Megastructures of the Future Explained

Discover the largest Megastructures of the future, from Ringworlds to Alderson Disks. A detailed exploration of Neil Blevins’s incredible ‘Megastructure’ project. --- Book Link: Neil Blevins ArtStation: Neil Blevins Twitter: Neil Blevins Instagram: Depictions of the future often imagine vast technological structures that shatter the mind with their sheer scale. In science fiction, these hypothetical objects are called ‘megastructures’ — and although it would take countless technological leaps to construct one, cosmic-scale Megastructures may one day become scientific fact. But what kinds of structures are future humans likely to create? What would it be like to live on one? And what’s the science behind these speculative wonders? One of my favorite sci fi illustrators, Neil Blevins, has been hard at work answering these very questions: creating a visual encyclopedia of Megastructures that both explains the science behind the objects, and includes paintings and diagrams to bring them to life: from Ringworlds to Alderson Disks. So, let’s embark on a journey through a myriad of possible futures — and experience the mind-shattering scale of megastructures… 0:00 Megastructures Explained 1:23 Ringworld 2:51 Bernal Sphere 3:37 Hoopworld 4:18 Undersea Cities 5:14 Gas Giant Refinery 6:21 Space Farms 7:08 Dyson Laser 7:46 Alderson Disk 8:59 The Future? Copyright Disclaimer: Under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research. All video/image content is edited under fair use rights for reasons of commentary. I do not own the images, music, or footage used in this video. All rights and credit goes to the original owners. ♫ Music by Kevin MacLeod (): Beauty Flow Impact Lento Bittersweet Floating Cities Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 #CuriousArchive #Megastructure #Space