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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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00:30:12

Can We Terraform The Moon?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/22

We have gazed upon the Moon with wonder since the dawn of humanity, and named its craters as seas, but could those become true seas one day?

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00:38:50

Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/15

Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimaginable might and size.

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00:38:50

Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/15

Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimaginable might and size.

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00:30:49

Quarantined Planets

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/11

Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of space, and what dreadful causes could necessitate such measures?

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00:30:15

Quarantined Planets (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/11

Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of space, and what dreadful causes could necessitate such measures?

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00:36:03

Space Homesteading

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/08

In the future we will not simply travel to visit new worlds but seek to build homes and forge lives on them. So what would being a pioneer in space truly be like?

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00:35:28

Space Homesteading (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/08

In the future we will not simply travel to visit new worlds but seek to build homes and forge lives on them. So what would being a pioneer in space truly be like?

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00:32:46

Death Worlds (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/01

The galaxy is a harsh place full of desolate and barren planets, but some worlds may be so deadly they actively seek to kill those who dare to travel to them.

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00:33:22

Death Worlds

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/01

The galaxy is a harsh place full of desolate and barren planets, but some worlds may be so deadly they actively seek to kill those who dare to travel to them.

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00:28:50

Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/28

In a future so distant that all has decayed to nothingness and time itself ceases to exist, might this eternal moment of oblivion bring on a fiery resurrection to all of space and time?

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00:28:08

Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/28

In a future so distant that all has decayed to nothingness and time itself ceases to exist, might this eternal moment of oblivion bring on a fiery resurrection to all of space and time?

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00:33:59

Lagrange Point Space Settlement

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/25

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.

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00:33:14

Lagrange Point Space Settlement (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/25

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.

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00:32:54

Space Regulation (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/18

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?

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00:33:40

Space Regulation

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/18

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?

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00:27:24

Aliens vs AI (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/14

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?

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00:27:56

Aliens vs AI

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/14

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?

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00:33:17

Is Uplifting Ethical? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/11

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.

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00:36:23

Is Uplifting Ethical?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/11

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.

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00:25:40

Statites, Lagites, and Quasites

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/01/07

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.

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