how to jump-start an interstellar civilization
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Slides shared at 100 Year Starship Symposium in Houston, September 19-22, 2013.TRANSCRIPT
HOW TO JUMP-START
AN INTERSTELLAR CIVILIZATIONBy Erika Ilves & Tyler Emerson
Prepared for 100YSS Symposium 2013, September 19-22, Houston, USATrack // Becoming an Interstellar Civilization: Culture, Governance and Ethics
Journalist:What do you think of Western civilization?Ghandi:I think it would be a good idea.
Civilization is
a cultural infrastructure designed for continued survival
and evolution of Earth-originating minds
in the universe.
Identity Goals Technology Organization
Cultural infrastructure
Extensive innovation
Getting from 1 to n
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THE JUMP
Interstellar
THE JUMP
$125 trillio
ninterstellar
mission
$65 trillion
world economy
THE JUMP
2013 2112
THE JUMPIDENTITY
GOALS
TECHNOLOGY
ORGANIZATION
Earthlings
Cosmic citizens
IDENTITY
IDENTITY
TIMEAll of timeNext 5 years
Univ
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e
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IDENTITY
TIMEAll of timeNext 5 years
Univ
ers
e
SPA
CE
Eart
hAll future
generations
All of us now
CARE
My tribe
Earthlings
Cosmic citizens
IDENTITY
Movies$35B
Games$67B
Books$109B
INTERSTELLAR ART ACADEMYars ad astra
Big HistoryExistential RisksCosmographyPropulsionAstrobiologyLimits of the Possible
+Learning
from the Grand
Masters
Film
Writing
Gaming
Peace.Justice.
Prosperity.Sustainability.
Settle Milky Way.Seed life.Find others.GOALS
Peace.Justice.
Prosperity.Sustainability.
Settle Milky Way.Seed life.Find others.GOALS
Global public
discourse
Entre-preneur
s
In global policy foraThought Experiment:Going Interstellar as a Shortcut to Sustainability, Prosperity, Peace and Justice
In entrepreneurship fora Next 100 Years:
The Startups We Really Need
Crude energyOrbital space stationAgriculture & manufactureGlobal infrastructureGlobal internetHuman life extension
FusionStarshipsEngineered habitatsSolar system infrastructureGalactic internetBodies made for space
TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
Space$277B
Bio-tech
$100B
Energy $6T
Mining $650B
Planetary ResourcesDeep Space Industries
Constructio
n $4.6T
OrganovoModern MeadowProject Persephone
IntelGooglePaypal Galactic
ICT$3.6T
think black sky
forget blue sky
INTERPLANETARY TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY
ROADMAPINTERPLANETARY TECHNOLOGY & ECONOMY
ROADMAP
Semi-planetary marketInter-national governanceSemi-networked knowledge & people
Pan-solar marketPan-solar governanceKnowledge Civilization
ORGANIZATION
Designed by Apple on Earth. Assembled on Tau
Ceti e.
Interstellar civilizationis
the Ultimate Knowledge Society
Pan-solar marketPan-solar governanceKnowledge Civilization
ORGANIZATION
Org-revolutionari
es
Charter cities
Seasteaders
EVE Online
IDENTITY
GOALS
TECHNOLOGY
ORGANIZATION
Books
$109B
Space
$277B
Bio-tech
$100B
Energy$6T
Mining
$650B
Constructio
n $4.6T
Global public forae.g., WEF, Clinton Global Initiative
Entrepreneurship forae.g., TED, Skoll World Form
Organization revolutionariese.g., EVE Online, Charter Cities
$67B
Games$35B
Movies
ICT$3.6T
THE JUMP
2013 2112
So who is going to get all the balls
rolling?
Tau ZeroIcarus Interstellar100 Year Starship
The British Interplanetary Society
The Institute for Interstellar Studies
~1,000s of people?
We need to turn into one of these.
1 millionactive
members in an epic volunteer
organization that will energize our civilization
towards the stars
THE JUMP
Interstellar