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:    / @isaacarthursfia   Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon:   / isaacarthur   Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-a... Facebook Group:   / 1583992725237264   Reddit:   / isaacarthur   Twitter:   / isaac_a_arthur   on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server:   / discord   ▬ Megastructure Index ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 03:14 - Active Support 04:21 - Alderson Disc 08:21 - Arcology Megatower 09:39 - Arkship 10:40 - Artificial Sun 11:40 - Asteroid Colonies 12:53 - Atlas Pillars 14:10 - Banks Orbital 16:20 - Bernal Sphere 17:25 - Birch Planet 20:39 - Bishop Ring 22:46 - Black Hole Gravity Generator 23:45 - Black Hole Power Generator 25:31 - Bubble Hab 26:27 - Buckyhabs 28:03 - BWC Megastructures 28:59 - Caplan Thruster 29:37 - Carbon Nanotubes 30:22 - Chainworlds 30:58 - Chandelier Cities 31:36 - Clarketech 32:21 - Cube Worlds 33:15 - Cylinder Habitat 36:00 - Dark Sky Station 36:28 - Disc Worlds & Flat Earths 37:52 - Dyson Spheres 39:55 - Dyson Spike 40:36 - Dyson Swarm 42:05 - Ecumenopolis 42:35 - Edersphere/Ederworld 43:43 - Fusion Candle 44:20 - Graphene 44:40 - Grav Plating 45:11 - Hammer Hab 45:39 - Helios Drive 46:34 - Hoop World or Donut World 47:18 - Hydroshell 48:04 - Interstellar Black Hole Highway 48:39 - Interstellar Laser Highway 49:57 - Jenkins Swarm 50:18 - Kalpana 1 51:19 - Kipping Terrascope 51:59 - Lagite 52:48 - Lofstrom Loop 53:43 - Magmatter 54:41 - Matrioshka Brain 56:36 - Matrioshka Shellworld 57:44 - McKendree Cylinder 58:27 - Megatelescope Arrays 59:16 - Mini Earth 1:00:21 - Mushroom Habitat 1:01:17 - Neptunian Chainsaw 1:01:46 - Nicoll-Dyson Beam 1:02:43 - Nova Drive 1:03:07 - O'Neill Cylinder 1:03:48 - Orbital Plates 1:04:33 - Orbital Ring 1:07:13 - Paperclip Maximizer & Grey Goo 1:08:17 - Parabolic Habitat 1:09:59 - Planet Brain / Jupiter Brain 1:10:26 - Planet Ships 1:11:16 - Planet Swarm 1:12:12 - Planetary Cycler/Aldrin Cycler 1:13:01 - Power Beamers 1:13:46 - Quasar Drive 1:15:16 - Quasite 1:15:51 - Red Globular Cluster 1:17:05 - Relativistic Kill Missile 1:17:46 - Ribbon Worlds 1:19:03 - Ring Habitat 1:19:57 - Ringworld 1:21:27 - Rotacity or Bowl Hab 1:22:10 - Rungworld 1:23:16 - Shell World 1:24:44 - Shkadov Thrusters 1:25:28 - Sky Cities & Cloud Cities 1:26:29 - Skyhooks 1:27:15 - Smoke Ring 1:28:17 - Solar Mirrors 1:29:12 - Solar Shades 1:30:20 - Sombrero Planet 1:30:42 - Space Elevators 1:32:09 - Space Farms 1:33:18 - Spin Gravity 1:33:56 - Space Towers 1:34:41 - Stanford Torus 1:35:36 - Starlifting 1:36:46 - Statite 1:38:22 - Stellar Pinwheel 1:38:51 - Stellaser 1:40:25 - Suntower 1:41:42 - Supramundane Worlds 1:42:48 - Terran Ring 1:43:49 - Topopolis 1:44:58 - Unobtainium 1:45:26 - Valley House 1:45:46 - World House 1:46:17 - Wormhole 1:52:51 - 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_... Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Ken York Ken York of YD Visual   / ydvisual   Mafic Studios Mike Munt (Apogii) Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?f... Eagley Stephen Huck Steve Bowers Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator