Science fiction often shows us dark, grimy, dystopian mega-cities in the future, but are such planet-wide cities possible, what would they be like, and how many people could they hold?

To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/isaacarthur

Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net

Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur

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:

Hive Worlds

Episode 394a, May 14, 2023

Produced, Written & Narrated by:

Isaac Arthur

Editors:

Jason Burbank

David McFarlane

Music Courtesy of:

Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Markus Junnikkala, "Hail The Victorious Dead"

Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field"

Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.