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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur explores humanity’s long-term future through space exploration, advanced technology, and big-picture science. Hosted by National Space Society President Isaac Arthur, each episode uses real science and careful speculation to examine space colonization, megastructures, artificial intelligence, post-scarcity economies, and the physics shaping civilization beyond Earth.
Episodes
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 59: October 29, 2023
Our penultimate monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 4pm EST. Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFortress Worlds
In some of our greatest wars on this world we have seen entire regions covered in fortifications, but in great wars across whole regions of our galaxy, could…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFortress Worlds (Narration Only)
In some of our greatest wars on this world we have seen entire regions covered in fortifications, but in great wars across whole regions of our galaxy, could…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIs Life Extension Ethical?
As medical science improves and lifespans rise, we must consider not only if life extension is possible, but if it is ethical. Watch my exclusive video Dark…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIs Life Extension Ethical? (Narration Only)
As medical science improves and lifespans rise, we must consider not only if life extension is possible, but if it is ethical. Watch my exclusive video Dark…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurForgeworlds & Industrial Planets
The industrial revolution saw the rise of factories so big they often grew entire towns or cities around them to operate, but in the future entire planets…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurForgeworlds & Industrial Planets (Narration Only)
The industrial revolution saw the rise of factories so big they often grew entire towns or cities around them to operate, but in the future entire planets…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpaceship Factories
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Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpaceship Factories (Narration Only)
Spacecraft may one day be so common that everyone has flown on one, with thousands of new spaceships being built every year in manufacturies dwarfing the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurZero Point Energy & Vacuum Energy
We often wonder where we might find a truly sustainable and abundant source of energy, and the answer might turn out to be in the emptiness all around us…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurZero Point Energy & Vacuum Energy (Narration Only)
We often wonder where we might find a truly sustainable and abundant source of energy, and the answer might turn out to be in the emptiness all around us…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurScience & Futurism Shorts Compilation #1: 1-20 (Narration Only)
A collection of the first 20 Shorts from SFIA, covering a wide range of topics in science & space. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHave Space Suit - Will Travel
Space is often called the final frontier, a place of billions and billions of worlds awaiting explorers and pioneers. But what will those journeys be like, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHave Space Suit - Will Travel (Narration Only)
Space is often called the final frontier, a place of billions and billions of worlds awaiting explorers and pioneers. But what will those journeys be like, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurScience & Futurism Shorts Compilation #1: 1-20
A collection of the first 20 Shorts from SFIA, covering a wide range of topics in science & space. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 58: September 24, 2023
Our monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on Sunday September 24, 2023, at 4pm EST. Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAtmospheric Mining
Science fiction has popularized asteroid mining and cities in the sky, but could the future of mining be in cloud cities hanging far above distant worlds?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAtmospheric Mining (Narration Only)
Science fiction has popularized asteroid mining and cities in the sky, but could the future of mining be in cloud cities hanging far above distant worlds?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires
The cosmos seem silent and empty of any great interstellar empires, but perhaps they once existed, and if so, what titanic ruins might they have left behind?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires (Narration Only)
The cosmos seem silent and empty of any great interstellar empires, but perhaps they once existed, and if so, what titanic ruins might they have left behind?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurInterplanetary Infrastructure
They say space is the future, out among the countless billions and billions of new worlds in our galaxy, but a journey needs a path or road, so what sort of…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurInterplanetary Infrastructure (Narration Only)
They say space is the future, out among the countless billions and billions of new worlds in our galaxy, but a journey needs a path or road, so what sort of…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBussard Ramjet Starship Drive
To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBussard Ramjet Starship Drive (Narration Only)
To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLiving In Space
We often dream of a future out in the galaxy, exploring and settling strange new worlds under the light of alien suns, but what would living in space truly be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLiving In Space (Narration Only)
We often dream of a future out in the galaxy, exploring and settling strange new worlds under the light of alien suns, but what would living in space truly be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNear Term Space Colonization
Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere. Sign…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNear Term Space Colonization (Narration Only)
Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere. Sign…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 57: August 27, 2023
SFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A #57: August 27, 2023 Our monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on 57: August 27, 2023 at 4pm EST. Sign the New Horizons Petition…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHuman Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s
Humanity has evolved in the face of much hardship and turmoil, and invented technologies to aid us, but could an end to hardships be our undoing and cause us…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHuman Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s (Narration Only)
Humanity has evolved in the face of much hardship and turmoil, and invented technologies to aid us, but could an end to hardships be our undoing and cause us…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurComet Mining
Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurComet Mining (Narration Only)
Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCyborg Armies
In the future we may deploy armies of cybernetic superhumans to fight our battles, people so augmented they could tear through walls or dodge bullets. But…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCyborg Armies (Narration Only)
In the future we may deploy armies of cybernetic superhumans to fight our battles, people so augmented they could tear through walls or dodge bullets. But…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Last Planet
Eons from now the last stars will be born, living trillions of years before they too fade out, and in the gathering darkness will come the final sunset on the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Last Planet (Narration Only)
Eons from now the last stars will be born, living trillions of years before they too fade out, and in the gathering darkness will come the final sunset on the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPlanets vs Megastructures (Narration Only) - SFIA 750,000 Subscriber Special Edition
To celebrate 750,000 subscribers we're taking a look at the benefits and disadvantages of settling and terraforming planets vs constructing megastructure space…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPlanets vs Megastructures - SFIA 750,000 Subscriber Special Edition
To celebrate 750,000 subscribers we're taking a look at the benefits and disadvantages of settling and terraforming planets vs constructing megastructure space…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLunar Space Elevator
A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLunar Space Elevator (Narration Only)
A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A #56 - July 30, 2023
SFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A #56 - July 30, 2023 Our monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on Sunday July 30, 2023, at 4pm EST. Visit our Website…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDropships & Drop Pods
The ability to get a strike force anywhere and fast is of vast strategic value, and the future may dropships landing anywhere on a planet within minutes. Visit…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDropships & Drop Pods (Narration Only)
The ability to get a strike force anywhere and fast is of vast strategic value, and the future may dropships landing anywhere on a planet within minutes. Visit…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAmmonia-Based Lifeforms
Our search for extraterrestrial life assumes alien life based on water and carbon, but could there be biochemistries based on other substances? Get a free bag…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAmmonia-Based Lifeforms (Narration Only)
Our search for extraterrestrial life assumes alien life based on water and carbon, but could there be biochemistries based on other substances? Get a free bag…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurRobots at War: How Machines Will Transform the Battlefield
What happens when the soldiers on the battlefield are machines? From autonomous drones and robotic vehicles to swarms, targeting systems, logistics, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurRobots at War: How Machines Will Transform the Battlefield (Narration Only)
What happens when the soldiers on the battlefield are machines? From autonomous drones and robotic vehicles to swarms, targeting systems, logistics, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMobiles Cities
Humanity has often preferred to move its communities, and in the future we might do that by moving our entire cities, by air, sea, or land. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMobiles Cities (Narration Only)
Humanity has often preferred to move its communities, and in the future we might do that by moving our entire cities, by air, sea, or land. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLunar Mining, Processing & Refining
After over half a century, it is time to return to the Moon, and use its vast resources as a bridge to countless new worlds. Go to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLunar Mining, Processing & Refining (Narration Only)
After over half a century, it is time to return to the Moon, and use its vast resources as a bridge to countless new worlds. Go to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEarth After Humanity
We often think that one day the world will come to an end and humanity with it, and possibly with us causing it, but what would our world be like if life…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEarth After Humanity (Narration Only)
We often think that one day the world will come to an end and humanity with it, and possibly with us causing it, but what would our world be like if life…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A #55 - June 25, 2023
Our monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on Sunday June 25, 2023, at 4pm EST. Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server: discord.gg/53GAShE…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife In 2323 A.D.
What will life be like 300 years in our future, or for those living 300 million miles away? The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife In 2323 A.D. (Narration Only)
What will life be like 300 years in our future, or for those living 300 million miles away? The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurArtificial Afterlives
For as long as we have had history and likely before, people have contemplated a life after this one, but might we one day create artificial afterlives? And if…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurArtificial Afterlives (Narration Only)
For as long as we have had history and likely before, people have contemplated a life after this one, but might we one day create artificial afterlives? And if…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHigher Dimensional Aliens
Could there be universes with more than 3 Dimensions? And if so, could life exist there? Checkout Keysight World Innovate: https://keysig.ht/rX9blU Visit our…