Natural disasters can topple civilizations, even in modern times, but with more and more technology civilizations become more robust and capable of predicting future calamities and preventing such ruin. So what other threats face spacefaring civilizations, both at the interplanetary and interstellar scale?

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Credits:

Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations

Episode 197, Season 5 E32

Written by:

Isaac Arthur

Editors:

Darius Said

Jerry Guern

Keith Blockus

Stuart Graham

Matt Campbell

Cover Art:

Jakub Grygier

Graphics by:

Bryan Versteeg

Fishy Tree

Jarred Eagley

Jeremy Jozwik

Ken York

Sergio Botero

Produced & Narrated by:

Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:

Luca DeRosa

Music:

Paradox Interactive, "The Titan"

Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"

Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"

Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis"

Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres"

Marcus Warner, "The First Few Waves"

Epic Mountain, "Space Travel"

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