Lecture No. 31 in the 'Life in the Universe Pandemic Series', a set of short talks for individuals and families isolated at home in the pandemic who would like to learn about some of the interesting questions of our time: How did life begin? Are we alone in the Universe? Will we ever ...

The Kardashev Scale has become a standardized way of classifying (hypothetical) advanced civilizations. The lowest rank, Type 1, is still way ahead of us - but by how much? When will we achieve Type 1 status and exactly how could we plausibly do so? In this video, we go through some estimates ...