{"id":103203,"date":"2020-03-03T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/anders-sandberg-freeman-dyson-galactic-megastructures-physical-eschatology-the-fermi-paradox"},"modified":"2020-03-03T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:12:59","slug":"anders-sandberg-freeman-dyson-galactic-megastructures-physical-eschatology-the-fermi-paradox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/anders-sandberg-freeman-dyson-galactic-megastructures-physical-eschatology-the-fermi-paradox","title":{"rendered":"Anders Sandberg \u2014 Freeman Dyson, Galactic Megastructures, Physical Eschatology &amp; the Fermi Paradox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8CRit5rd4ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many of you know the sad news that theoretical physicist &amp; mathematician Freeman Dyson has passed away, so in celebration of his life and achievements, Anders Sandberg (Future of Humanity Institute) discusses Freeman Dyson\u2019s influence on himself and others \u2014 How might advanced alien civilizations develop (and indeed perhaps our own)?<br \/> We discuss strategies for harvesting energy \u2014 star engulfing Dyson Spheres or Swarms, black hole swallowing tungsten dyson super-swarms and other galactic megastructures, we also discuss Kardashev scale civilizations (Kardashev was another great mind who we lost recently), reversible computing, birthing ideal universes to live in, Meinong\u2019s jungle, \u2018eschatological engineering\u2019, the aestivation hypothesis, and how all this may inform strategies for thinking about the Fermi Paradox and what this might suggest about the likelihood of our civilization avoiding oblivion. though Anders is more optimistic than some about our chances of survival\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Anders Sandberg (Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford) is a seminal transhumanist thinker from way back who has contributed a vast amount of mind blowing material to futurology &amp; philosophy in general. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anders_Sandberg\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anders_Sandberg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Happy Future Day (march 1st) : <a href=\"http:\/\/future-day.org\">http:\/\/future-day.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Freeman Dyson: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freeman_Dyson\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freeman_Dyson<\/a><br \/> Dyson Sphere: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dyson_sphere\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dyson_sphere<\/a><br \/> Aestivation Hypothesis: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aestivation_hypothesis\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aestivation_hypothesis<\/a><br \/> Reversible Computing: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reversible_computing\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reversible_computing<\/a><br \/> Kardashev Scales: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kardashev_scale\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kardashev_scale<\/a><br \/> Nikolai Kardashev: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikolai_Kardashev\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nikolai_Kardashev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks for watching!<\/p>\n<p>Consider supporting SciFuture by:<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/anders-sandberg-freeman-dyson-galactic-megastructures-physical-eschatology-the-fermi-paradox\">Continue reading \u201cAnders Sandberg \u2014 Freeman Dyson, Galactic Megastructures, Physical Eschatology &amp; the Fermi Paradox\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of you know the sad news that theoretical physicist &amp; mathematician Freeman Dyson has passed away, so in celebration of his life and achievements, Anders Sandberg (Future of Humanity Institute) discusses Freeman Dyson\u2019s influence on himself and others \u2014 How might advanced alien civilizations develop (and indeed perhaps our own)? 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