Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Previously, we talked about a Type R civilization under the Information Mastery Scale. Today, we will be looking at a Type S civilization and some of its defining characteristics!
According to Sagan, a Type S civilization is one that processes 10^24 unique bits of information. This amount of available information could make it possible for this civilization to unlock perhaps newer ways of space travel. For example, the inhabitants of a Type S may have developed Hyperdrives using their knowledge of higher dimensions within their universe. Now, it should be noted that while warp drives bend or manipulate space to travel, Hyperdrives usually work by stepping completely out of space and into a dimension or area that allows rapid transit from one place to another. So, Hyperdrives can in fact be much faster than warp drives since they could allow the people of such civilizations to find shortcuts in the fabric of their universe and enable travel thousands of times faster than light! Perhaps this is why they may be able to colonize hundreds of nearby galaxies within their universe. But even with this impressive feat, we should keep in mind that although Hyperdrives are capable of faster than light travel, just like warp drives, they still do not permit instantaneous travel and transfers between two points. They also require a measurable passage of time to get to one place from another similar to warp drives. Nonetheless, achieving several times faster than light travel is no small accomplishment!
Watch The Information Mastery Scale Playlist from the link below:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCJiLhFkMLU&list=PLVxAxdw4ctDaefaRPyG11nfs97dSLYhaz
Previously, we talked about a Type R civilization under the Information Mastery Scale. Today, we will be looking at a Type S civilization and some of its defining characteristics!
According to Sagan, a Type S civilization is one that processes 10^24 unique bits of information. This amount of available information could make it possible for this civilization to unlock perhaps newer ways of space travel. For example, the inhabitants of a Type S may have developed Hyperdrives using their knowledge of higher dimensions within their universe. Now, it should be noted that while warp drives bend or manipulate space to travel, Hyperdrives usually work by stepping completely out of space and into a dimension or area that allows rapid transit from one place to another. So, Hyperdrives can in fact be much faster than warp drives since they could allow the people of such civilizations to find shortcuts in the fabric of their universe and enable travel thousands of times faster than light! Perhaps this is why they may be able to colonize hundreds of nearby galaxies within their universe. But even with this impressive feat, we should keep in mind that although Hyperdrives are capable of faster than light travel, just like warp drives, they still do not permit instantaneous travel and transfers between two points. They also require a measurable passage of time to get to one place from another similar to warp drives. Nonetheless, achieving several times faster than light travel is no small accomplishment!
Watch The Information Mastery Scale Playlist from the link below:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCJiLhFkMLU&list=PLVxAxdw4ctDaefaRPyG11nfs97dSLYhaz
