MYS348: Humanity has come a long way in the last few thousand years, but we still have a long way to go. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask, as we continue to progress, is there a way of classifying our civilization and making reasonable predictions? Some scientists have come up with a scale to do just that.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTubeHelp us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today?Links for this episode:* Michio Kaku’s book The Physics of the Impossible* John Horgan’s book The End of Science* Kardashev’s 1964 paper (English)* Kaku’s article “The Physics of Extraterrestrial Civilization”* Kaku’s article “The Physics of Interstellar Travel”* The Great Filter Hypothesis* Silurian Hypothesis* John Horgan’s new doubts about his book The End of Science* Sabine Hossenfelder video on the end of science debate* Philip Metzer’s paper “Nature’s Way of Making Audacious Space Projects Viable”* Nicholas Loris on “Drilling our way out of the problem”* Average U.S. gas prices (not adjusted for inflation)* U.S. inflation calculator* Join Jimmy and Dom on pilgrimage in Italy in 2025. Find out more!!* Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!* Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore.* Join the conversation at the