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How might an alien civilization capture the energy of an entire star? Why with a Dyson sphere, of course! When it’s not showing up in an episode of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” or imprisoning Necron Star Gods, Dyson spheres are the brainchild of the brilliant physicist Freeman Dyson.
In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Julie and I discuss just what Dyson spheres are and why they’re much more than mere awesome fictions.
Oh, and while we’re at it, here’s Freeman Dyson himself laying some sweet, sweet Ted Talk goodness on us:
And here’s Freeman’s son George Dyson talking about Project Orion in another Ted Talk:
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