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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 ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Firstborn (Narration Only)
As ancient and vast as the Universe is, it seems like some alien race arose in the galaxy long before us, but who rose before them? What would the cosmos be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Firstborn
As ancient and vast as the Universe is, it seems like some alien race arose in the galaxy long before us, but who rose before them? What would the cosmos be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSummer On Jupiter: Making a Second Sun
Jupiter is an enormous gas giant, more massive than all the other planets in the solar system combined... and yet small compared to our Sun and other Stellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSummer On Jupiter: Making a Second Sun (Narration Only)
Jupiter is an enormous gas giant, more massive than all the other planets in the solar system combined... and yet small compared to our Sun and other Stellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 19 - May 31, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, February 23, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 18 - March 29, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, February 23, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBenevolent Aliens
Science fiction often shows us seemingly benevolent aliens whose UFOs come in peace then turn out to have sinister motives and hidden conspiracies, but what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBenevolent Aliens (Narration Only)
Science fiction often shows us seemingly benevolent aliens whose UFOs come in peace then turn out to have sinister motives and hidden conspiracies, but what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAntimatter Factories & Uses
Antimatter represents both the most powerful weapon and most powerful fuel for a future humanity, if we can ever learn to make it efficiently and store it…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAntimatter Factories & Uses (Narration Only)
Antimatter represents both the most powerful weapon and most powerful fuel for a future humanity, if we can ever learn to make it efficiently and store it…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurConscious Stellar Objects
Ancient cultures long thought the Sun had a mind of it's own, but could life form in stars by nature or exist by artificial origins, and what would star with a…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurConscious Stellar Objects (Narration Only)
Ancient cultures long thought the Sun had a mind of it's own, but could life form in stars by nature or exist by artificial origins, and what would star with a…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurParallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction. Watch the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurParallel Universe & Alternate Realities (Narration Only)
Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction. Watch the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Digital Being (Narration Only)
In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Digital Being
In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGenetic Divergence & Civilization
As humanity reaches out to the stars and make new homes on strange new worlds, how will our genetics & DNA change under those alien planets? Watch the video…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGenetic Divergence & Civilization (Narration Only)
As humanity reaches out to the stars and make new homes on strange new worlds, how will our genetics & DNA change under those alien planets? Watch the video…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEconomies Of The Future
The future of humanity might be one of unrivaled prosperity - a post-scarcity civilization - of abundant power, advanced automation and robotics, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEconomies Of The Future (Narration Only)
The future of humanity might be one of unrivaled prosperity - a post-scarcity civilization - of abundant power, advanced automation and robotics, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Future Of Garbage (Narration Only)
The other side of the coin to all the new & future wonders we produce is what to do with them when they're old or broken. Today we examine the future of…
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The Future Of Garbage
The other side of the coin to all the new & future wonders we produce is what to do with them when they're old or broken. Today we examine the future of…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNon-Carbon Based Life
Science Fiction has long contemplated the idea that alien life not based on carbon chemistry such as silicon might exist on distant and strange worlds, or…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNon-Carbon Based Life (Narration Only)
Science Fiction has long contemplated the idea that alien life not based on carbon chemistry such as silicon might exist on distant and strange worlds, or…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTechnological Stagnation (Narration Only)
We often see science as an eternal march forward, but could a society stop advancing, either by choice or by running out own new things to discover. Watch the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTechnological Stagnation
We often see science as an eternal march forward, but could a society stop advancing, either by choice or by running out own new things to discover. Watch the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNew Technologies That May Be In The Cards
Every day brings us new technological advances, today we'll explore many of those of such as robotics, automation, rapid delivery, education, medical science…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNew Technologies That May Be In The Cards (Narration Only)
Every day brings us new technological advances, today we'll explore many of those of such as robotics, automation, rapid delivery, education, medical science…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife On A Low Gravity Planet
Science fiction loves to take us to desolate alien worlds with low-gravity, and envision creatures evolved to those or humans adapted to those conditions or…
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur231n Life On A Low Gravity Planet March 26 2020, S6E13 Narration Only
Science fiction loves to take us to desolate alien worlds with low-gravity, and envision creatures evolved to those or humans adapted to those conditions or…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Whispers In The Night
We often speculate that the reason we can't hear aliens civilizations is because our SETI efforts (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) relies on…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Whispers In The Night (Narration Only)
We often speculate that the reason we can't hear aliens civilizations is because our SETI efforts (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) relies on…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCan we have a Trillion People on Earth? (Narration Only)
Could Earth be home to a trillion people, or even more? We'll explore if we can do this with current technology, what future technologies would help, and what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCan we have a Trillion People on Earth?
Could Earth be home to a trillion people, or even more? We'll explore if we can do this with current technology, what future technologies would help, and what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIndustrial Belts In Space
Our future in space will require immense industry and infrastructure as we colonize out solar system and beyond. But how will those industries affect that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIndustrial Belts In Space (Narration Only)
Our future in space will require immense industry and infrastructure as we colonize out solar system and beyond. But how will those industries affect that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis (Narration Only)
The Zoo Hypothesis is a Fermi Paradox solution that assumes extraterrestrial civilizations can't be detected by our SETI efforts because they keep our whole…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis
The Zoo Hypothesis is a Fermi Paradox solution that assumes extraterrestrial civilizations can't be detected by our SETI efforts because they keep our whole…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurA Tribute to Freeman Dyson: Architect of the Future
A brief look at the life and work of Physicist and Mathematician Freeman Dyson. Videos of Freeman Dyson to learn more My Middle Class Upbringing…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDNA Manipulation in Living Subjects (Narration Only)
Genetic Engineering and DNA alteration is an emerging technology with huge ramifications in the future, including potentially altering the DNA of adult humans…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDNA Manipulation in Living Subjects
Genetic Engineering and DNA alteration is an emerging technology with huge ramifications in the future, including potentially altering the DNA of adult humans…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 17 - February 23, 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, February 23, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurClimate Change Mitigation (Narration Only)
Climate Change can occur from many sources, natural or manmade. In order to handle these problems we may wish to utilize many of the technologies we've…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurClimate Change Mitigation
Climate Change can occur from many sources, natural or manmade. In order to handle these problems we may wish to utilize many of the technologies we've…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPostponing The Heat Death Of The Universe
According to modern cosmology, one day all the stars will burn out and the Universe will be full of dead planets, black holes, and other stellar remnants…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPostponing The Heat Death Of The Universe (Narration Only)
According to modern cosmology, one day all the stars will burn out and the Universe will be full of dead planets, black holes, and other stellar remnants…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCoexistence of Humans & AI (Narration Only)
Artificial Intelligence, while still limited to only the most simplistic computers and robots, is beginning to emerge and will only grow smarter. Can humanity…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCoexistence of Humans & AI
Artificial Intelligence, while still limited to only the most simplistic computers and robots, is beginning to emerge and will only grow smarter. Can humanity…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMoon: Crater Cities (Narration Only)
The Moon is covered in vast numbers of craters, some larger than entire Earth-based Nations, which may serve as dome habitats for humanity's future space…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMoon: Crater Cities
The Moon is covered in vast numbers of craters, some larger than entire Earth-based Nations, which may serve as dome habitats for humanity's future space…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife On Board An O'neill Cylinder
O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and even a complex ecology might be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife On Board An O'Neill Cylinder (Narration Only)
O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and even a complex ecology might be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 16 - January 26 2020
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, January 26, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 15 - December 29, 2019
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, December 29, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSFIA Monthly Livestream 14 - November 24, 2019
Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, November 24, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurWhy Life Exists (Narration Only)
The big question of why life exists has challenged minds for countless centuries, but what does science have to say on this matter? Could life arise on other…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurWhy Life Exists
The big question of why life exists has challenged minds for countless centuries, but what does science have to say on this matter? Could life arise on other…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMoon: Industrial Complex
The Moon is gateway to space, and in the future it might serve as an industrial and mining complex fueling vast production of spaceships, rocket fuel…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurMoon: Industrial Complex (Narration Only)
The Moon is gateway to space, and in the future it might serve as an industrial and mining complex fueling vast production of spaceships, rocket fuel…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire
Fire is often considered the foundation of human technology, but there may be many worlds on which it would not be likely to practical, such an ocean planets…