We often imagine civilizations so immense they can create worlds and colonize galaxies, and yet to fuel those immense engines of creation, they may need to harvest entire planets.

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Harvesting Planets

Episode 472; November 7, 2024

Produced, Narrated & Written: Isaac Arthur

Graphics:

Ian Long

Jermey Jozwik

Legiontech Studios

Mafic Studios

Mihail Yordanov

Udo Schroeter

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Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Stellardrone, "In Time", "Divine Cosmos", "Red Giant"

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Harvesting Planets: Space Mining and the Future of Resource Extraction