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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 ArthurCreating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society(Narration Only)
In the future technology may help us enjoy prosperity beyond our dreams, with robots manufacturing our goods and attending all our needs but one... our need…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCreating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society
In the future technology may help us enjoy prosperity beyond our dreams, with robots manufacturing our goods and attending all our needs but one... our need…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Effects of Longer Lifespans (Narration Only)
In the future, medical science may increase lifespan and longevity to the point of near-immortality, but what would be the effects of such technology on our…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Effects of Longer Lifespans
In the future, medical science may increase lifespan and longevity to the point of near-immortality, but what would be the effects of such technology on our…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation (Narration Only)
Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search for…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation
Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search for…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAI Run Government (Narration Only)
In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Start…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAI Run Government
In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Start…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 29 - March 28, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for March 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurWhat Is Sentience? (Narration Only)
In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely understand…
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What Is Sentience?
In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely understand…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurResurrection (Narration Only)
Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological options that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurResurrection
Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological options that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurExo-Stellar Civilizations (Narration Only)
Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns, and yet…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurExo-Stellar Civilizations
Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns, and yet…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurKilling Stars (Narration Only)
When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civilizations…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurKilling Stars
When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civilizations…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Next Century Of War (Narration Only)
Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will examine the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Next Century Of War
Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will examine the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 28 - February 28, 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for February 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Giant Stars (Narration Only)
Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a future…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Giant Stars
Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a future…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOrbital Bombardment
They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOrbital Bombardment (Narration Only)
They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMulti-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMulti-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats (Narration Only)
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDark Matter Technologies
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDark Matter Technologies (Narration Only)
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurZero-Gravity Civilizations (Narration Only)
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biological and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurZero-Gravity Civilizations
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biological and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 27 - January 31 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Red Dwarfs (Narration Only)
For every yellow star like our own there are ten times as many smaller stars. Red Dwarfs are the most common type of star, outnumbering all the others…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Red Dwarfs
For every yellow star like our own there are ten times as many smaller stars. Red Dwarfs are the most common type of star, outnumbering all the others…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOceanic Aliens (Narration Only)
Water is one of the most common substances in the Universe, and Earth has far more seas than land and life arose in the ocean first. Planets covered entirely…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOceanic Aliens
Water is one of the most common substances in the Universe, and Earth has far more seas than land and life arose in the ocean first. Planets covered entirely…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMachine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies (Narration Only)
Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity Utopia, but its…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMachine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies
Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity Utopia, but its…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCryonics: Frozen Civilizations (Narration Only)
Cryonic freezing offers a pathway to reap future medical technologies today by preserving someone for future restoration, but what would the impact of this…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCryonics: Frozen Civilizations
Cryonic freezing offers a pathway to reap future medical technologies today by preserving someone for future restoration, but what would the impact of this…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCivilizations At The Beginning Of Time (Narration Only)
Our Universe is billions of years older than our planet, and we often contemplate alien civilizations that might have arisen early than us in our galaxy, but…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCivilizations At The Beginning Of Time
Our Universe is billions of years older than our planet, and we often contemplate alien civilizations that might have arisen early than us in our galaxy, but…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBecoming an Interstellar Species (Narration Only)
As we move into space we prepare not just to settle the Moon and Mars, but stretch our reach out to other stars and settle the galaxy, becoming an interstellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBecoming an Interstellar Species
As we move into space we prepare not just to settle the Moon and Mars, but stretch our reach out to other stars and settle the galaxy, becoming an interstellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 26 - December 27, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for December 2020 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLow-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations(Narration Only)
Kardashev-2 Civilizations are hypothetical empires which encompass entire stars, with access to billions of times the energy Earth has, often seen as builders…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLow-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations
Kardashev-2 Civilizations are hypothetical empires which encompass entire stars, with access to billions of times the energy Earth has, often seen as builders…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurInterstellar Navigation (Narration Only)
Navigating the vast ocean of the galaxy to reach distant stars will be no easy matter, but future spaceships may find many new difficulties finding their way…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurInterstellar Navigation
Navigating the vast ocean of the galaxy to reach distant stars will be no easy matter, but future spaceships may find many new difficulties finding their way…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTerraforming: Forging New Worlds
Our galaxy likely contains trillions of worlds, and perhaps none we could live on without great effort to make them like Earth. To colonize these worlds, to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTerraforming: Forging New Worlds (Narration Only)
Our galaxy likely contains trillions of worlds, and perhaps none we could live on without great effort to make them like Earth. To colonize these worlds, to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpace Colonies: From Outposts To Cities
As we venture out into space to colonize new planets, moons, and asteroids, how will these new settlements grow from simple outposts in to developed worlds…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSpace Colonies: From Outposts To Cities (Narration Only)
As we venture out into space to colonize new planets, moons, and asteroids, how will these new settlements grow from simple outposts in to developed worlds…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSurviving The Next Century
The last century has been one of awesome and often terrifying technological progress, and the next century offers as many wonders and terrors for us to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSurviving The Next Century (Narration Only)
The last century has been one of awesome and often terrifying technological progress, and the next century offers as many wonders and terrors for us to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 25 - November 29, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for November 2020 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Space Colonist (Narration Only)
In order to colonize space, we will need colonists willing to travel to desolate planets, moons, and asteroids to settle those worlds. What would life be like…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Space Colonist
In order to colonize space, we will need colonists willing to travel to desolate planets, moons, and asteroids to settle those worlds. What would life be like…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAsteroid Mining and Orbital Settlements (Narration Only)
Asteroids represent a threat to Earth, but in the future they may be a boon, serving as sources of vast wealth and resources, and as orbital settlements and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAsteroid Mining and Orbital Settlements
Asteroids represent a threat to Earth, but in the future they may be a boon, serving as sources of vast wealth and resources, and as orbital settlements and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFermi Paradox: The Prime Directive
One solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that extraterrestrials might hide from us to avoid altering our society, a…