'The Cluster' Explained | Speculative Biology

[@Marsdog02]

Hats off to Curious Archive for going on these dangerous expeditions to hostile worlds. Your work does not go unnoticed.

[@xvor_tex8577]

Only the legendary Cameraman could take such a dangerous expeditions to hostile worlds

[@Days-vd5vr]

Dude needs a raise at his work

[@Mewmaster6969]

Lol

[@diaborodevil3161]

Get this man a raise

[@staleshortcake9442]

@Jungle Clutter he should sit down and have a cup of tea with some birrin or something

[@GuywithaTrexskullonhishead]

This guy is the most tenacious cameraman, traveling to distant planets to give us content!

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

I had an idea for an alien historian/zoologist who would document such things on similar expeditions, hailing from the odd sea of an ice giant.

[@didack1419]

This reminds to Cosmos from Carl Sagan, when he discusses his universal encyclopedia of inhabited planets The series is pretty outdated and the claims related to history and anthropology were wrong pretty often, but I love the aesthetics. The opening feels so nostalgic to me i almost feel like I would cry by watching it. I'm not a very passionate person in general, but it somehow left a great impression on me that song with that background and the way Carl spoke. I feel like I don't want to watch it anymore to keep that feeling... This sounds really dumb. I just remember how much emotional it's to me.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@didack1419 nostalgia is fake and bad

[@didack1419]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 It's an emotion like any other and it shows an aesthetical appreciation for something, don't be a dick, it's just that the opening is emotional to me. I'm gonna judge the claims presented by the series by what they are. The most problematic ones were the claims about history, like with Hypathia, and with the Library of Alexandria, or claims about the history of thought and knowledge.

[@goofball5182]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 based

[@user-bz6gh5ng2m]

Dude if this was all you ever did on this channel ever again I think a lot of us would be fine with that. These videos are so awesome. This is single-handedly my favorite subject to discuss.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

You also wash out a lot of the trash in speculative evolution because the higher IQ requirement filters out Jurassic Park and Godzilla freaks.

[@Logandroid]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 "higher IQ requirement" please tell me you're joking and didn't genuinely just say something this embarrassing.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@Logandroid I'm not joking. It's true and your retort is based not on critical thinking but emotional sensitivity.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@PurpleOwlAnimation No, my username is highly logical.

[@Gabrielfromuktrakill]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 you are an embarrassment

[@sonorasgirl]

I love that this is exploring “inhospitable” worlds. I always wonder if we’re missing signs of life by looking for earth like planets. I don’t have a solution lol, just always wondered

[@didack1419]

People have wondered about this. It's also difficult to understand the possibilities of hypothetical biochemistries unlike that of Earth's. But carbon really seems to be the best basic compound for life and water is gonna be typically the best solvent (unless if the temperature is such that it completely freezes or evaporates), and oxygen is a good oxidant agent that is common enough in the universe. Although there are elements that you can swap without much of a problem (copper vs Iron in the blood, typical example). I think biochemistries that are different from ours are still possible, but they will be less likely. What is more likely that it will change (by far) is how the basic compounds of life are structured.

[@DocBree13]

Given the extremophiles that live on Earth, I think that’s certainly possible.

[@kayskreed]

I've wondered the same.

[@u4goturchange]

I love the theories about life on the moons of Jupiter because of this concern exactly. Using the tidal forces of Jupiter's gravity, one of its moons could have liquid water beneath the ice due to friction from constant pushing and pulling of the icy surface.

[@lizkhaylin2141]

Actually makes sense, for me, I’ve always wondered if there could be life OUTSIDE a planet. Like, maybe a habitable planet that’s also near an asteroid belt, with the asteroids being the only hope for complex life to live. Maybe they could store oxygen, energy, and other vital things in special sacs? Idk, I’m not a NASA agent or anything, but it’s still an interesting concept.

[@markguyton2868]

What I did like about this project is that the major planets all had multiple biomes within them even though each planet had a specific "theme" to them.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Well duh, that's how it would logically be. Having just one biome per planet would be very reductive.

[@Trees...]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 That's why they are praising it. Some dont do that so it's good to see it.

[@markguyton2868]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I said it because a lot of speculative biology or sci-fi in general have a bad tendency to to only focus on one biome or make the entire planet a single biome. I am aware of the logic. also, nice profile name :)

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@markguyton2868 That seems far more likely in more mainstream instances of these topics though, and those instances are so low IQ and poorly executed that they pretty much aren't even worth discussing anyway.

[@markguyton2868]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Makes sense.

[@zenebean]

This art style is beautiful, makes even the irradiated hellscapes look idyllic (those colossal, reflective trees are just fantastic)

[@jsafatarango7105]

Love this series. I’m a writer, and these videos have helped me expand my imagination to the possibilities of life out there in the universe

[@adrianortega1431]

I would love to see an episode or two on “Hamster's Paradise” by Tribbetherium. It's a project that's heavily inspired by Serina, albeit with hamsters (obviously) instead of canaries. And the creatures and world-building are every bit as detailed as its inspiration, even if the writer does enjoy making frequent pop culture references.

[@pokemonfanmario7694]

Pov: you're an unfortunate herbivore that got caught in the open by a group of harmsters, with the leader having had a particularly bad day (they are going to torture you to death.)

[@raymond4218]

🎶 been spending most our lives living in a hamster’s paradise 🎶

[@eliplayz22]

Serina's awesome, so heck yeah, I want to see a video on Hamster's Paradise.

[@alvaronavarro4895]

👁️ everytime you upload you make my day dude

[@CuriousArchive]

Thank you for watching!

[@zacc6163]

Bro straight fax

[@fionagibson7529]

I especially appreciate the mega cherries being biological anachronisms since those are rarely used in speculative evolution.

[@leociresi4292]

0:43:Look at me! I’m Dr Zoidberg, Homeowner!”

[@arashy9761]

I'm a sci fi writer and I wanted to sat your channel is one of the very few youtube channels that actually create thoughtful content. well done

[@hanifbhuiyan9942]

Thanks for making another video. You came far in just 11 months of this channel. Hope my English makes sense.

[@AphidKirby]

Reaaaaly cool project!!! Ondriel has got to be my favorite! Though in general i loved the amount of diversity in photosynthesizing organisms! You don't see that a lot! As always thanks for shedding a spotlight on such a cool project!

[@boredgaming8930]

*Reaaaally

[@IndusRiverFlow]

You should try checking out the aliens from Orion's Arm, particularly the Mu'uh, Menexenes, or Tohul.

[@_apsis]

yes, this, please check it out CA

[@osteopod2053]

Hell yeah I love Orion’s arm. It’s so interesting and I never hear anybody talk about it.

[@milesmeloni4350]

I’d really like someone to talk about it- I’ve tried to understand it, but couldn’t figure out where to start!

[@Trans4mers84561]

Oh yes. Just try not to get lost. The lore spans the whole history of the universe and describes galactic society planet by planet. Every few years I get interested again, and every. single. time, there's something you didn't think to explore before.

[@AstroChara]

@@Trans4mers84561 As a contributor of the Orion's Arm Universe Project, watch out for the old outdated content. Those are no longer canon, but unfortunately, we do not have the manpower to fix them. Although if you only stick to speculative lifeforms you should be mostly fine, I believe.

[@Autumny_Violet]

I love speculative biology, it's very interesting.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Yeah but the organisms here at times seem to too closely mirror earth life, though the ambition on display is good.

[@felinor693]

I love these kinds of work, it gives me hope that no matter where in the universe, life will prevail

[@quanzoboi420]

After stumbling upon all tomorrow’s one day, I can’t get enough of these speculative biology projects. I love every single one.

[@rashidshadow9325]

Wow! I didn’t expect starfeildhouse to be featured on curious archive as well. Everything in this video I seen already a few months ago and trust me the guy is amazing

[@IGameChangerI]

She's a woman actually!

[@rashidshadow9325]

@@IGameChangerI awesome!

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

He should do one on Ilion, the physical models used there are pretty creative.

[@rashidshadow9325]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I feel like checking that person out. Got a link?

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@rashidshadow9325 It seems youtube hates anything with links, I'll try again.

[@freakishuproar1168]

The animals of Ondriel are incredible. Those giant filter feeders in the algae-rich layer remind me of those microscopic stentors ("trumpet animalcules") but on a macroscopic scale. I also really like how the Wind Spears offer an electric take on extremophile lifeforms. The following planets Terminus and Whiterain has such an awe inspiring surrealist vibe too, with it's lifeforms resembling bizarre iterations of Terran marine lifeforms living on land, both mobile and sessile. If Charlotte Veldhuizen happens to chance upon my comment, just know you've speculated some very cool stuff for this project! :D

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Yeah the dish trees are pretty novel as well. It's interesting how biology can take many different directions and those can give a world completely different aesthetic flavors.

[@kayskreed]

Amazing artwork! Ondriel's floating gargantuan lilies, Spon's 'bug-eyed' bacterial colony trees and Karashma's dish trees really stood out to me. One of my favourite pastimes was daydreaming about this sort of thing, i.e. what life may look like in non-Earth like settings. For all we know, if life exists elsewhere it may be nothing like what we've witnessed on earth, and it may not even exist on another earth-like planet but rather a truly unexpected place. Kudos to the imaginative author and wonderfully immersive narration as always.

[@NobleUnclean]

If we ever manage to travel the stars we will witness life very similar to Earth life, but we will also encounter life that will likely force the human race to redefine our definition of life. - unkown.

[@NobleUnclean]

Imagine finding an ecosystem within the atmosphere of a star. Plasmid lifeforms.

[@matthewparker5277]

"The electro synthetic wind spears have become one with the storm" damn that line goes so hard, I only recently discovered your channel and I'm very glad I did! Keep up the great work man, you rock!

[@amefuraggamuffin]

i watch youtube minimized while i work, but its so hard with this channel cause im always like "oh that sounds so cool!" and then im opening the window to see the art haha

[@SanstheSkeleton-ji6yt]

Please do an episode on pikmin! I think it deserves a spotlight for it’s unique take on a post apocalyptic earth, given that everything is so small.

[@sorgan7136]

Could you do a segment on the biology of H.G. Wells' work? "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds" both have lifeforms that are incredibly foreign and are well thought out.

[@tristandukes5548]

You should totally do a video on the various planets in the Cosmere. It's the setting in which many of Brandon Sandersons fantasy books take place in, giving you ecosystems that have not only been affected by their alien situations (for example, a planet that has a superstorm constantly circling the globe, and another that's been pushed out of its orbit) but the mystical elements that are also at play

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

mystical elements sound unappealing

[@tristandukes5548]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 The way they work though is almost more science fiction and fantasy, a part of the world and nature that we simply don't have in our on world. Sanderson is known for his "hard magic systems" or supernatural elements that have strict rules on how they operate, and as long as we don't go into Shadesmar it would probably still feel closer to science fiction than fantasy

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@tristandukes5548 Yeah but fantasy stuff is often just used to justify juvenile ideas anyway, and just breaking reality in an otherwise normal setting almost always ruins the flavor of the work.

[@tristandukes5548]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 I think your experience with fantasy must be severely limited if that's your take away. Sure there is plenty of middle-grade fantasy stories, but I've seen the genre, and the fantastic used to explore very interesting ideas as well as being woven beautiful into the world building

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@tristandukes5548 From what I've seen the more stereotypical elements of fantasy have absolutely hideous aesthetics totally devoid of the reachable wonder and awe sci-fi can achieve.

[@Growmetheus]

Chemistry and what it allows is fantastical. Practically magic. BIOchemistry and what IT allows is beyond reasoning. I love it.

[@PedroFerreira-ze5yp]

dude, this was mind blowing! Excellent!

[@alexs5814]

May i just say that i adore your work bringing all those worlds, fantasies and artists to our attention.

[@samiulbashir9252]

The artist is awesome, and really thanks to CA for bringing this to us 💖

[@kirschakos]

This was incredible!! One of the bests! :)

[@DragonMG2]

Love your videos, and you have an amazing narrator voice!

[@MrFossil367ab45gfyth]

These projects inspire me to work on my world-building projects. Thanks for sharing!

[@theemeralddodomobile]

Day 2 of asking for a serina update This video was so cool! Thank you for making videos on this subject, it’s so cool!

[@eliplayz22]

Good video. My favorites were Ondriel, Falora, and Whiterain.

[@mrtoto9749]

Yet another excellent video! Love the work and effort you put into these videos, I find them very relaxing. Was wondering if no man’s sky would be an interesting topic to talk about with all of its diverse planets? Love the content and keep up the great work!!

[@computer__eyez]

reminds of alien planet back in 05’ on discovery channel. I love this channel! expands thought in this area

[@slyninja4444]

The name "Cluster" reminds me of the show "My Life as a Teenage Robot".

[@pinetorch7876]

I saw this project once and was amazed by the life that the planets have, glad it is getting a video by you.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Probably not realistic though. Fermi paradox probably means the emergence of life is a far more rare thing than previously assumed.

[@ellanimation816]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347no, out of trillions upon trillions of planets there will be a good handful of worlds with complex life

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@ellanimation816 There are no aliens close enough for us to detect or interact with in any way.

[@lh3540]

This might be might favorite project

[@Ceaseless_Thoughts]

you should do a vid on the creatures of Lenia which is an a real world artificial life project kind of like Conways game of life but a LOT more in depth with taxonomies and hypothesis on why they do what they do

[@stxrii8293]

I’d love to see a vid on the biology of Made in Abyss. Each layer has such cool life forms.

[@EnchantedNuns]

Honestly, there were so many different worlds, I wish you would've made several videos on this project

[@QuantumRangerPower]

It would be cool if you could do a video on The Edge Chronicles. Lots of crazy and interesting creatures and environments throughout that series.

[@eatingtheleaf4659]

Yeah, that would be amazing!

[@GreysToons]

Love the look of the tanycroc, they’re kind of giving me Rayquaza vibes haha

[@haydend.maniac227]

They looked too earthy for me

[@GreysToons]

@Jungle Clutter Hey! 😁

[@dank_smirk2ndchannel200]

Me: *opens a beach umbrella stand on Whiterain* The entire ecosystem: "He's the messiah!"

[@jerrybailey5797]

Fascinating as always, amazing speculative biology from other worlds

[@fennecky3764]

these videos are always wonderful.

[@ItsWazzza]

Keep up the good work, your vids are really cool

[@tablescissors]

Disney, a while ago, did an animation remarkably similar to this; it's one of my favorite things ever

[@Puppies03b3eleyyMichaelJackson]

Any idea what it's called?

[@SovTheCherub]

Name?

[@alfredjuanillo1714]

thanks for introducing viewers to another world of diverse creatures ! ^^

[@AntonArmsberg]

Brilliant, as always!

[@jennifervan75]

This man never seizes to amaze me

[@germanomagnone]

8:06 the "marine predator" of this image reminds me of a hybrid between a Pterygotus and a dragonfly larva. instead the tanycrocs as the name implies: tanystropheus + crocodile

[@MrBluman999]

Ive recently discovered my love for speculative xenobiology thanks to All Tomorrows, and this channel has really fanned that flame. Thank you for these videos.

[@Taltinus]

love this stuff Veldhuizen is so impressive :3

[@tuxedobandito7062]

I could fall asleep to one of these, on go on a journey through space learning about all these worlds in my dreams

[@Boom-hw8ku]

these videos have been absolute fire so far!

[@troycoley-cn5bb]

Certified Curious Archive Classic

[@pheefee]

i love these videos, especially very strange ones like this one, that are still based in realism

[@asmreuphonious]

I LOVE YOU CURIOUS ARCHIVE LIKE I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS THEYRE SO INTERESTING AND I LOVE STUDYING THE BIOLOGY OF ALIEN WORLD LIKE DAMN

[@Stormycloud21]

Would be amazing to see these sequences turned into a CG Movie 🎥 It would be as popular as Avatar and Star Wars

[@spectre111]

It stinks that Disney threw out most of the EU for Star Wars, because it was actually full of all kinds of stuff like this. Bespin, the gas giant where Cloud City is located, was supposed to have an atmospheric eco-system like Ondriel.

[@The_Christian_Cavalier]

Most people have bad taste, so I don't know if it would. And if it isn't made with a mega company supporting it, it may just get locked from veiw

[@erinkarp]

Woah, that art is gorgeous!

[@smugmidoriya8924]

Now this is pretty cool

[@NathanAlbertJenco]

i love your Video's please keep it up my kids love your Video's and its great content for science and education My kids hope you also make more of world of wonder

[@Alberad08]

Entertaining presentation - enjoyed it a lot. Thank you very much for sharing this!

[@confusedcryptid]

U should do war of the worlds. * Satisfied tripod noises*

[@seano4977]

As always, an absolutely fascinating video. I have to say the Windspears really reminded me of the the Shadow spaceships from Babylon 5.

[@BlueNip]

Working on my own speculative project after watching these videos. Man has that been a crack line of epic proportions lol. Hopefully I van make it as wonderful and exotic as the ones featured on this channel.

[@SalvadorCiaro]

I like your style of edutainment.

[@rga1605]

The thought that came to my mind with Terminus and Falora was that these were like Tatooine and Dagobah from Star Wars, I mean, as what they could be in more potential

[@radionoakmont7756]

very amazing job m8's very interesting savage but amazing worlds to discover, awesomes m8, looking forward to more thank ya m8s

[@cg.man_aka_kevin]

You've helped, in my sci-fi alien short film idea... 🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏

[@ericcartman1660]

Love your stuff dude, keep at it (please).

[@ADGZone]

Ahh this is so great. Another video

[@austinross3540]

Great video, I just picked up Harry Harrison’s novel West of Eden, that’s alternative biology book similar to the new dinosaurs but more of a traditional narrative. I think it would be great for a new video from yOu down the line, there’s even illustrations in the old Paperback copy that I picked up lol.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

It's a shame these types of science-oriented writers almost universally fail to create interesting characters or plots.

[@thecandlemaker1329]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 Characters are overrated. Give me science any day.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@thecandlemaker1329 No that's a very unintelligent mindset. You need both to be working at full capacity else it'll always be a massively flawed work far short of quality.

[@dominikzagrusovcem3725]

I swear this man just takes a screensaver and makes up a pragraph of lore about it. and that's not a bad thing

[@zombiesalmon4997]

Ive recently been getting into floating flora.etc. Its not too boring actually

[@nuckynox]

We definitely need to change our views on what life can adapt to.

[@thedrunkenworm]

Amazing video!

[@malorika]

YEEEES NEW VIDEO!!!

[@Triliton]

Hail to Curious archive for these videos! Im 100% sure there is life out there in the vastness of space. Im also sure its wonderful, mysterious, and very beautiful. I hope we will see some sort of indication from Webb, that planets might be very life friendly.

[@Shoyro]

Wonder if we ever get a video that focuses on an assimilation type race from games like the Zerg of StarCraft or the Tyrannids of Warhammer 40,000.

[@jameswilliams2075]

A documentary on the rapid evolution on the zerg home world or the consumption process of the nids would be so cool

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

cringe

[@the_Googie]

man speculative zoology is so much fun

[@sgoldendragon3603]

I always enjoy these videos honestly. Thank you for sharing. How do you choose these, may I ask? Which projects to cover, I mean.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

Good artwork to be able to showcase is probably a big prerequisite.

[@sgoldendragon3603]

@@neo-filthyfrank1347 That would make sense. I'm curious if he just does what catches his eye or if there's more to it than that though.

[@neo-filthyfrank1347]

@@sgoldendragon3603 It's a big political conspiracy bro... he's shafting spec ev projects that differ from his worldview.

[@basks731]

I love these kind of video

[@mr.bulldops9482]

I love how he's using space engine to illustrate how these planets might look

[@nickolausafon5458]

I'm impressed by some new alien worlds and speculative art projects I see. In the realm of hypothetical biology it's amazing how the creativity just gets better. ... I might also want to collab with you in the future. I have an extensive series of alien planet concepts, one of which I've fleshed out. Let me know. I have a lot of content though some of it is a bit sketchy...

[@LennoxmeineckeGHG]

This gonna be interesting

[@raegardens8339]

Really interesting , thanks!

[@catislandadventures7926]

Love the video. Is another Serina video in the works? A lot has been added.

[@SouthernCyclops]

This was awesome. White rain I spired me to make a similar planet

[@pi79lambda]

Have u seen the episode of love, death & robots titled "the swarm"? I think It could be a good video

[@haydend.maniac227]

You should consider doing a video about the Planica Project a project about 2D lifeforms

[@loopertrooper2134]

you videos inspired me to play spore and also create my own spec evo project!

[@vazak11]

Love these!

[@parptot]

please make a part two and cover the rest of them

[@TheAstrobiologistOW]

I love how many videos are using Space Engine for footage now it's such an amazing simulator

[@Greeneon6073]

Props to the cameraman for going to all those places

[@tfyouwanthuh..5649]

love these

[@darthcinnamn1195]

PLEASE OH PLEASE MAKE A PART 2 PLEASEEESSSSESESSS