The Master Races of the Universe | Three Body Problem Series

[@QuinnsIdeas]

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[@kabascoolr]

It's kind of crazy how I anticipate Quinn's videos more than I anticipate my favorite TV show episodes.

[@ShirleyTimple]

You should pin this comment so it's more visible, bud

[@taylormademyself89]

Another great video like always 😎🤟

[@N3ur0m4nc3r]

I was unfamiliar with this series until I found your channel. Very fascinating thought experiment in futurism. I know the ideas might not be your own, but you do a fantastic job of detailing them. Thanks.

[@WhatWhy42]

So, our solar system is low entropy?

[@andrewcrane5105]

I'm almost 200, work 7 moons, own a star system, and have a mate with many hobbys. Living in Andromeda makes it hard to get youtube from earth, even with a space antenna. But when I do, I'm happy to get this channel.

[@JAMESH-j7w]

How do you bypass light speed transmission speed limit

[@colonelleblanc2594]

@@JAMESH-j7w He doesn’t- it’s a big time cosmic faux pas to assume that different physical constants apply ! You should be ashamed 😢

[@damenwhelan3236]

​@@JAMESH-j7w Still utilising electron amplification? Try not doing that. Does the trick.

[@reeceytoohigh]

You can do all that but don't have youtube. Make it make sense.

[@Wonderwhoopin]

😂

[@2013Arcturus]

I'm almost 40, work 6 days a week, own a home, have a wife, and have several hobbies, so I have virtually no time to read (or listen to audio books) anymore. I really appreciate these thoughtful, illustrative synopsis of new sci-fi that I otherwise wouldn't get to enjoy. Thank you Quinn!

[@hiddenamericachannel]

But you have several hobbies? 🤔

[@2013Arcturus]

@@hiddenamericachannel Yes I DM a dungeons and dragons game once a week, play magic the gathering a few times a month, run, play guitar and draw lol, so while I try to squeeze reading in there's it's never as much as I wish, and there's no way I could possibly keep up with everything that I want to read. 🤷‍♂

[@hiddenamericachannel]

@@2013Arcturus Neat!

[@shadbird8772]

I feel ya man. I have a log of about 12 books I want to read/listen to but honestly can't find the time if someone gave me a time-compass to find more. Dm-ing takes so much goddamned effort, thought, and situational approach, I applaud your effort. Hope your campaigns go well, in anyway they go.

[@punkyllama420]

You're so busy and interesting and you sound really important. I liked the part where you said you own a home. How much do you charge for autographs?

[@tdclemensen]

One thing I wanted to bring up: Singer's race used photoids all the time. Singer wanted to use the dual-vector foil for Earth because of the possibility of humans using Jupiter and Saturn as shields against the sun's explosion. He was right of course, since all of the space cities we had built in their shadows were specifically meant to guard against a photoid strike.

[@TRYCLOPS1]

Yup. The dual-vector foil was used as a sign of “respect” lol.

[@x3tc1]

@@TRYCLOPS1 A final "GG" before curbstomping the opposing team

[@TRYCLOPS1]

@@x3tc1 yea he just needed to get an override from his supervisor lol 😂 very insane stuff

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

So in hundreds of years no one in the solar system noticed the destruction or vanishing of stars??

[@clarkthompson8094]

@@Fridaey13txhOktober there are a lot of stars and stars do explode on their own too, so maybe not?

[@lombardo141]

I was taken aback when Singer just threw the vector foil at the solar system like it was nothing and meant absolutely nothing to him. Meanwhile back in the solar system chaos. Remembering now as a kid when i terrorized ant hills without any care in the world really puts things in perspective for me.

[@saganandroid4175]

Same here. I defend them now. Even went vegan.

[@ligma6992]

@@saganandroid4175 You are the reason our society is falling apart.

[@yadediuburekyolu8481]

@@ligma6992Yet you are the one with the obscene username.

[@ligma6992]

@@yadediuburekyolu8481 cope

[@xraselver7634]

@@ligma6992 Is that meant as a joke?

[@OnlyAFoolsHope]

The writing in this series is incredible. The ending actually answers the question of wether or not those eyes that appeared and attacked Trisolaris were multiple civilizations or one within that unfolded proton. They were multiple coming together in defense of their universe. From the Trisolaran perspective, they only needed to focus their attack on the uncurled proton in the sky to destroy that whole universe. But from those poor proton peoples’ perspective all they could do was gather their full strength and attack the capital city, which for them would’ve only been a single point in the vastness of our universe. It really demonstrates how fragile the cosmos are.

[@MissJoy16]

Wow, I didn't even consider that before!

[@nickcomk]

That's fucking scary

[@mandasity]

why would be only a single point from their perspective?

[@mayacostales4468]

One detail about Singer that always gets me is that if you look at the times listed for each chapter you realize that a dual vector foil had already arrived in our solar system by the time Singer sent one - we'd been flattened in Bunker year 66, his foil was sent in Bunker year 67. The light from the event simply hadn't reached Singer yet, and his supervisor mentions that dual vector foils were already used throughout the cosmos which is why they gave no thought to sending one out. It really shows the mundane nature of the Dark Forest for these advanced species. I'm so glad that Quinn discussed the microcosmos in the unfolded microcosmos, that was one of the most darkly funny moments in the books. Humans are probably just as guilty of destroying microcosmos in our own physics experiments without even realizing it.

[@iExploder]

I had never noticed that! Great catch!

[@ShirleyTimple]

@@M-D-K KZbin won't allow links😞

[@M-D-K]

@@ShirleyTimple took me a while to catch on haha thanks

[@jalllaaavg]

@@M-D-K deconstruct the link

[@M-D-K]

@@jalllaaavg I tried that and it didn't work either, it was still recognized as a link

[@MrMannyfresh78]

Singers tale in Redemption of Time is wild. It’s mind boggling to try and conceive how he just “flicks” a dual vector foil at the solar system while “singing.”

[@masonthunkwell9786]

I always felt Singer's use of the word, "flick," was ambiguous. Through the entire section, Singer uses strange terminology for the things it's describing and the terms do tend to have a bit of a personal, physical tone to them. Time-grains, short/long/super-membrane, plucking stars. Now that I'm writing this out, "flick," is definitely a translation for something more mechanical. What I wanna know about is the solidified time he sings about giving his girl (which she slathers all over herself if I recall correctly).

[@lombardo141]

I was taken aback when Singer just threw the vector foil at the solar system like it was nothing and meant absolutely nothing to him. Meanwhile back in the solar system chaos. Remembering now as a kid when i terrorized ant hills without any care in the world really puts things in perspective for me.

[@ariffothman6195]

I think the "flick" was to point out how insignificant an action it was for Singer to flatten a solar system and wipe out an entire civilization. This is in line with the idea that Singer was also an unimportant person with supervisors above him. Flattening the solar system was no different than a pest control guy fogging an ant hill. The ants can't even fathom what's going on, but to the guy it's just another day at work. True cosmic horror right there.

[@stevefrench7036]

Reminds me of that character in Rick and Morty who whistles, and says with a friendly casual voice '' oh boy, here I go killing again! ''

[@DolusVulpes]

​@Ariff Othman which means the fascination and curiosity he was watching our solar system with was the same as the fascination and curiosity that a human has watching an ant hill, where they're basically just amusing themselves by seeing what the strange little creatures are doing.

[@Prototheria]

I have no idea what the legal loopholes would be, but I absolutely would pay good money for you to make audio book versions of the TBP series. Your tone, pacing, clarity of speech, and knowledge of the subject are perfect.

[@Ozonehh]

I would pay an unreasonable amount for this. PLEASE!

[@EdMcStinko]

Sir, that is the best idea Ive heard in a while

[@connorp5142]

No need, Scribd is 12$ a month and it has the audio

[@budgetbiker26]

Bruh the whole series is on yt right now.

[@Easyfilm84]

SAME

[@xenopelta240]

One minor note: Very basically, lower entropy states are those with more order compared to high entropy states that are closer to equilibrium. So, refering to humans as "low entropy beings" would imply that Singer identifies them as ordered rather than disordered.

[@johnharvey5412]

I interpreted this as his culture's way of distinguishing between natural phenomena and intelligent beings. We try to turn things into ordered states and perpetuate our own existence while externalizing the disorder we create, like burning fossil fuels for energy to smelt iron. The iron gets more organized, while we vent the fumes and heat. Not sure if I explained that correctly.

[@HuaHaoHao]

@@johnharvey5412that explanation is so neat

[@tomasfontes3616]

Exactly. The most advanced civilizations would achieve the lowest entropy (i.e. the highest order).

[@MrGovannan]

One of the definition of life is a system that lowers entropy locally. So I think Singer just calls lifeforms being of low entropy.

[@NigelFerris-p2h]

@@MrGovannan It lowers entropy locally by using much increased entropy. That's life.

[@IAmNumber4000]

It was wild how the dual-vector foil made the Trisolaran invasion look almost quaint. That thing is terrifying.

[@MrWizardGG]

Swag

[@jamrollz]

I like how singer just 'flings' it at earth without a second thought like someone dealing with a trivial task at work that they've done 1000 times before (because this is exactly what it is)

[@CommonSenz]

Like I am watching an ant pass by, play with it a little bit, then squash it and leave the toilet..

[@longdang1119]

Just some sci-fi things. Something like that might never exist. Also how can 3D objects become 2D? The amount of informations in 3D world is too large for any 2D world. Also, due to Stephen Hawking, informations must always preserve.

[@gregorykafanelis5093]

@@longdang1119 you can google the holography principle. One solution to the information paradox is that a 3d object that enters the horizon of a black hole, transfer its information to the 2d area of said black hole

[@jennifervan75]

Please never stop creating, my man. Your content is a breath of fresh air on thus platform

[@junolynch1263]

Does anyone else find Quinn’s voice for the Trisolaran scientist unusually but incredibly endearing?

[@joeytodd795]

I'm a professional musician, and my manager both looks a little and sounds like Quinn. He's done so much for me, saved my butt so many times, I'm basically conditioned to be comforted by Quinn's voice 😆

[@michaelking9818]

No you weirdo

[@RandyBaumery]

I was too engrossed in the story to notice. It has to be a female with a 1-969 phone service voice to affect me in any large way.

[@ronaldpadgett2580]

I just discovered "3 body problem" and I didn't know what it was, was just looking up alien book ideas and bloop this it's a never ending hole for creative people, people who just think and can express it somehow are amazing. I will come back if I'm impressed

[@lordblazer]

wait til you get to the singer yoo.... bro is like "gg humans"

[@ronaldpadgett2580]

​@@lordblazerwhaaaa I have no idea, dies it get crazy??

[@JetFalco]

An interesting, hilarious concept to think about: The "Eyes & Eye & Light Spot" attack during the Tri's experiments could be a big allegorical joke alluding to the Trisolarans' true size, written in Cixin Liu's darker, mysterious, slightly satirical way. Read those passages again with the following mindset: "just a bunch of space kids with a huge magnifying glass burning some bugs." The "inverted cone of light" was the biggest hint that clued me in during my first read of the series. I could even imagine a bunch of kids starting to huddle around the alien kid holding the magnifying glass, and as they start to burn the Tri's, there is the one huge eye that focuses in to observe the damage, much like kids would do. It's not exact, but allegorical, as I said. XD The mysterious beings they accidentally revealed themselves totally could likely have been juvenile pranksters. It's truly hilarious to think about.

[@lombardo141]

Reminds me of when is used to terrorize ants when I was a kid. Can you imagine if the ants launched a nuclear weapon at me ? 😅

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

And terrifying😢

[@Albert_C]

The first trisolaris fleet did settle somewhere near galactic human. The evidence is that Yun Tianming arrived not long after receiving Cheng Xin's message.

[@eastbow6053]

f this bugs xD

[@johns1625]

I thought that the guy who had his brain sent to the trisolaran fleet mentioned that they had found a home elsewhere? There's so much that happened I don't remember, and I still can't recognize who is who by name. Lol

[@chronoflect]

This video series is what got me to look into the Remembrance of Earth's Past Trilogy, and it has become one of my favorite sci-fi stories of all time. I loved it even after I had already spoiled all of the major plot points from your videos, which just goes to show how evocative these books are. Thanks for shining a light on such a cool series.

[@HomoSapienMan]

Read this book a few years back, found your channel because of this book I was surprised at the lack of content for it on KZbin. But your channel is doing it justice. 47 minutes! I'm Excited

[@tedgunther9557]

This series just continued to one-up itself over and over again. It's like an olympian continually breaking their own record. Redefining what we once thought possible. Thanks for all your work to help explain these, Quinn. You're the best.

[@DiscipleOfHeavyMeta1]

8:27 ''Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.'' -Friedrich Nietzsche

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Funny enough, this quote are well imbedded in law enforcements

[@RandyBaumery]

I scared the abyss after it saw me---- R. Baumery

[@user-gp5kh5tu4k]

Lou Mannheim : Man looks in the abyss, there's nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss

[@AtR-h4c]

It's a stupid qoute. Always battle the monsters.

[@prophecyrat2965]

Too late for that nine shite. Humans are the greates monsters on Earth… for now.

[@justamurse5646]

Love how you covered this! Of all the high concept ideas of all 3 books the unfolding of the proton on Trisolaris confused me most on reading through it the first time. I had to reread it to get a better grasp of it. Was such a crazy and intense idea that could have been a book series on its own, but it is just a passing part in one chapter in the book and only a small part of the necessary progress for Trisolaris. It goes with how insignificant even the trillions of lives in the microcosmos are to higher life forms -as they’re snuffed out and destroyed like nothing. And how our entire planet, all of humanity, and maybe our universe could be completely insignificant in the big picture of uncaring, cold reality. It is like a whole other type of cosmic horror.

[@KILROY94]

usually don‘t write comments but i just wanted to thank you for introducing me to the trisolaris trilogy. it‘s the most amazing story i‘ve ever experienced in any kind of media. thank you, quinn.

[@listen2me00]

I've listened to each book 5 times now and still am not sick of it. This is truly a masterfully made series

[@simonfarre4907]

I've only listened to the trilogy once, but it's one of the few fictive works i've "read" in a long while and it was so worth it. Amazing trilogy and listening to it was immensely satisfying.

[@ShirleyTimple]

Same lol. I've read the trilogy 5 times and Dark Forest itself about 8. That book is an experience I can't shake.

[@versaii5519]

where did you listen !

[@listen2me00]

@@versaii5519 YT. Shh

[@dadrising6464]

@@versaii5519 im more of a "Book" guy, but a buddy just got it on audible. Seems uncut

[@user-cb9mf2hq3p]

Most genuinely interesting sci fi series of the 21st century so far imo

[@spacebees86]

Watching these all out of order now. I really liked how throughout the series we never "see" a single alien. They are never physically described, and no POV character encounters them. Well, sort of. It's been interesting to see all the fan art compared to what I imagined as I read. I had a lot of favourite parts until I got to the fairy tales. I keep going back to re-read them. Love your work, you are filling up my bookshelf.

[@zappababe8577]

You take the opposite view to me, I'd much prefer to see how the author visualised them (as Quinn and others have said, the fact that they can dehydrate strongly implies that they are very small, like tardigrades, but that still leaves plenty of scope for imagining what they actually look like).

[@spacebees86]

@@zappababe8577 to be honest just pictured them as the water people from Futurama

[@neo7759]

I always imagine them looking exactly like swiper from Dora the explorer

[@IshbelMcL]

Though it had been sat on my shelf for a long time, I read the 3 Body Problem trilogy based on your first video in the series, and I can’t thank you enough for motivating me to do so. I have never enjoyed a series more. I feel like my mind has expanded and I’m now in an exclusive club of the enlightened. Thank you for making content such as this. Here’s to more discoveries you’ll guide us all to in the future! You’re bloody brilliant Quinn.

[@Gianfranco_69]

I am half way thru Dark forest..... its the heaviest mindtrip a book can possibly give

[@mythicdawn9574]

@@Gianfranco_69 Last half of Death's End (3rd book) is on a completely different level of trippiness and dread :)

[@Gianfranco_69]

@@mythicdawn9574 i will get to it,its on my hitlist

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

And now....go and read asimov's Foundation.

[@GodWorksOut]

Quinn, I am so thankful you talk about three body. When I first saw you talk about it, I bought the books and devoured them. Then you mentioned the show and I’ve been watching it and it’s great! I just wanted to say thanks for introducing me to this

[@connycontainer9459]

Show ? What show ?

[@connycontainer9459]

Nevermind. Found it on YT.

[@herzji]

Amen to this. Quinn is amazing

[@J-Loe]

Yep, same for me. Thank you Quinn You really are a champion

[@empresagabriel]

Same! Thank you so much Quinn, you really are a champion

[@icarus313]

You are one of the few content creators out there who can talk about Sci-Fi in a way that truly grabs hold of my attention! The concepts you've explored here, especially with the Three Body Problem series, are absolutely jaw-dropping. My mind is always fed by your discussions and you keep the tone of everything so inviting and intimate - it's like I'm visiting a friend and being told grand mythic stories while gathered around a campfire. Great work as always, Quinn. You're the fucking man! 👍

[@menpham6739]

Nếu qui vị hiểu ADN và cách phục hồi phần mềm trong cơ thể đồng ứng với luân xa nói chính xác loài người bị giới hạn bởi sách vở,công thức thuyết đa thần đa vật chất với thuyết vạn vật đồng nhất thể là hai trạng thái của cảm xúc vị giác ảo giác sự tương đồng với tế bào,một giấc mơ cũng vậy nó có sự tương tác trực tiếp hoặc gián tiếp đến não bộ

[@menpham6739]

Lê Xuân Huyền đã trả lời tài khoản này

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

​@@menpham6739well, that's a fascinating takes. I wonder if chackras pertain to concept of electrical in nerves in human body.

[@SADYT-be5qe]

2:36 Part One (Race I) 14:40 Part Two (Race II) 21:39 Part Three (Race III) 26:32 Part Four (Race IV) 34:16 Part Five (Race V) 37:31 Conclusion

[@mxm23adregalusandmore62]

And i thought the Xeelee and the Photino Bird war was brutal. This saga opened a whole new perspective of violence to me. Which doesn't happen often

[@zit1999]

Fantastic narration on a fantastic saga. Quinn for the win!

[@natethebass-man2869]

Three Body Problem Series in a Nutshell 1. Huh, this is pretty interesting 2. Holy crap HOLY CRAP 3. …what..?

[@mikcurius3779]

3 body problem series is extreme fiction and nonsense

[@mikedonald2018]

@@mikcurius3779true but you said it’s fiction so it can’t be nonsense it’s a story a science fiction so everything in it is very valid and not nonsense since it’s not real it’s fiction

[@kevone-eo6pq]

go and watch a marvel film then.@@mikcurius3779

[@neo7759]

​​@@mikcurius3779Cause you know the truth and accurate depictions of the universe and all possible life that exists therein 🙄. You are like one of those people who goes into a Haunted House attraction around Halloween time and then keeps loudly telling everyone else "This isn't even real" the whole time to make yourself feel better that you don't understand everything that is happening.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

​@@mikcurius3779 I thought it was an autobiography!?

[@crablord7934]

I like how the relationship between structures within the universe and dimensions is basically the relationship between a number and a function in a mathematical equation. That's a cool ass way to expand the universe way beyond what we can observe.

[@yusufmagedy5366]

I’m almost infinite years old. Work omnipresently, own a universe, have a wife, and possess infinite cosmic hobbies, so I have virtually no time (and infinite time technically). Reading books while existing outside of space and time is a bit of a drag so I definitively appreciate you posting these videos. Keep up the great work pal!!🎉

[@dragonsonline]

Hey There, I too am a multi-dimensional pan galactic blaster of relevant gargles and I/we just wanted to extend my/our support to you/y'all and your obviously homogeneous mental mind melded-milieu - - - and the missus of course! It's thanks to great and unlikely entities such as yourself/selves that many lesser beings can eventually transcend the limitations of existence, navigate through time-seed ship-lanes to the universe cold death event and occasionally go to the movies. So cheers! Keep up the good work with the hobbies (the three headed piscene people of Trantoculous 5 are a real achievement btw!) - we'll catch up sometime after the big green event! Toodles!

[@thegozerian2593]

Bro. I don't know what's better. The complicated thoughts of these sci fi novels or how well you explain it. 👏👏👏

[@thowle]

I have just finished the third book in the series and this couldn't have come in a better time, thanks Quinn!

[@HellCatt0770]

Nice to be among others that see the genius of the ideas in this book. I don’t think I’ve read anything that really compares (always welcome suggestions though). Thank you for covering TBP 🙏

[@LilBearZen]

I usually listen to KZbin in the background, but the quality of these has gotten so good that my eyes are glued. Getting better every day dude, really appreciate your content, genuinely.

[@EllissDee4you4me]

That bit about the seemingly endless universe potentially being filled with uncountable microcosms gives me the chills. Turtles all the way down. This is also a great way to visualize how one infinity can be larger than another. Let’s assume our universe is infinite and also that there are an infinite number of particle sized universes contained within our universe. Despite both values being expressed as infinity, you can safely assume the value of the infinity expressing the total size of the sum of microcosms is infinitely larger the infinity that expresses the total value of the size of our universe. The size of our big universe is infinity but the size of all the combined mini universes is an infinity of infinities.

[@Mopark25]

Funny you mention turtles as The Dark Tower also briefly explores the same concept of universes within universes. "Size, gunslinger."

[@EllissDee4you4me]

@@Mopark25 it’s not funny, turtles all the way down is a common expression that pops up all over the place if you look for it. It’s an old attempt at expressing the fractal nature of our reality.

[@TyLarson]

Reminds me of Lee Smolin's idea about black holes being basically entry points into other universes or branes. The idea of universes evolving to have more black holes and thus more universes.

[@dannydevito5729]

Branes lol

[@casey4415]

I’ve watched many of the videos on your channel, Quinn. Because of this one, I’m heading straight to Patreon. The fact that you put this much effort in essentially for free is crazy. Bravo 👏

[@TheSH1N1GAM1]

I read these books because of your recommendation/so I could watch your videos about the series. Some of my favorite books now.

[@ShirleyTimple]

Welcome to the club! I'm willing to bet most of us share your experience, lol.

[@nicolasdelatorre7382]

Im a simple man. I see a Quinn's Three Body Problem video, I click. Thank you for the amazing content man.

[@iExploder]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well!

[@TheBrazilianHue]

I've never heard of these, ever, but your video here is so well put, edited and written that I believe I now have a new obsession. Thanks.

[@ApolloVR6]

The Three Body Problem series is your greatest masterpiece. Excellent work, friend.

[@lemokemo5752]

Yes, Quinn wrote it

[@ApolloVR6]

@@lemokemo5752 don't be a dick, you know what I meant

[@Mewobiba]

Great video! Two comments in regards to Singer's race in particular: 1) I'm not sure they were *actually* the ones that destroyed the solar system. The timeline gets a bit wonky if so, so either the intended meaning was that Singer's race destroyed the solar system (and Cixin Liu just made a minor error in the timeline) or, that Singer's attack came slightly "too late" in that another of the greater civilizations had destroyed us first (which would also fit thematically in a cosmic horror 'we were so completely boned' sense) 2) In regards to Singer referring to "low entropy beings", I don't think the implication is that we're unstructured and random; low entropy would rather imply a degree of order, with "high entropy" implying structurelessness. I *think* "low entropy being" is Singer's way of referring to life and phenomena analogous to life (say, AI), because life tends to actively structure itself in ordered ways, from the level of cells to societies, whereas a lot of other matter won't do that. I think the word choice is meant to show how different Singer's perception is, where questions of things like life or sentience become irrelevant to the point that such words fall away in favor of words describing their role on a cosmic scale. Thanks again for great videos!

[@derekstaff]

There was so much going on in the series, I quickly completely forgot about the experience with the microscopic universe as I read the series. Thanks for calling attention to it. Such a short episode in the book, but with very interesting implications on further consideration. I love both the exploration of such trippy but realistic concepts as the multiple dimensions, and the way the civilizations in the wider universe (multiverse, depending on how you think of these microscopic worlds) are referenced or touched on, but never explored in any meaningful way, adding to the dark, mysterious nature of the series. I also appreciated how the Singer’s account suggests that life in the dark forest is ultimately not a happy one, regardless of your position in it. Nihilistic, but logical and very atmospheric.

[@johnharvey5412]

That makes me wonder if the higher dimensional beings living in one proton are aware of the existence of other protons, and if they're able to interact with them.

[@drgirlfriend211]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU QUINN!!!!!!!! For introducing me to the three body problem series…… I am in the middle of The Dark Forest (LuoJi has awoken in year 205 and I’m learning about the future world😮) I am OBSESSED and I wish I had more friends that have read this to talk about it with!!!)

[@dreamlaunchlab9673]

Thank you for helping reawaken my love for listening to true storytelling. I have went down each rabbit hole with you floating along your astonishingly rich voice.

[@42ZaphodB42]

Thanks man, you have re-ignated my love for reading. Honestly havent finished a book in almost 5 years, now I'm reading again.

[@pillepolle3122]

I am totally in a three body hype. heard the books, watched all the episodes of the animated and live adaption series (to date) and now this great video. three body problem is a phenomenon and its great!

[@wappy3532]

This guy is so awesome. Love the insights, quality and dedication. Please keep it up. Few channels actually meet the bar you've reached.

[@ShirleyTimple]

Thank you for introducing me to this fantastic series, Quinn. I can't tell you how much this story changed me and inspired me to not only get back into science fiction, but astronomy and science in general. I'm truly grateful and look forward to your future work!

[@ardentdfender4116]

This book is crazy science fiction. I just watched Season 1 on the Netflix series. If they do in coming seasons the entire rest of the book series, it’s gonna be some crazy Sci-Fi.

[@shakenbacon-vm4eu]

Wow, I just finished death’s end. A big motivation was finally to watch Quinn’s essays! What an amazing story.

[@AaronBaldes]

Thank you so much, Quinn! This is amazing! You are meeting a demand that no one else on KZbin is touching, and you are doing such a great job! I plan to join your Patreon because of this series!

[@mwatson3302]

After you recommended this series, I could not put these books down even as I dreaded reading the next page. Somehow the cosmic horror gets worse and worse and yet the story gets more and more compelling.

[@BigManJapan298]

Im always so pumped when you have a Three Body Problem video

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

I love how your music always psyches me up to hear you introduce some wonderful science fiction.

[@danieltallon4316]

As always, this is a great video and you turned me on to this book series. Never stop, Quinn. The world needs you.

[@tekkamanspade8709]

You would do the Xelee universe so much justice with videos like this. Keep up the great work!

[@GrantE90]

I need this to happen, the Xeelee Sequence is wild.

[@ennui9745]

@@GrantE90 Ah, to choose between a zero-trust, kill-or-be-killed universe where every race is out to destroy every other race - or a universe doomed to early heat death by unstoppable and inexorable creatures made of dark matter. Fun stuff.

[@chs_ambs8356]

Yep, I loved the Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy, but honestly think Stephen Baxter did sci-fi epics better. The Time Ships is really trippy, too. He wrote it as a sequel to H.G. Wells' Time Machine.

[@wearandtear6692]

Quinn, thank you for covering this material and the connected ideas. Your style of narration is great as well!

[@mystea840]

The graphics are giving me life, Quinn. Thanks as always for another video on the series - this is my favorite one yet

[@Fletch249]

Just finished Death's End. Thank you for doing what you do Quinn, wouldn't have known what I was missing if you didn't. Love your content, keep it up 💖

[@PHOBOS1708]

your channel is one of the gems of KZbin... thank you! 🖤🖤🖤🥰

[@holyroads]

I really enjoy your videos! I listened to the whole trilogy because of your reviews. Thank you for that and thank you for creating high quality videos!!

[@FallenSkater1940]

I'm saving this video for when I'm finished with the final book, just wanted to leave a comment saying thank you Quinn for introducing me to a phenomenal series!

[@CompetitionChris]

Not going to lie the three-body problem series completely change the way I think about space and the Fermi paradox. The first time I read that series it completely blew my mind. And these videos by Quinn are reminding me why it's one of my favorite Sci-Fi series of all time

[@jahipalmer8782]

Dude, I love the series of books so much that it is weirdly tricky for me to not be super emotional listening to someone talk about it. I will have to save this video and return it in the morning.

[@RRRusan]

Saw a review of this book series in my recommended videos but didn’t want to spoil them, so I bought them and read all three. Thank you for pointing me in the direction of a great reading experience.

[@mrmeyerhofer]

Just wanted to say thanks for creating these! I've especially enjoyed this list and am now on my second playthrough.

[@sniperbasic2563]

This series is my absolute favourite

[@TwobitRules]

Love you Quinn, you’re what a sci fi nerd aspires to be! Wish you all the best

[@weekendjail1417]

I just found your Channel somehow through the KZbin algorithm and it is very enjoyable to hear about these science fiction universes that I have never come across before. Making my work shift much more enjoyable. I know that Warhammer 40,000 isn't really "hard" science fiction but I really enjoy your style of breaking things down and that would be really cool to see you do a breakdown of a topic in the 40K-verse. ❤

[@Ragzbot]

QUINN YOU ARE A GOAT FOR THIS. I can’t believe we have a 46 minute video breaking down one of my favorite trilogies of all time. Waiting for a fat video on the Children of Time trilogy one day. 😉

[@jakehagelstein2709]

I saw your first video on three body shortly after you put it out found it so intriguing that I have the whole series now and obviously still check out what videos you make on it and can not wait to watch the Netflix series

[@jakehagelstein2709]

Additionally I looked it up on nextlfix n it's weird will show me the show exist but not let me watch do I need a VPN to set it to a different region or am I just too early for the party I'm in the usa

[@CollectorsFix]

I can't get enough Three Body Problem content!! I'm glad you're still pumping these videos out Quinn.

[@kevinlasher2812]

Hi Quinn. Just wanted to say I enjoyed your long form content much more than the 10 minute format that YT tries to encourage.

[@cavok84]

Quinn, have you read the Xeelee Sequence? They are phenomenal, if not a bit different from your typical works of literature. Baxter is in a league of his own when it comes to immersing you in alien environments, highly abstract concepts, cosmological scales, and truly alien-aliens, however, he's not very focused on character development and the dialogue is a bit clunky. Still, they remain my favorite science fiction.

[@cptwhite]

I started my sci-fi literature adventure with Raft, Timelike Infinity and Ring. The writing and characterisation isn't great, but the ideas are/were superb.

[@cavok84]

​@@cptwhite agreed. And in spite of the average writing and bland characters, these books became some of the only books I will re-read again and again. I absolutely love the story and the imagery, it's just that Baxter writes dialogue in a very blocky and inorganic way. I think it's the conceptual side of his stories that hooked me. As far as good science fiction goes, I'd have to give it up to (in no particular order) Old Man's War, Hyperion 1 &2, The Forever War, and Ender's game... Three body problem was awesome, but I think I enjoyed Hyperion and the others I listed more. Have you read Coalescent, Exultant, and Transcendent? These are contained within the Xeelee-verse and are some of my favorites (I liked them much better than Ring).

[@coolsenjoyer]

I'm not usually a fan of time travel stories because most authors never get it right, but because Baxter is one of the few who actually explores it through the idea that speed of light in vacuum is fundamentally tied to causality in a universe where special relativity holds true, the time travel stuff just feels natural

[@christopherciolko2401]

The whole conception of complex existence within the "microcosmos" is really cool

[@bigroxxor420]

well I didn't expect this to come up on auto play. I love your videos on this series! please never stop, your quality is top notch!!!!

[@carlosrincon6017]

I always click on the like button in each one of Quinn's videos even before watching them. I know they will always be top quality content. 🏆

[@Randleray]

This is the first time I actually watch a video of yours talking about Three Body... This due to the fact that I just finished the books (thanks to your recommendation 2 years ago). And I wanted to remain spoiler free. Now I didnt read the books in English and I notice, they changed a lot of names in my first language. Most of them are literal translations, which if I translate them back into english dont make much sense anymore >_> ... Nontheless, it is just a matter of getting used to - aside of that, the video is brilliant.

[@fordprefect859]

The original is in Chinese, so that's probably why it doesn't translate "back" into english very well.

[@Randleray]

@@fordprefect859 Yes, I know. My problem is more, that this is one of those translations from English into my language, where the translators went with literal translations. That is normally a good thing, but in this case most things are very technical and my first language and English really dont do well translating back and forth with scientivic terms.

[@opfor_8876]

Read the trilogy during high school and did not understand or remember much about the third book. You explained it perfectly, thank you :)

[@fabiograziani8869]

Just finished the trilogy, the books are great and Quinn really brings the magic out of them with these videos!! We want more!

[@blindazabat9527]

This series of books is absolutely amazing. A must read.

[@theresachung703]

This worldview to me emerges from the horrific experience of the average Chinese of about 60 year old. They’ve been born at the end of cultural revolution and experienced the oppressive power of the state. It’s not a surprise to me that such a person would write a novel in which powers are always malicious and arbitrary. I shudder at what life is like under an arbitrary power( and before anyone talk to me about western democracies, I ask you to think in terms of realistic degrees of difference. )

[@mbison3931]

Do you live in the West? If yes, then you will have difficulty understanding.

[@mrborisak]

interesting thought

[@JoeyThibeault]

We're a republic not a democracy

[@Shunnafujiwara-i6d]

You sound insane ma guy

[@Shunnafujiwara-i6d]

What does living in an autocratic state have to do with the dark forest hypothesis like ive seen western authors write the same stuff this just seems like orientalism

[@9ielts]

I remembered reading the part about the photoids, dimensional collapse attack and the first droplet attack, blew my mind back then

[@_LinusVanPelt]

i travelled back in time to comment how much i enjoyed your ideas 💚 thank you

[@not_jeffbezos6002]

I’m almost enlightened, worked since the beginning, own, and have a equal swinging energy with many frequencies, preciving infinity is hard but when I stumble across your energy, but when I do I swing in happiness

[@chadknight3183]

Love all your videos, especially the ones about the Dune series. Keep up the great work!

[@bucketfullofeternity75]

Singers race can be romanticized and speculated endlessly. I still could only hear Cixins version of Vogons destroying our solar system because... well the report had to say that he did something that Tuesday.

[@Ytremz]

Got to hit those KPIs 😢

[@Ytremz]

@Tele.gram_Quinns_Ideas Whoever is responsible for the bot, you are the scum of the earth.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

Since "entropy", at least to my understanding, means disorganized, unstructured, and chaotic; wouldn't a civilization being described as " _low_ entropy" signify it as being highly structured and organized?

[@Will-tn8kq]

Quinn, I read all 3 of these books, because of your recommendation. Thank you for letting me know about these.

[@MilesDashing]

The speed of light doesn't actually have anything to do with light. It's more accurately described as the speed of CAUSALITY. Causality has to be limited in speed for reasons that...are explained in a PBS SpaceTime video on the topic. I don't remember the details, but the video was excellent!

[@geckoguy4141]

Literally just discovered this channel and I'm completely obsessed with your narrations and thoughts! If you don't already know about them, I highly recommend looking into the graphic novel, Shakara and the video game (or at least its art book), Scorn. Both are really good with unique stories.

[@neo7759]

Scorn rhymes with Corn 🌽

[@xydryx937]

Love your videos! Makes me want to read more sci fi.

[@lifeofdiggy6490]

I can binge watch the 3 body series Quinn covers, I haven’t read the book - and I don’t plan on reading it but god damn listening to quinn re tell and explain it is great

[@ChuyR.]

I know right, same case here, haven't read a book over a decade, kids, job and Nintendo just don't give me chance, so Quinn's ideas is my salvation.

[@pleasegoawaydude]

I chose to read the full trilogy after watching the first few videos Quinn did on it. I hadn't read more than 3 books in 10 years, but I read the full trilogy in 2 1/2 days even knowing spoilers about it. It's worth it.

[@brucel4378]

Quinn's covering is joyful to listen to, but the sensation you get by reading the original books is, like, 10 times+.

[@JerseyMiller]

@@pleasegoawaydude no you didn't. In two weeks, maybe.

[@johnmarck3240]

@@JerseyMillerit's perfectly possible to read it in a couple of days if you have a lot of free time and motivation

[@robertopang4240]

Amazing content! Very enjoyable. (great dedication to the material) When I read the books I was in such a hurry to move on because the story and events were so compelling, but by doing so, I recognized that I was not giving the proper attention to details and for ideas to sink in. Your videos make is clear that if one decides to go fast in the reading, that one should plan to go a second time, this time in a more leisurely pace, appreciating the scenery and thinking about the implications, as the end destination is already known.

[@justamurse5646]

Of all the existential dread and wonder this series produces, the entire microcosmos/universe of intelligent life in the particle has the most for me. The fact that it’s entire destruction is only a foot note in the book; and that it’s likely hundreds of thousands these civilizations or universes exist. Then how it follows that trillions of lives are just being snuffed out all the time, and our universe could be nothing more to a greater civilization 🤯.