FOUNDATION Isaac Asimov's PSYCHOHISTORY Explained

Foundation 🚀 Isaac Asimov’s Psychohistory Explained. Introduction to the Foundation series that’s being turned into a show on Apple TV+. Please Subscribe - http://bit.ly/PetePeppers

The original Foundation series by Isaac Asimov introduced the fictional social science Psychohistory. Asimov based the concept on the kinetic theory of gasses applying that to humanity. The character Hari Seldon devotes his life to developing Psychohistory in the Galactic Empire’s capital of Trantor. He discovered that the empire would fall and created the Seldon Plan to help shorten the period of chaos and barbarism that will follow.

This video explains how Psychohistory was conceived and how it works in the fictional universe Asimov created. We discuss the axioms of Psychohistory, and how Hari Seldon prepared for the crises that he predicted would occur after his death.

Psychohistory is a social science that uses mathematics to generate probabilistic predictions of future events. It is the analysis of “mob behavior" and doesn’t work on the level of individuals.

About Isaac Asimov:
Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer and wrote or edited more than 500 books.

Asimov wrote hard science fiction. Along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science-fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the "Foundation" series, the first three books of which won the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966.

Foundation TV series official summary:
Based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, Foundation chronicles a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire: https://apple.co/_Foundation​

Foundation stars SAG Award-winner and Emmy-nominee Jared Harris as Hari Seldon; Lee Pace as Brother Day; Lou Llobell as Gaal; Leah Harvey as Salvor; Laura Birn as Demerzel; Terrence Mann as Brother Dusk; and Cassian Bilton as Brother Dawn.

Foundation is executive produced by Robyn Asimov, David S. Goyer (showrunner), Josh Friedman, Cameron Welsh, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross. The series is produced for Apple by Skydance Television.

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I would recommend reading the series in order of publication as they’re listed here. I would advise against reading the prequels first.

This Foundation Psychohistory video explains everything about Asimov’s creation. It gives a background for the Foundation series without spoilers for how things end. As a fan, I’m hoping that the TV series will be able to develop an engaging show that can tell the complete 1000 year story of Hari Seldon’s Psychohistory, and the two Foundations he created to help the Galaxy avoid a 30,000 year period of decline.

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0:00 Intro
0:57 What is Psychohistory?
2:32 Hari Seldon’s Plan
3:51 Axioms of Psychohistory
6:46 Is Psychohistory possible?
8:05 Prime Radiant & Final Thoughts

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