“The 3-Body Problem” is the first book in a series of three novels written by Chinese science fiction writer Liu Cixin. It attracted a lot of attention after it was published in 2008, received many awards and therefore had adaptations. One of these is the 30-episode Chinese series “3-Body” that premiered on Prime Video last year (in 2023). The other is the 8-episode series “3-Body Problem” that premiered on Netflix last week. Expectations were high because the producers of this last version also produced “Game of Thrones,” which is considered one of the most important series in television history. Shortly after it was released, it entered the most-watched lists in the US. Discussions began to arise between those who read the novel and those who watched the series. The gap between those who liked it very much and those who did not like it at all grew rapidly. I will neither get into these discussions nor analyze the series in this video. I will evaluate the material at hand from a scientific perspective. Because that material has the potential to provoke your thoughts and tickle your brain. The subgenre of the series is already expressed in this way: “cerebral sci-fi thriller.” However, for those who are curious about my personal thoughts, let me comment on the Netflix series with the name of a movie I really like: They have made a series with “good, bad and ugly” sides. We will leave the ugliness and evil aside and focus on the good sides. Because there is quantum mechanics there. Problems that physics and mathematics cannot solve are addressed. The Fermi paradox is entered, game theory is passed and chaos theory is reached. Supercomputers that are as small as a proton, that is, smaller than an atom, artificial intelligence that can move autonomously inside it, gamification, VR helmets are used. The locations of the series include particle accelerators and Cherenkov tanks. It makes us think about questions like “Is it possible to travel at speeds close to the speed of light? Can information be transmitted with quantum entanglement?” There is also the idea of ​​turning stars like the Sun into antennas, the idea of ​​freezing the human brain, or drying the body and using it again… This is how rich the material is at hand. If we were to evaluate the adaptations made from this rich material to date, I can make an analogy like this. Consider the Netflix series as the entry level to these concepts. In other words, let it be Level 1. Above that, there is a Chinese series. On Level 2. Of course, we can also consider the novels themselves as Level 3 or Level 3. On the roof, an existential crisis awaits us. In this video, we will make a scientific and technological assessment based on the characters and scenes in the series adaptation. There may be small and large “spoilers” in between. There is no problem for those who say they don’t have time to watch the series or read the novels and are curious about the scientific side of the matter. Let’s start with the name first. 00:00 Introduction 03:00 What is the source of the 3-body problem? 08:29 What is Sophon? 11:27 What is the tank Vera jumped from? 12:59 How is the countdown in Auggie’s eyes possible? 14:06 Can all the stars twinkle at the same time? 15:03 How does the VR gaming helmet work? 17:14 Can nanofiber slice a ship? 19:28 Can the sun become an antenna? 20:50 Can the human body survive without water? 23:12 Is it possible to freeze the brain and put it to sleep? 25:54 Can a spaceship that moves at 1% of the speed of light be built? 27:10 What is the meaning of the Einstein joke? 27:38 Fermi paradox 31:48 Dark forest hypothesis --- 3-Body Problem Simulations: https://javalab.org/en/three_body_pro... https://labs.sense-studios.com/threeb... --- ???? Links and Resources: If you want to learn more about the topics mentioned in this video, you can find the full text and contextual resources on my website. https://barisozcan.com / barisozcan