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Science Fiction often shows us alien civilizations so advanced they are godlike, but how realistic are they, and what would such entities be like? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Biocene 2022 Registration: https://oai.org/biocene-2022-event-registration/ International Space Development Conference Registration: https://isdc2022.nss.org Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/-wmBK7Iw8X0 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net 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 Credits: Alien Civilizations: Godlike Aliens Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 341, May 5, 2022 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Andrew Nelson Curt Hartung David McFarlane Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Music by: Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" Denny Schneidemesser, "Bridge Ambience" Stellardrone, "A Moment of Stillness", "Cosmic Sunrise", "Limbo" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" Miguel Johnson, "Strange New World" See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.