[DreamskyDance]

3:50.. that would not only be an OCP..but an fully fledged Keter SCP as well...

[tibbyelliott]

Honestly I'd just like to say that I appreciate how apolitical your channel is, something remarkably rare in the modern political landscape. It prevents echochambers and allows us to all come together, no matter what beliefs you may have.

[loop]

I think everyone will agree that if you haven't had kids, we certainly hope that plan to do so. More parents with minds like yours is one of the keys to the futures we all dream of seeing come to fruition.

[littlegravitas]

Just barely surviving, but having grabbed a restorative drink and snack to watch another episode of SFIA with, it all seems a little better.

[HY_REC]

I forgot today was Thursday. What a pleasant surprise!

[ExcretumTaurum]

Just a moment, going to add sentient self-propelled mountains to my 2021 bingo card

[captnliberty]

"Political systems decay" to add to the list at the start

[eardwulf]

Alert! It's Thursday Isaac Arthur is
Fridge = Raided
TV = Off
Lights = Dimmed
Device = Loud
Me = 🙂

[smitchered]

I always listen to Isaac Arthur on my mp3, which means that I don't help Isaac with the Youtube algorithm. Just know you have a way bigger audience than you think!

[NatalieNirian]

The fact that Isaac just promoted my favorite author has me glowing on the inside.

[Taygetea]

OCP: an event not predicted accidentally by any fiction.

[darrenhorgan]

Have a great Christmas and new year Isaac Arthur, and thank you for the amazing content!