The Kardashev Scale

MYS348: Humanity has come a long way in the last few thousand years, but we still have a long way to go. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask, as we continue to progress, is there a way of classifying our civilization and making reasonable predictions? Some scientists have come up with a scale to do just that.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?Links for this episode:* Michio Kaku’s book The Physics of the Impossible * John Horgan’s book The End of Science * Kardashev’s 1964 paper (English) * Kaku’s article “The Physics of Extraterrestrial Civilization” * Kaku’s article “The Physics of Interstellar Travel” * The Great Filter Hypothesis * Silurian Hypothesis * John Horgan’s new doubts about his book The End of Science * Sabine Hossenfelder video on the end of science debate * Philip Metzer’s paper “Nature’s Way of Making Audacious Space Projects Viable” * Nicholas Loris on “Drilling our way out of the problem” * Average U.S. gas prices (not adjusted for inflation) * U.S. inflation calculator* Join Jimmy and Dom on pilgrimage in Italy in 2025. Find out more!! * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet to