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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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All Episodes

00:26:08

Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/14

The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos, may be our gateway to that future.

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00:26:43

Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/14

The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans will walk on its dusty surface, and the moons of Mars, Phobos & Deimos, may be our gateway to that future.

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00:15:13

Alien Beer Is To Die For... (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/10

A look at the possible effects of alien food, drink, and microbes on us or our ecosystem.

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00:28:35

Is Terraforming Planets Ethical? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/07

In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?

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00:29:27

Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/07

In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?

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00:36:17

Primordial Planets (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/03

Our world is ancient, but the Universe is far older. What were those first planets like, and how soon can life emerge on new ones?

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00:36:50

Primordial Planets

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/03/03

Our world is ancient, but the Universe is far older. What were those first planets like, and how soon can life emerge on new ones?

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00:35:10

Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/29

The vast gulfs between stars may take decades or even centuries to travel, requiring enormous generation ships carrying families and whole ecosystems with them. What will life be like on board such arks?

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00:28:24

Vacuum Trains (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/25

We often fly through thin air to get to places faster, but in the future we might travel through no air at all, even here under the sky.

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00:28:56

Vacuum Trains

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2024/02/25

We often fly through thin air to get to places faster, but in the future we might travel through no air at all, even here under the sky.

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00:29:48

Can We Terraform The Moon? (Narration Only)

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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00:30:12

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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00:30:15

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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00:30:49

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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00:36:03

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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00:33:22

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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00:32:46

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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