Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Many of us dream of one day owning our on spacecraft, of traveling to space and other worlds when we choose to. What technologies must the future deliver to make this dream a reality? 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/t9WvRVAAAa4 SFIA...

Among the uncounted stars in this Universe there may be unnumbered strange new worlds, many of which may have environments unlike anything we've ever imagined. 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. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/NesnusW3Jq4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net...

One day our destiny may take us to the stars, but what happens if we find we are unable, or unwilling, to journey to new worlds, and remain only on Earth? Click the link in the description box or go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to get 15% off your Raycon purchase! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/_0-SfxwRYSU Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: http...

Saturn's Moon Titan captures our attention as a future colony, but might the majestic rings of Saturn and other planetary rings be better places to transplant life, and could life arise naturally among those orbital icefields? 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...

The new Grabby Aliens model proposes that the Universe may already contain several thousand immense alien empires... and that we may soon be one of them. Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldanvil.com/isaac-arthur See the Grabby Aliens Paper & Presentations: https://grabbyaliens.com Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur S...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session for Sunday, September 25, 2022, where we take questions live from the audience. Support the stream: https://streamlabs.com/isaacarthur Catch the audio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...

For centuries now science has unlocked ever more mysteries, but could we one day run out of discoveries or abandon further research? 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. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Suppo...

Kardashev Civilizations are beyond immense, with even the first tier of them making any modern nation look miniscule, and there are many barriers to becoming one. Go to https://nordvpn.com/isaacarthur to get a 2-year plan plus 4 additional months with a HUGE discount. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! Megastructures Book: https://artofsoulburn.gumroad.com/l/qnntu Visit our We...

The idea that some mimic might steal your identity and replace you, or takeover your mind, is terrifying. But could we encounter aliens that were able to do this? 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://www.patreon.com/Isa...

To get into space in a big way we need to be able to move vast amounts of people and cargo to space at a fraction of modern costs; tethered rings offer a potentially practical path to do that using only modern technology. 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. Project Atlantis: htt...

Space is deadly and our spaceships and stations are cramped and thin-protected environments, placing enormous stress on those who journey there. So how to we keep from going crazy while we explore strange new worlds? 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 Visit our...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on 4pm EST, Sunday, August 28, 2022, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! 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....

One day humanity will settle space, but what will that first settlement be like and where will it be? In Orbit? The Moon? Mars? Or somewhere else entirely? 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. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreo...

Temporal Paradox and Time Travel delight us in science fiction, but what would a war across time really look like? Click the link in the description box or go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to get 15% off your Raycon purchase! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/H5KI001O9GQ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support...

An Alien Invasion of Earth is a terrifying scenario, yet science fiction rarely has good reason for those invasions. Today we'll discuss the worst reasons aliens invade in fiction and some plausible scenarios for why they might do it in fact. 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 Websit...

We often wonder where all the aliens are out in the galaxy, but could it be that the technologies needed to get to space and travel the stars lead to inevitable catastrophe? Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net 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/1...

Aliens may one day visit Earth not to invade us but to seek refuge from an invasion or other calamity, how can we respond and should we? 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://youtu.be/xIHruU0WSDs Visit our Website: http://www.isaaca...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session for July 31, 2022 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicso...

Black Holes and Dark Matter are two of those mysterious things in the Universe, but could black holes be the key to unlocking the secrets of Dark Matter? Visit  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:  youtu.be/H68VZXmjBUk Direct detection of primordial bl...

The great mystery of where all the aliens are in our vast Universe contemplates ancient interstellar civilizations building enormous megastructures that rival worlds or even stars in the immensity... and asks why we can't see these giant alien artifacts. Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: https://curi...

We often imagine Earth being visited by more advanced civilizations, but in the future humanity may encounter more primitive ones on alien worlds. What challenges and dilemmas would we face? Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit  www.audible.com/isaac  or text "isaac" to 500-500. Watch the Video Version:  youtu.be/UxEpybDpmGA Visit our W...

Every known planet, moon, and asteroid in our solar system occupies a volume of space both enormous and yet tiny compared to the vast empty gulf between stars. But interstellar space isn't truly empty and may one day be home to countless billions of isolated deep space habitats. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/tW_jz8UUu4g Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Ne...

We conclude our journey begun in Interstellar Probes by exploring an alien world and asking what life will be like as a Planetary Explorer. Go to https://expressvpn.com/ISAACARTHUR and find out how you can get 3 months of ExpressVPN free! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/-vyg9bJSoX8 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Su...

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on 4pm EST, Sunday, June 25, 2022, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! 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....

Science Fiction has shown us humanity exploring the stars at hundreds of times faster than light speed, but what if the fastest ships we can make never even reach a hundredth of light speed? Can we still settle the galaxy and what will that colonization entail? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual pre...