Show Notes
Could the most dangerous part of the Milky Way also be its most valuable? We explore civilizations at the galactic center, where dense stars, extreme radiation, black holes, and vast energy could fuel a cosmic metropolis.
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Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:12 Where Is the Galactic Center, Really? 4:40 An Environment Turned Up to Eleven 9:249 How Dangerous Is the Radiation, Really? 14:03 Why Would Anyone Live Here? 15:47 Buried Worlds: Surviving the Galactic Furnace 17:50 Dyson Swarms of the Inner Bulge 20:58 Space Industry 22:00 Birch Planets at Sagittarius A*
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