The Megastructure Compendium

Explore the ultimate megastructures of the future—Dyson Spheres, Ringworlds, space habitats, and the engineering behind them. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE ▬ Megastructure Index ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 03:23 - Active Support 04:30 - Alderson Disc 08:30 - Arcology Megatower 09:48 - Arkship 10:49 - Artificial Sun 11:49 - Asteroid Colonies 13:02 - Atlas Pillars 14:19 - Banks Orbital 16:29 - Bernal Sphere 17:34 - Birch Planet 20:48 - Bishop Ring 22:55 - Black Hole Gravity Generator 23:54 - Black Hole Power Generator 25:40 - Bubble Hab 26:36 - Buckyhabs 28:12 - BWC Megastructures 29:08 - Caplan Thruster 29:46 - Carbon Nanotubes 30:31 - Chainworlds 31:07 - Chandelier Cities 31:45 - Clarketech 32:30 - Cube Worlds 33:24 - Cylinder Habitat 36:09 - Dark Sky Station 36:37 - Disc Worlds & Flat Earths 38:01 - Dyson Spheres 40:04 - Dyson Spike 40:45 - Dyson Swarm 42:14 - Ecumenopolis 42:44 - Edersphere/Ederworld 43:52 - Fusion Candle 44:29 - Graphene 44:49 - Grav Plating 45:20 - Hammer Hab 45:48 - Helios Drive 46:43 - Hoop World or Donut World 47:27 - Hydroshell 48:13 - Interstellar Black Hole Highway 48:48 - Interstellar Laser Highway 50:06 - Jenkins Swarm 50:27 - Kalpana 1 51:28 - Kipping Terrascope 52:08 - Lagite 52:57 - Lofstrom Loop 53:52 - Magmatter 54:50 - Matrioshka Brain 56:45 - Matrioshka Shellworld 57:53 - McKendree Cylinder 58:36 - Megatelescope Arrays 59:25 - Mini Earth 1:00:30 - Mushroom Habitat 1:01:26 - Neptunian Chainsaw 1:01:55 - Nicoll-Dyson Beam 1:02:52 - Nova Drive 1:03:16 - O'Neill Cylinder 1:03:57 - Orbital Plates 1:04:42 - Orbital Ring 1:07:22 - Paperclip Maximizer & Grey Goo 1:08:26 - Parabolic Habitat 1:10:08 - Planet Brain / Jupiter Brain 1:10:35 - Planet Ships 1:11:25 - Planet Swarm 1:12:21 - Planetary Cycler/Aldrin Cycler 1:13:10 - Power Beamers 1:13:55 - Quasar drive 1:15:25 - Quasite 1:16:00 - Red Globular Cluster 1:17:14 - Relativistic Kill Missile 1:17:55 - Ribbon Worlds 1:19:12 - Ring Habitat 1:20:06 - Ringworld 1:21:36 - Rotacity or Bowl Hab 1:22:19 - Rungworld 1:23:25 - Shell World 1:24:53 - Shkadov Thrusters 1:25:37 - Sky Cities & Cloud Cities 1:26:38 - Skyhooks 1:27:24 - Smoke Ring 1:28:26 - Solar Mirrors 1:29:21 - Solar Shades 1:30:29 - Sombrero Planet 1:30:51 - Space Elevetors 1:32:18 - Space Farms 1:33:27 - Spin Gravity 1:34:05 - Space Towers 1:34:50 - Stanford Torus 1:35:45 - Starlifting 1:36:55 - Statite 1:38:31 - Stellar Pinwheel 1:39:00 - Stellaser 1:40:34 - Suntower 1:41:51 - Supramundane Worlds 1:42:57 - Terran Ring 1:43:58 - Topopolis 1:45:07 - Unobtainium 1:45:35 - Valley House 1:45:55 - World House 1:46:26 - Wormhole 1:53:00 - Credits Credits: The Megastructure Compendium Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 346, June 9, 2022 Written & Produced by Isaac Arthur Narrated by Isaac Arthur & Sarah Fowler Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Graeme Kilshaw Sarah Fowler Arthur Sig’unnr’s Deluge Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg Fishy Tree Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Ken York Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Mafic Studios Mike Munt (Apogii) Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gcJarred Eagley Stephen Huck Steve Bowers Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator