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

Aliens vs AI (Narration Only) 14.01.2024

We often worry that humanity might be attacked by Aliens or AI, but which is worse and which would win in a battle between them? Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...

Is Uplifting Ethical? (Narration Only) 11.01.2024

Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas.   Try Cell to Singularity, free to play: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uNoF Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patr...

Is Uplifting Ethical? 11.01.2024

Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas.   Try Cell to Singularity, free to play: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uNoF Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patr...

Statites, Lagites, and Quasites 07.01.2024

A look at Statites, or Static Satellites, and variations like the Lagite, Quasite, Mag Sail, Solar Moth, and Non-Keplerian Orbits that offer us powerful foundations for advanced, Kardashev-scale space development.  Watch my exclusive video Giant Space Monsters: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-giant-space-monsters Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.neb...

Statites, Lagites, and Quasites (Narration Only) 07.01.2024

A look at Statites, or Static Satellites, and variations like the Lagite, Quasite, Mag Sail, Solar Moth, and Non-Keplerian Orbits that offer us powerful foundations for advanced, Kardashev-scale space development.  Watch my exclusive video Giant Space Monsters: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-giant-space-monsters Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.neb...

The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory 04.01.2024

Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur...

The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory (Narration Only) 04.01.2024

Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder. Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur...

SFIA Monthly Livestream 60: December 31, 2023 01.01.2024

Our Final monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on New Year's Eve Sunday, December 31, 2023 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server: discord.gg/53GAShE Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. Se...

Clearing Space Debris 28.12.2023

Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash into our own garbage littering orbit. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription...

Clearing Space Debris (Narration Only) 28.12.2023

Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash into our own garbage littering orbit. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription...

Will We Colonize Space? 24.12.2023

We often discuss if space travel is feasible and if we can settle strange new worlds, but if we can, there is still the question of if we will. 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://www.patreo...

Will We Colonize Space? (Narration Only) 24.12.2023

We often discuss if space travel is feasible and if we can settle strange new worlds, but if we can, there is still the question of if we will. 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://www.patreo...

Silicon-Based Lifeforms 21.12.2023

In the grandeur of the universe, the tapestry of life may be woven from stranger threads than we ever dared to dream, and spun from materials far different to our own. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.neb...

Silicon-Based Lifeforms (Narration Only) 17.12.2023

In the grandeur of the universe, the tapestry of life may be woven from stranger threads than we ever dared to dream, and spun from materials far different to our own. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.neb...

Reality Manipulation (Narration Only) 14.12.2023

What does science tell us about reality and are there pathways to control, change, or re-create it? To claim your matching donation with Givewell, go to https://www.givewell.org and select Youtube & Isaac Arthur at checkout! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscr...

Reality Manipulation 14.12.2023

What does science tell us about reality and are there pathways to control, change, or re-create it? To claim your matching donation with Givewell, go to https://www.givewell.org and select Youtube & Isaac Arthur at checkout! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscr...

Nihilistic Aliens (Narration Only) 10.12.2023

Many doubt whether existence has any purpose or meaning, but could entirely civilizations become nihilistic. Would this spell their doom? And if not, what would they be like? 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...

Nihilistic Aliens 10.12.2023

Many doubt whether existence has any purpose or meaning, but could entirely civilizations become nihilistic. Would this spell their doom? And if not, what would they be like? 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...

Selecting Crew For A Spaceship 07.12.2023

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Selecting Crew For A Spaceship (Narration Only) 07.12.2023

In the future we will travel to strange new worlds, but who will pilot the spaceships that take us there? Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to get 15% off your Raycon purchase this holiday season! Brought to you by Raycon. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscr...

Orbital Defense Platforms 03.12.2023

In science fiction we often see immense starships attacking planets, crushing or besieging them, but in our own future we may deploy powerful orbital fortresses to defend our world. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription:...

Orbital Defense Platforms (Narration Only) 03.12.2023

In science fiction we often see immense starships attacking planets, crushing or besieging them, but in our own future we may deploy powerful orbital fortresses to defend our world. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-the-fermi-paradox-hermit-shoplifter-hypothesis Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription:...

Agriworlds 30.11.2023

In the past, we had entire civilizations devoted to agriculture, but in the future, we might have entire planets devoted to it. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon:...

Agriworlds (Narration Only) 30.11.2023

In the past, we had entire civilizations devoted to agriculture, but in the future, we might have entire planets devoted to it. Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 30% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon:...

Space Hygiene (Narration Only) 26.11.2023

In order to survive and thrive in space, we have to be able to create and maintain clean and comfortable living spaces, and remain vigilant nothing disease or virus reaches Earth. Watch my exclusive video Ultra-Relativistic Spaceships: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-ultrarelativistic-spaceships Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visi...

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