Continent-Sized Rotating Space Habitats

Mankind's future is among the stars, but not necessarily on other planets. Instead we might forge giant space stations that are entire artificial worlds, and today we'll explore some of those megastructure designs, like the McKendree Cylinder, Bishop Rings, Banks Orbital, Topopolis, and more. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/tqs1iQlvV-g Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: 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: Continent-Sized Rotating Space Habitats Episode 245; July 2, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Justin Dixon Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Katie Byrne Sam McNamara of Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Steve Bowers https://www.orionsarm.com Udo Schroeter Music: Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" & "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" & "Into the Wormhole" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.