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Could We Accidentally Destroy the Universe?

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What if the end of everything came not from cosmic fate, but from us? This episode examines the physics, probability, and peril of experiments that could, in theory, unravel the universe.

Watch my exclusive video The Economics of Immortality: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-economics-of-immortality

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Use the link https://gift.nebula.tv/isaacarthur to give a year of Nebula to a friend for just $36.

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Credits:

Could We Accidentally Destroy the Universe?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Lukas Konecny

Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

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

Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:38 Vacuum Decay (False Vacuum Collapse)

9:59 Strange Matter Conversion

13:09 Gray Goo Scenario (Nanotechnology Out of Control)

16:05 Runaway Energy Reaction

19:06 Altering the Constants of Nature

20:49 Brane Collision (M-Theory Catastrophe)

22:27 Time Travel or Causality Paradox

23:55 Nebula

25:20 Simulation Shutdown

27:21 Big Rip or Cosmological Instability

28:35 Baby Universe Creation or Collapse

29:51 Why It Hasn’t Happened Yet (Anthropic Principle & More)

31:49 Channel Updates

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

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Content provided by Isaac Arthur. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Isaac Arthur or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

What if the end of everything came not from cosmic fate, but from us? This episode examines the physics, probability, and peril of experiments that could, in theory, unravel the universe.

Watch my exclusive video The Economics of Immortality: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-economics-of-immortality

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur

Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=isaacarthur

Use the link https://gift.nebula.tv/isaacarthur to give a year of Nebula to a friend for just $36.

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:

Could We Accidentally Destroy the Universe?

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors: Lukas Konecny

Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

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

Chapters

0:00 Intro

2:38 Vacuum Decay (False Vacuum Collapse)

9:59 Strange Matter Conversion

13:09 Gray Goo Scenario (Nanotechnology Out of Control)

16:05 Runaway Energy Reaction

19:06 Altering the Constants of Nature

20:49 Brane Collision (M-Theory Catastrophe)

22:27 Time Travel or Causality Paradox

23:55 Nebula

25:20 Simulation Shutdown

27:21 Big Rip or Cosmological Instability

28:35 Baby Universe Creation or Collapse

29:51 Why It Hasn’t Happened Yet (Anthropic Principle & More)

31:49 Channel Updates

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

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