Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

00:46:35

The Future of Elections: Who Votes, How We Vote, and...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/22

From ranked-choice voting and proportional representation to AI redistricting and secure online voting, we explore how election technology may evolve... and why trust may matter as much as mathematics.

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00:46:54

The Future of Elections: Who Votes, How We Vote, and...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/22

From ranked-choice voting and proportional representation to AI redistricting and secure online voting, we explore how election technology may evolve... and why trust may matter as much as mathematics.

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00:34:46

Colonizing the Multiverse: Beyond the Kardashev Scale...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/17

Why colonize one universe when reality may offer infinitely many? We explore alternate Earths, multiversal travel, dangerous new worlds, and the rise of Omega-class civilizations spanning entire realities.

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00:26:25

Civilizations at the Galactic Center: Thriving at the...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/15

Could the most dangerous part of the Milky Way also be its most valuable? We explore civilizations at the galactic center, where dense stars, extreme radiation, black holes, and vast energy could fuel a cosmic metropolis.

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00:32:51

Could We Create Artificial Universes?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/11

What if the ultimate technology isn’t a starship, but a universe? We explore simulated worlds, baby universes, black holes, false vacuum bubbles, and whether civilization could one day create realities of its own.

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00:32:28

Could We Create Artificial Universes? Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/11

What if the ultimate technology isn’t a starship, but a universe? We explore simulated worlds, baby universes, black holes, false vacuum bubbles, and whether civilization could one day create realities of its own.

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00:28:21

White Holes: Do They Exist?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/08

White holes are black holes run backward: nothing can enter, but matter and light can escape. We explore whether these strange solutions could exist, connect to black holes, or even hint at how universes are born.

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00:28:04

White Holes: Do They Exist? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/08

White holes are black holes run backward: nothing can enter, but matter and light can escape. We explore whether these strange solutions could exist, connect to black holes, or even hint at how universes are born.

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00:36:20

Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/04

Mercury may be the Solar System’s first true industrial world. We explore robotic mines, solar furnaces, mass drivers, mobile cities, and how the innermost planet could help build a Dyson swarm.

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00:33:30

We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We?...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/10/01

What if we could make gasoline from air? We explore how carbon dioxide, water, and electricity can become synthetic gasoline, jet fuel, rocket propellant, plastics, and more.

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00:33:49

Making Gasoline from: Air The Science of Synthetic Fuel

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/28

What if we could make gasoline from air? We explore how carbon dioxide, water, and electricity can become synthetic gasoline, jet fuel, rocket propellant, plastics, and more.

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00:41:29

The Economics of Immortality

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/27

What happens when time stops being scarce? From nanobots to mind uploads, we explore the economy of immortality... and what it costs to live forever.

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00:41:10

The Economics of Immortality (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/27

What happens when time stops being scarce? From nanobots to mind uploads, we explore the economy of immortality... and what it costs to live forever.

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00:33:12

The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/24

What happens when a prison planet ceases being a prison? We explore whether penal colonies could really work, and how exile, frontier justice, rebellion, and redemption might turn punishment into civilization.

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00:32:52

The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/24

What happens when a prison planet ceases being a prison? We explore whether penal colonies could really work, and how exile, frontier justice, rebellion, and redemption might turn punishment into civilization.

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00:43:39

How Big Could Human Civilization? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/20

Earth is tiny compared to what human civilization could become. We explore populations of trillions, Dyson swarms, Kardashev civilizations, and futures where humanity spreads across galaxies.

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00:43:38

How Big Could Human Civilization?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/20

Earth is tiny compared to what human civilization could become. We explore populations of trillions, Dyson swarms, Kardashev civilizations, and futures where humanity spreads across galaxies.

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00:32:21

Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology Works?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/17

Advanced technology can outlive the people who understand it. Could future civilizations become dependent on ancient machines they can no longer repair, rebuild, or replace?

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00:32:00

Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/17

Advanced technology can outlive the people who understand it. Could future civilizations become dependent on ancient machines they can no longer repair, rebuild, or replace?

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00:25:23

Floating Cities Above Gas Giants (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/09/12

Could humanity someday live in cities floating above Jupiter and Saturn? We explore how cloud cities could work, why bigger may actually be easier, and what could make gas giants vital hubs of future civilization.

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