Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell S8E10 — What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale
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Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell•Season 8•Episode 10

What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale

8.5/10 · 34 votesAug 2, 202012 min

Ranked #2 of 20 in Season 8•+0.5 vs season avg

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The observable universe is a big place that has been around for more than 13 billion years. Up to two trillion galaxies made up of something like 20,000 billion billion stars surround our home galaxy. In the milky way alone scientists assume there are some

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Episode Summary

"What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like? The Kardashev Scale" is episode 10 of Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell season 8. It scored 8.5/10 from 34 votes, ranking #2 of 20 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on August 2, 2020.

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