Isaac Arthur
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.
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Episodes
Oceans In Space: Marine Space Habitats & Preserves 24.02.2022 30:19
In the future humanity will look to build new lives out among the stars, forging new worlds and megastructures for us to live on. But what about deep sea ecologies and aquatic life? What sort of habitats might we design for them? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. US-Japan Spac...
Super-Earths 17.02.2022 31:26
As we find more and more exoplanets, we glimpse enormous "Super Earths" worlds more massive than our own. Could these harbor life and would we be able to colonize or terraform them? Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
Super-Earths (Narration Only) 17.02.2022 30:53
As we find more and more exoplanets, we glimpse enormous "Super Earths" worlds more massive than our own. Could these harbor life and would we be able to colonize or terraform them? Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
The Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets 13.02.2022 41:05
Getting into space is difficult, but it may be that other worlds have even harder times at it than we do, imprisoned by orbital debris, high gravity, or even being quarantined by alien civilizations. Start building your ideal daily routine ! The first 100 people who click on the link will get 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: http://thefab.co/isaac Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/L7oo0ChPM_c Vis...
The Fermi Paradox: Imprisoned Planets (Narration Only) 13.02.2022 40:31
Getting into space is difficult, but it may be that other worlds have even harder times at it than we do, imprisoned by orbital debris, high gravity, or even being quarantined by alien civilizations. Start building your ideal daily routine ! The first 100 people who click on the link will get 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: http://thefab.co/isaac Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/L7oo0ChPM_c Vis...
Kessler Syndrom Planets 10.02.2022 32:31
Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what can we do if it does? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GCCKpI80V6M Visit ou...
Kessler Syndrome Planets (Narration Only) 10.02.2022 31:56
Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what can we do if it does? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GCCKpI80V6M Visit ou...
The Future Of Solar Power 03.02.2022 30:52
Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and opportunities await Solar in the decade to come? Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https:...
The Future Of Solar Power (Narration Only) 03.02.2022 30:11
Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and opportunities await Solar in the decade to come? Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https:...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 39 - January 30, 2022 30.01.2022 1:04:27
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2022 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Pol...
Nuclear Terraforming: Using Nukes to Bring Life to Mars 27.01.2022 26:30
In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic terraforming. Open up a Wealthfront investment account through my link https://invest.wealthfront.com/isaacarthur and get your first $5,000 managed for free. Thanks to Wealthfront for sponsoring this video! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/5s...
Nuclear Terraforming Using Nukes To Bring Life To Mars (Narration Only) 27.01.2022 25:45
In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic terraforming. Open up a Wealthfront investment account through my link https://invest.wealthfront.com/isaacarthur and get your first $5,000 managed for free. Thanks to Wealthfront for sponsoring this video! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/5s...
Civilizations at the End of Time: The Big Rip 20.01.2022 38:08
Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big Rip - says that end may come far sooner, ripped apart by dark energy. Could civilizations survive the Universe itself being torn apart at the atomic scale? The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare:...
Civilizations at the End of Time: The Big Rip (Narration Only) 20.01.2022 37:19
Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big Rip - says that end may come far sooner, ripped apart by dark energy. Could civilizations survive the Universe itself being torn apart at the atomic scale? The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare:...
Telepathy (Narration Only) 16.01.2022 25:53
Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to unlocking or creating them? . Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xSKujJTuxt4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Is...
Telepathy 16.01.2022 26:30
Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to unlocking or creating them? . Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xSKujJTuxt4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Is...
Hibernating Aliens (Narration Only) 13.01.2022 28:03
One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such Extraterrestrial Empires hibernate? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/DSE00japwTA Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
Hibernating Aliens 13.01.2022 28:50
One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such Extraterrestrial Empires hibernate? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/DSE00japwTA Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
The New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized 06.01.2022 37:00
Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century later, new technologies may see this concept reintroduced bigger, better, and safer. Could the most terrifying weapon of the 20th Century become the Great Hope of the 21st? Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldan...
The New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized (Narration Only) 06.01.2022 36:17
Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century later, new technologies may see this concept reintroduced bigger, better, and safer. Could the most terrifying weapon of the 20th Century become the Great Hope of the 21st? Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldan...
Challenges & Predicitons For The Next 100 Years 30.12.2021 33:23
Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next century and out Top 10 Predictions for life in the year 2121. Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Watch the Video Version of Today's Episode: https://youtu.be/PFeiFKoLA...
Challenges & Predicitons For The Next 100 Years (Narration Only) 30.12.2021 32:42
Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next century and out Top 10 Predictions for life in the year 2121. Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Watch the Video Version of Today's Episode: https://youtu.be/PFeiFKoLA...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 38 - December 26, 2021 26.12.2021 58:03
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for December 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Po...
Escaping The Galaxy 23.12.2021 33:49
One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the escape pursuit and survive the long exodus to safety? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xBjH2bzODgI Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: ht...
Escaping The Galaxy (Narration Only) 23.12.2021 35:34
One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the escape pursuit and survive the long exodus to safety? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xBjH2bzODgI Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: ht...
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