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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 ArthurSuper-Earths
As we find more and more exoplanets, we glimpse enormous "Super Earths" worlds more massive than our own. Could these harbor life and would we be able to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSuper-Earths (Narration Only)
As we find more and more exoplanets, we glimpse enormous "Super Earths" worlds more massive than our own. Could these harbor life and would we be able to…
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The Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets
Getting into space is difficult, but it may be that other worlds have even harder times at it than we do, imprisoned by orbital debris, high gravity, or even…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets (Narration Only)
Getting into space is difficult, but it may be that other worlds have even harder times at it than we do, imprisoned by orbital debris, high gravity, or even…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurKessler Syndrom Planets
Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what…
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Kessler Syndrome Planets (Narration Only)
Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Future Of Solar Power
Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Future Of Solar Power (Narration Only)
Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 39 - January 30, 2022
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2022 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNuclear Terraforming: Using Nukes to Bring Life to Mars
In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNuclear Terraforming Using Nukes To Bring Life To Mars (Narration Only)
In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCivilizations at the End of Time: The Big Rip
Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCivilizations at the End of Time: The Big Rip (Narration Only)
Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTelepathy (Narration Only)
Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTelepathy
Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHibernating Aliens (Narration Only)
One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHibernating Aliens
One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized
Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized (Narration Only)
Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurChallenges & Predicitons For The Next 100 Years
Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurChallenges & Predicitons For The Next 100 Years (Narration Only)
Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 38 - December 26, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for December 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEscaping The Galaxy
One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEscaping The Galaxy (Narration Only)
One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurVertical Farming
As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and often look to other worlds as an option, but perhaps…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurVertical Farming (Narration Only)
As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and often look to other worlds as an option, but perhaps…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Space Staking & Jumping Claims (Narration Only)
In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Space Staking & Jumping Claims
In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurUpcoming Advances In Material Science
In order to forge a bright future, we'll need materials stronger, lighter, and better than ever before. Advances in material science are the gateway to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurUpcoming Advances In Material Science (Narration Only)
In order to forge a bright future, we'll need materials stronger, lighter, and better than ever before. Advances in material science are the gateway to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Digital Empires & Miniaturization
Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds that are vastly more efficient and compact. If…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Digital Empires & Miniaturization (Narration Only)
Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds that are vastly more efficient and compact. If…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 37 - November 28, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for November 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHow Colonizing Space Can Save Earth
Many believe we need to colonize space to get all of our eggs out of one basket, in case something should happen to Earth, but colonizing space might be the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHow Colonizing Space Can Save Earth (Narration Only)
Many believe we need to colonize space to get all of our eggs out of one basket, in case something should happen to Earth, but colonizing space might be the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBelligerent Aliens
Many feel Humanity walks a thin line between needing ambition to develop and being so aggressive we destroy ourselves. Could aliens civilizations exist that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBelligerent Aliens (Narration Only)
Many feel Humanity walks a thin line between needing ambition to develop and being so aggressive we destroy ourselves. Could aliens civilizations exist that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFolding Space (Narration Only)
To travel to the stars by Folding Space is a method of space travel seen in many science fiction classics like Dune, but could it be possible under known…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFolding Space
To travel to the stars by Folding Space is a method of space travel seen in many science fiction classics like Dune, but could it be possible under known…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSolar System Colonization Strategies (Narration Only)
Whether its pioneering spirit and an urge to explore or a chance to make a fortune or new life out in space, colonization of our solar system may pursue many…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSolar System Colonization Strategies
Whether its pioneering spirit and an urge to explore or a chance to make a fortune or new life out in space, colonization of our solar system may pursue many…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpaceports: Ascending To The Stars
For centuries we've sailed from ports across the deep blue sea, and to sail into the ocean of the night to new worlds and stars, we will need some Space Ports…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpaceports: Ascending To The Stars (Narration Only)
For centuries we've sailed from ports across the deep blue sea, and to sail into the ocean of the night to new worlds and stars, we will need some Space Ports…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 36 - Halloween, October 31, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for Halloween 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCriminal AI
Artificial Intelligence offers many challenges, including criminals using AI to break the law, but also of AI, robots, and androids becoming criminals…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCriminal AI (Narration Only)
Artificial Intelligence offers many challenges, including criminals using AI to break the law, but also of AI, robots, and androids becoming criminals…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurConvergent Evolution (Narration Only)
Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurConvergent Evolution
Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSentient Planets & World Consciousnesses
We often imagine that our planet might be a sentient entity - Gaia - but could something like this evolve under known science? And might a conscious world be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSentient Planets & World Consciousnesses (Narration Only)
We often imagine that our planet might be a sentient entity - Gaia - but could something like this evolve under known science? And might a conscious world be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Future Of Farming
Advances in farming have let us feed billions. The future of agriculture offers many more innovations in robotics, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Future Of Farming (Narration Only)
Advances in farming have let us feed billions. The future of agriculture offers many more innovations in robotics, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurStanding Out In A Civilization Of Trillions
Many folks feel like their voice is lost in a sea of countless millions. It's hard enough to stand out in the modern world, but how does one stand out in a…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurStanding Out In A Civilization Of Trillions (Narration Only)
Many folks feel like their voice is lost in a sea of countless millions. It's hard enough to stand out in the modern world, but how does one stand out in a…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurA Future Without Money
Many dream of a future with lots of money, other where currency is a thing of the past, a prosperous post-scarcity civilization, but could such a future be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurA Future Without Money (Narration Only)
Many dream of a future with lots of money, other where currency is a thing of the past, a prosperous post-scarcity civilization, but could such a future be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 35 - September 26, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for September 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations
The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so? Watch the Video Version…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations (Narration Only)
The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so? Watch the Video Version…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMegastructure Death
Megastructures of the future may range in size from cities to entire galaxies, and must be built to withstand damage and time, but how is this done and what…