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Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 6:01 a.m.

How advanced is our civilization? Hot Pockets? Check. Cat memes? Check. Total control of our planet\u2019s resources, weather, and energy? Well\u2026we\u2019ll get back to you. That\u2019s the basic premise of the Kardashev Scale. It\u2019s a simple test to judge a civilization\u2019s technological advancement. The scale ranges from 0 (we\u2019re a 0.7) to a 6 or 7 (think omnipotent beings). This week we explore where we are, where we\u2019re (hopefully) going, and how we can get there. Plus, Conspiracy Bot gives himself an upgrade to SUPER C (he\u2019s been playing too much NES), the neighborhood cats are back in his cross-hairs (he drank a bottle of Mal\xf6rt), and we talk how Pluto has gotten the shaft (#teamPluto). All of that and more on the podcast that didn\u2019t know you in high school, but if we had we would have beat up any other podcasts that made fun of your Magic the Gathering collection \u2013 Hysteria 51.

Special thanks to this week\u2019s research sources:
Research Assistant \u2013 Raymond Walden IV

Books:
Evolving the Alien: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life by Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio Kaku
Wizards, Aliens, and Starships by Charles L. Adler

Video:
Michio Kaku: 3 types of Civilizations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GooNhOIMY0
The Kardashev Scale - Type I, II, III, IV & V Civilization \u2013 Documentary - https://bit.ly/2DQgZQq

Websites:
Futurism - https://futurism.com/the-kardashev-scale-type-i-ii-iii-iv-v-civilizationWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumption
Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Kardashev
Curiosity - https://bit.ly/2sIiZ7e
Gaia - https://www.gaia.com/article/type-one-kardashev-scale
Tass - http://tass.com/science/896683

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