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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: Gravity (Narration Only)
Explore how gravity might explain the Fermi Paradox and the Great Silence of the cosmos. Could gravitational forces impact the rise of life and sustainability…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAliens Have Contacted Us... Now What?
Many believe that aliens have already contacted us, while others think it's only a matter of time. If extraterrestrial life has reached out or soon will, the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAliens Have Contacted Us... Now What? (Narration Only)
Many believe that aliens have already contacted us, while others think it's only a matter of time. If extraterrestrial life has reached out or soon will, the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNuclear Fusion: Updates & Impacts
Explore the latest breakthroughs in nuclear fusion technology and their potential global impacts. Watch my exclusive video Orbital Farms…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNuclear Fusion: Updates & Impacts (Narration Only)
Explore the latest breakthroughs in nuclear fusion technology and their potential global impacts. Watch my exclusive video Orbital Farms…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHarvesting Planets: Space Mining and the Future of Resource Extraction
We often imagine civilizations so immense they can create worlds and colonize galaxies, and yet to fuel those immense engines of creation, they may need to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurHarvesting Planets: Space Mining and the Future of Resource Extraction (Narration Only)
We often imagine civilizations so immense they can create worlds and colonize galaxies, and yet to fuel those immense engines of creation, they may need to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEarly Terraforming
Terraforming an entire planet is a colossal undertaking that will take lifetimes to complete. So assuming you're that committed to seeing it through, how do…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurEarly Terraforming (Narration Only)
Terraforming an entire planet is a colossal undertaking that will take lifetimes to complete. So assuming you're that committed to seeing it through, how do…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGhost Armadas & Primordial Galactic Wars
An exploration of the unsettling possibility we live in a universe of ancient galactic wars, ruins, relics, and leftover war machines scattered across the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGhost Armadas & Primordial Galactic Wars (Narration Only)
An exploration of the unsettling possibility we live in a universe of ancient galactic wars, ruins, relics, and leftover war machines scattered across the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDark Stars At The Beginning Of Time
In the ancient past, before the first stars formed, all was darkness and the Universe was a very different place, but there may have been strange dark stars in…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDark Stars At The Beginning Of Time (Narration Only)
In the ancient past, before the first stars formed, all was darkness and the Universe was a very different place, but there may have been strange dark stars in…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPosthuman Pathways
Soon humanity may reach out to the galaxy and spread ourselves to every world in it, but in the billions and billions of years to come on those billions and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurPosthuman Pathways (Narration Only)
Soon humanity may reach out to the galaxy and spread ourselves to every world in it, but in the billions and billions of years to come on those billions and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOcean Habitats (Narration Only)
Humanity has often lived with one foot on land and the other in the sea, but in the future, we may build our homes in the seas, here and on other worlds. 🌏 Get…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurOcean Habitats: Artificial Islands, Raft Cities, Submarine Structures, and more…
Humanity has often lived with one foot on land and the other in the sea, but in the future, we may build our homes in the seas, here and on other worlds. 🌏 Get…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFungal Aliens: Could Mushrooms Build a Civilization?
Could intelligent alien life evolve from something like fungus? From giant mycelial networks and mobile mushroom-like creatures to radiation-eating fungi…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurFungal Aliens: Could Mushrooms Build a Civilization? (Narration Only)
Could intelligent alien life evolve from something like fungus? From giant mycelial networks and mobile mushroom-like creatures to radiation-eating fungi…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Io
Explore the challenges and possibilities of colonizing Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, as we delve into the extreme conditions, scientific innovations, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurColonizing Io (Narration Only)
Explore the challenges and possibilities of colonizing Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, as we delve into the extreme conditions, scientific innovations, and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Large Moons
One of Earth’s most unique features is the enormous gemstone in our sky we call the Moon, but could the Moon be the reason why we even exist? Go to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Large Moons (Narration Only)
One of Earth’s most unique features is the enormous gemstone in our sky we call the Moon, but could the Moon be the reason why we even exist? Go to…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As An Asteroid Miner
We often envision filling space with vast megastructures people might live on in the future, and mining asteroids to provide the materials for their…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As An Asteroid Miner (Narration Only)
We often envision filling space with vast megastructures people might live on in the future, and mining asteroids to provide the materials for their…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIs Privacy Going Extinct?
Technology brings us many wonders, but it may also bring about the end of our privacy. What, if anything, can we do to protect it? Use code isaacarthur at the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurIs Privacy Going Extinct? (Narration Only)
Technology brings us many wonders, but it may also bring about the end of our privacy. What, if anything, can we do to protect it? Use code isaacarthur at the…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTranscendence
Many seek a path to enlightenment through study and meditation, but what does science tell us about transcendence? And could entire civilizations seek to leave…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurTranscendence (Narration Only)
Many seek a path to enlightenment through study and meditation, but what does science tell us about transcendence? And could entire civilizations seek to leave…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAnachronistic Technology
In the future we may have technologies sufficiently advanced that they are indistinguishable from magic, but could those civilizations also be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurAnachronistic Technology (Narration Only)
In the future we may have technologies sufficiently advanced that they are indistinguishable from magic, but could those civilizations also be…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCities of Mars: Building the First Cities on the Red Planet
How might the first real cities on Mars grow from spaceports, mines, fuel plants, domes, tunnels, and local resources? We explore what Martian cities would…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurCities of Mars: Building the First Cities on the Red Planet (Narration Only)
How might the first real cities on Mars grow from spaceports, mines, fuel plants, domes, tunnels, and local resources? We explore what Martian cities would…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Library Of Babel
The Library of Babel is repository of every book ever written... if you can find it. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Library Of Babel (Narration Only)
The Library of Babel is repository of every book ever written... if you can find it. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurStellar Nomads: Civilizations That Wander Between the Stars
Could entire civilizations live aboard wandering starships instead of planets? We explore stellar nomads, generation ships, mobile space habitats, interstellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurStellar Nomads: Civilizations That Wander Between the Stars (Narration Only)
Could entire civilizations live aboard wandering starships instead of planets? We explore stellar nomads, generation ships, mobile space habitats, interstellar…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGardens Of The Moon
The Moon is barren and lifeless, but as we return to the Moon and settle there permanently, might we transform the brightest jewel in our sky into a glittering…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurGardens Of The Moon (Narration Only)
The Moon is barren and lifeless, but as we return to the Moon and settle there permanently, might we transform the brightest jewel in our sky into a glittering…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurRetrocausality: Cause After Effect
Could something in the future alter the past, so that effect came before cause? Does quantum mechanics truly allow this, as often hinted? If you love card…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurRetrocausality: Cause After Effect (Narration Only)
Could something in the future alter the past, so that effect came before cause? Does quantum mechanics truly allow this, as often hinted? If you love card…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBattle Fleets
In the future, fleets of unimaginable scope may battle over light years, in conflicts that might last milliseconds or entire centuries. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurBattle Fleets (Narration Only)
In the future, fleets of unimaginable scope may battle over light years, in conflicts that might last milliseconds or entire centuries. Watch my exclusive…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Next Technological Revolution
Technology has shaped our civilization as it grew down the centuries, and since the industrial revolution, each new generation seems defined by some new…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Next Technological Revolution (Narration Only)
Technology has shaped our civilization as it grew down the centuries, and since the industrial revolution, each new generation seems defined by some new…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurWere Primitive Humans Uplifted?
Many believe humanity's climb upward may have been assisted by outsiders. Is this possible, and if so, what does that tell us about our own past... and future?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurWere Primitive Humans Uplifted? (Narration Only)
Many believe humanity's climb upward may have been assisted by outsiders. Is this possible, and if so, what does that tell us about our own past... and future?…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Migration
We often wonder where all the vast and ancient alien civilizations are, but could it be that they've migrated far away in space or time, or even journeyed…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Migration (Narration Only)
We often wonder where all the vast and ancient alien civilizations are, but could it be that they've migrated far away in space or time, or even journeyed…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Planetary Governor
Join us for a journey to a new world, as we explore what it would be like to lead a colony mission. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurLife As A Planetary Governor (Narration Only)
Join us for a journey to a new world, as we explore what it would be like to lead a colony mission. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNomadic Miners On The Moon (2024)
We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurNomadic Miners On The Moon (2024) (Narration Only)
We so often hear of mining asteroids, but the Moon outmasses every known asteroid combined dozens of times over again, and is closer to Earth too. So what…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSelf-Repairing Machines
We often try to distinguish between what is alive and what is a machine, and note that machines can't reproduce or fix themselves, but that may soon change…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurSelf-Repairing Machines (Narration Only)
We often try to distinguish between what is alive and what is a machine, and note that machines can't reproduce or fix themselves, but that may soon change…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Fine-Tuned Universe
Our universe is a strange place, with underlying rules we’re only just beginning to understand, but could the strangest thing of all about our Universe be that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurThe Fermi Paradox: Fine-Tuned Universe (Narration Only)
Our universe is a strange place, with underlying rules we’re only just beginning to understand, but could the strangest thing of all about our Universe be that…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDormant Alien Empires
When listen to void of space, we hear no alien signals, but could the galaxy be quiet because ancient empires slumber inside it? Watch my exclusive video…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurDormant Alien Empires (Narration Only)
When listen to void of space, we hear no alien signals, but could the galaxy be quiet because ancient empires slumber inside it? Watch my exclusive video…
Science & Futurism with Isaac ArthurInterstellar Colonization Compendium
Space is huge, immense beyond our wildest dreams. In order to explore and settle it, we’ll need to learn to dream a lot bigger and bolder than ever before. Go…