Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Lagrange Points are the rare oases, stationary islands in space. As a result, they are invaluable real estate where we can build vast space habitats. 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.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join...

For us to live and build communities in space we will need law and order, but who will make the rules, what should they be, and what sheriff will see that the law is enforced? 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.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http:/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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:...

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...

Among the billions and billions of planets and moons in this galaxy, we may encounter many examples of double planets, but what would they be like and could life arise on them? 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.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Su...

Visions of a settled Mars always seem to have vast domes, but is a future on the Red Planet a domed one? And how should they be built? Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Be well informed. Download the free Ground News app at https://ground.news/isaacarthur To learn more about the NSS spUN Debates and how to participate, visit: https://space.nss.org/spun-debates/ New Wor...

As we search the heavens for signs of alien life, is it possible that the easiest place to find aliens is to look in the mirror? 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 Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/...

In the grand theater of the cosmos, amidst a myriad of distant suns and ancient galaxies, the Fermi Paradox presents a haunting silence, where a cacophony of alien conversations should exist. Where is Everyone? Or are we alone? Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to get 20 to 50% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebul...

Throughout history it has been common for distant colonies to break away from their homeland. In a future where colonies are entire planets and light years from home, shall history repeat itself? 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/...

Our penultimate monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at 4pm EST. 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....

In some of our greatest wars on this world we have seen entire regions covered in fortifications, but in great wars across whole regions of our galaxy, could we see entire planets fortified? Learn more about the game and see it in action at upperstory.com/spintronics Use the coupon code ISAACARTHUR for 10% off your total purchase Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://g...

As medical science improves and lifespans rise, we must consider not only if life extension is possible, but if it is ethical. Watch my exclusive video Dark Stars At The Beginning Of Time: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-dark-stars-at-the-beginning-of-time Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.ne...

The industrial revolution saw the rise of factories so big they often grew entire towns or cities around them to operate, but in the future entire planets might be used to fuel the titanic projects for conquering the stars themselves.  Watch my exclusive video Dark Stars At The Beginning Of Time: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-dark-stars-at-the-beginning-of-time Get Nebula using my link...