The Master Races of the Universe | Three Body Problem Series

I’ve been covering the Three Body Problem book series on this channel for quite some time now. This video will contain major spoilers for Cixin Liu’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy. The cosmos and its inhabitants throughout most of the series remains mysterious, but eventually more about the nature of the universe and those who live it is revealed, much of what we learn only adds to the cosmic dread at already permeates much of the series. The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy by Cixin Liu paints a picture of cosmic civilization that is dark, lonely, and terrifying. A universe where infant civilizations on young worlds might call out into the darkness seeking reprieve from the seemingly endless cosmic loneliness only to find that they have revealed themselves to a hunter in the dark, whose weapon is now squarely focused upon them. This is the reality of life within the dark forest, but there are some who master this universe. In this video we will discuss the various civilizations and groups known to inhabit Cixin’s Liu’s universe.

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[andrewcrane]

I'm almost 200, work 7 moons, own a star system, and have a mate with many hobbys. Living in Andromeda makes it hard to get youtube from earth, even with a space antenna. But when I do, I'm happy to get this channel.

[Arcturus]

I'm almost 40, work 6 days a week, own a home, have a wife, and have several hobbies, so I have virtually no time to read (or listen to audio books) anymore. I really appreciate these thoughtful, illustrative synopsis of new sci-fi that I otherwise wouldn't get to enjoy. Thank you Quinn!

[Prototheria]

I have no idea what the legal loopholes would be, but I absolutely would pay good money for you to make audio book versions of the TBP series. Your tone, pacing, clarity of speech, and knowledge of the subject are perfect.

[lombardo]

I was taken aback when Singer just threw the vector foil at the solar system like it was nothing and meant absolutely nothing to him. Meanwhile back in the solar system chaos. Remembering now as a kid when i terrorized ant hills without any care in the world really puts things in perspective for me.

[OnlyAFoolsHope]

The writing in this series is incredible. The ending actually answers the question of wether or not those eyes that appeared and attacked Trisolaris were multiple civilizations or one within that unfolded proton. They were multiple coming together in defense of their universe. From the Trisolaran perspective, they only needed to focus their attack on the uncurled proton in the sky to destroy that whole universe. But from those poor proton peoples’ perspective all they could do was gather their full strength and attack the capital city, which for them would’ve only been a single point in the vastness of our universe. It really demonstrates how fragile the cosmos are.

[mayacostales]

One detail about Singer that always gets me is that if you look at the times listed for each chapter you realize that a dual vector foil had already arrived in our solar system by the time Singer sent one - we'd been flattened in Bunker year 66, his foil was sent in Bunker year 67. The light from the event simply hadn't reached Singer yet, and his supervisor mentions that dual vector foils were already used throughout the cosmos which is why they gave no thought to sending one out. It really shows the mundane nature of the Dark Forest for these advanced species.
I'm so glad that Quinn discussed the microcosmos in the unfolded microcosmos, that was one of the most darkly funny moments in the books. Humans are probably just as guilty of destroying microcosmos in our own physics experiments without even realizing it.

[tdclemensen]

One thing I wanted to bring up: Singer's race used photoids all the time. Singer wanted to use the dual-vector foil for Earth because of the possibility of humans using Jupiter and Saturn as shields against the sun's explosion. He was right of course, since all of the space cities we had built in their shadows were specifically meant to guard against a photoid strike.

[xenopelta]

One minor note:
Very basically, lower entropy states are those with more order compared to high entropy states that are closer to equilibrium. So, refering to humans as "low entropy beings" would imply that Singer identifies them as ordered rather than disordered.

[IAmNumber]

It was wild how the dual-vector foil made the Trisolaran invasion look almost quaint. That thing is terrifying.

[MrMannyfresh]

Singers tale in Redemption of Time is wild. It’s mind boggling to try and conceive how he just “flicks” a dual vector foil at the solar system while “singing.”

[jennifervan]

Please never stop creating, my man.
Your content is a breath of fresh air on thus platform

[ronaldpadgett]

I just discovered "3 body problem" and I didn't know what it was, was just looking up alien book ideas and bloop this it's a never ending hole for creative people, people who just think and can express it somehow are amazing. I will come back if I'm impressed

[JetFalco]

An interesting, hilarious concept to think about:
The "Eyes & Eye & Light Spot" attack during the Tri's experiments could be a big allegorical joke alluding to the Trisolarans' true size, written in Cixin Liu's darker, mysterious, slightly satirical way.
Read those passages again with the following mindset: "just a bunch of space kids with a huge magnifying glass burning some bugs."
The "inverted cone of light" was the biggest hint that clued me in during my first read of the series. I could even imagine a bunch of kids starting to huddle around the alien kid holding the magnifying glass, and as they start to burn the Tri's, there is the one huge eye that focuses in to observe the damage, much like kids would do. It's not exact, but allegorical, as I said. XD
The mysterious beings they accidentally revealed themselves totally could likely have been juvenile pranksters. It's truly hilarious to think about.

[tedgunther]

This series just continued to one-up itself over and over again. It's like an olympian continually breaking their own record. Redefining what we once thought possible. Thanks for all your work to help explain these, Quinn. You're the best.

[GodWorksOut]

Quinn, I am so thankful you talk about three body. When I first saw you talk about it, I bought the books and devoured them. Then you mentioned the show and I’ve been watching it and it’s great! I just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to this <3

[listenme]

I've listened to each book 5 times now and still am not sick of it. This is truly a masterfully made series

[chronoflect]

This video series is what got me to look into the Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy, and it has become one of my favorite sci-fi stories of all time. I loved it even after I had already spoiled all of the major plot points from your videos, which just goes to show how evocative these books are. Thanks for shining a light on such a cool series.

[junolynch]

Does anyone else find Quinn’s voice for the Trisolaran scientist unusually but incredibly endearing?

[KILROY]

usually don‘t write comments but i just wanted to thank you for introducing me to the trisolaris trilogy. it‘s the most amazing story i‘ve ever experienced in any kind of media. thank you, quinn.

[SADYT-beqe]

2:36 Part One (Race I)
14:40 Part Two (Race II)
21:39 Part Three (Race III)
26:32 Part Four (Race IV)
34:16 Part Five (Race V)
37:31 Conclusion