hackertube.io

Arcologies

Isaac Arthur · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Futurism & technology and societyCivil engineering & constructionCosmology & astrophysics

What it is

An Isaac Arthur episode on arcologies, self-sufficient habitats that could house whole cities, on Earth or on harsh worlds. It covers how such structures might work and what limits their size.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters point to it in population and megacity discussions, mainly for its estimates of how many people arcologies could support and the heat, power and elevator bottlenecks.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “I thought I would add to this an interesting youtuber I've watched, and the idea of "Arcologies".”

    Estimates of how many people arcologies could support, with heat as bottleneck

    beiller, 2018-06 · Recommendation · in “Birth Rates Dropped Most in U.S. Counties Where Home Prices Grew Most”

  2. “you might actually be interested in this video.”

    Covers power and elevator bottlenecks to huge populations

    krisroadruck, 2018-10 · Recommendation · in “Humanity has wiped out 60% of animals since 1970, major report finds”

  3. “Isaac Arthur's YouTube channel is full of speculation and plans for all kinds of possible or nearly-possible futures”

    Isaac Arthur playlist on arcologies, megacities and geoengineering

    jodrellblank, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “What ever happened to the first cryogenically frozen humans?”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: arcology, megacities, future habitats, sustainability, isaac arthur

Also recommended by the same people