Isaac Arthur

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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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.

Author

Isaac Arthur

Category

Science

Podcast website

art19.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

The Next Technological Revolution (Narration Only) 15.08.2024

Technology has shaped our civilization as it grew down the centuries, and since the industrial revolution, each new generation seems defined by some new technological revolution… So what will the next revolution be? If you love card games, definitely check out Doomlings. Click here and use code ISAAC20 to get 20% off of your copy of Doomlings! https://bit.ly/IsaacDoomlings Visit our Website: http:...

Were Primitive Humans Uplifted? 11.08.2024

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? Watch my exclusive video Jupiter Brains & Mega Minds: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-jupiter-brains-mega-minds Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership...

Were Primitive Humans Uplifted? (Narration Only) 11.08.2024

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? Watch my exclusive video Jupiter Brains & Mega Minds: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-jupiter-brains-mega-minds Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership...

The Fermi Paradox: Migration 08.08.2024

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 beyond our cosmos? Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Websi...

The Fermi Paradox: Migration (Narration Only) 08.08.2024

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 beyond our cosmos? Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Websi...

Life As A Planetary Governor 01.08.2024

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 free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarth...

Life As A Planetary Governor (Narration Only) 01.08.2024

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 free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarth...

Nomadic Miners On The Moon (2024) (Narration Only) 28.07.2024

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 would life be like mining on the Moon? Watch my exclusive video Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go...

Nomadic Miners On The Moon (2024) 28.07.2024

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 would life be like mining on the Moon? Watch my exclusive video Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go...

Self-Repairing Machines 25.07.2024

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. The first 150 people to join Planet Wild https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/join/27, my code ISAAC27, will get their first month for free! Check out one of their missions: https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/m17/27 Visit our Website: http:/...

Self-Repairing Machines (Narration Only) 25.07.2024

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. The first 150 people to join Planet Wild https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/join/27, my code ISAAC27, will get their first month for free! Check out one of their missions: https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/m17/27 Visit our Website: http:/...

The Fermi Paradox: Fine-Tuned Universe 18.07.2024

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 we are able to live here to observe it in the first place? The first 150 people to join Planet Wild https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/join, my code ISAAC7, will get their first month for free! Check out one of their missions: https://pla...

The Fermi Paradox: Fine-Tuned Universe (Narration Only) 18.07.2024

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 we are able to live here to observe it in the first place? The first 150 people to join Planet Wild https://planetwild.com/r/isaacarthur/join, my code ISAAC7, will get their first month for free! Check out one of their missions: https://pla...

Dormant Alien Empires (Narration Only) 14.07.2024

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 Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula f...

Dormant Alien Empires 14.07.2024

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 Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula f...

Interstellar Colonization Compendium 11.07.2024

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 to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isa...

Interstellar Colonization Compendium (Narration Only) 11.07.2024

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 to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join Visit our Website: http://www.isa...

Cyborg Civilizations 07.07.2024

We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like? Watch my exclusive video Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300:...

Cyborg Civilizations (Narration Only) 07.07.2024

We often contemplate cyborgs, people enhanced by machines, but what would a civilization built upon cybernetics be like? Watch my exclusive video Planetary Archives & Stasis Vaults: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-planetary-archives-stasis-vaults Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300:...

Roko's Basilisk 04.07.2024

The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach back into the past itself, and even without a time machine. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM...

Roko's Basilisk (Narration Only) 04.07.2024

The dangers of artificial intelligence have long loomed in our future, and seem ever closer. But it may be that the dangers of the future can reach back into the past itself, and even without a time machine. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM...

Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction 30.06.2024

An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction. Watch my exclusive video ISRU: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-isru-insitu-resource-utilization Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership...

Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Narration Only) 30.06.2024

An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orchestrated Objective Reduction. Watch my exclusive video ISRU: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-isru-insitu-resource-utilization Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership...

Megastructures: Hollow Earth 27.06.2024

Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of them? Use code isaacarthur at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https:/...

Megastructures: Hollow Earth (Narration Only) 27.06.2024

Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of them? Use code isaacarthur at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https:/...

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