Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

00:41:27

Is AI the Great Filter? | The Fermi Paradox

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/07/02

Could AI explain the Fermi Paradox? From alignment failures to machine ecologies, we explore whether artificial intelligence destroys civilizations… or helps them reach the stars.

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00:41:13

Is AI the Great Filter? | The Fermi Paradox...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/07/02

Could AI explain the Fermi Paradox? From alignment failures to machine ecologies, we explore whether artificial intelligence destroys civilizations… or helps them reach the stars.

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00:40:21

Water Shielded Starships - Surviving Radiation in...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/28

From cosmic rays to solar storms, space travel is a radiation gauntlet—but water may be the simplest, smartest solution. Discover how future starships might turn their life-support systems into life-saving armor.

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00:40:46

Water Shielded Starships - Surviving Radiation in...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/28

From cosmic rays to solar storms, space travel is a radiation gauntlet—but water may be the simplest, smartest solution. Discover how future starships might turn their life-support systems into life-saving armor.

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00:26:21

Antimatter Containment - Bottling the Lightning...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/25

Antimatter could power starships, but how do you store fuel that annihilates on contact? We explore traps, fields, failures, and future containment.

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00:26:39

Antimatter Containment - Bottling the Lightning

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/25

Antimatter could power starships, but how do you store fuel that annihilates on contact? We explore traps, fields, failures, and future containment.

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00:29:04

What If We Found a Second Earth Nearby? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/23

What if we found a true second Earth nearby? A living world, a barren paradise, or something too familiar to be natural could change science, politics, and humanity’s future forever.

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00:29:27

What If We Found a Second Earth Nearby?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/23

What if we found a true second Earth nearby? A living world, a barren paradise, or something too familiar to be natural could change science, politics, and humanity’s future forever.

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00:38:34

Why Haven’t We Found Dyson Spheres Yet? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/20

Where are the Dyson Spheres? If they’re real, we should see them everywhere. Here’s why we don’t, and what that means for alien civilizations.

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00:40:47

The Physics of FTL Travel

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/18

Could we ever go faster than light? We examine warp drives, wormholes, hyperspace, tachyons, and the deep physics protecting causality.

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00:40:28

The Physics of FTL Travel (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/18

Could we ever go faster than light? We examine warp drives, wormholes, hyperspace, tachyons, and the deep physics protecting causality.

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03:44:19

Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/13

A grand tour of future space habitats, from classic rotating colonies to vast orbital megastructures, asteroid settlements, and the engineering needed to make space livable.

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03:51:19

Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/13

A grand tour of future space habitats, from classic rotating colonies to vast orbital megastructures, asteroid settlements, and the engineering needed to make space livable.

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00:25:46

What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/11

Fusion may transform civilization, but what if it never arrives? The future still has power, industry, space travel, and plenty of ways forward.

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00:26:08

What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/11

Fusion may transform civilization, but what if it never arrives? The future still has power, industry, space travel, and plenty of ways forward.

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00:23:44

The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/07

NASA is returning to the Moon, but where should we stay? Shackleton Crater offers power and ice, but lava tubes, maria, and the far side offer more.

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00:24:04

The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/07

NASA is returning to the Moon, but where should we stay? Shackleton Crater offers power and ice, but lava tubes, maria, and the far side offer more.

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00:28:11

Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/06/04

First contact is easy. Living together isn’t. How would humanity merge with alien civilizations in a shared galaxy of trade, politics, and uneasy peace?Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Nearby Supernovae: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-nearby-supernovae-could-one-destroy-earth-and-could-we-stop-it Check out Gods & Monsters: https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur 🛒

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00:43:40

Antimatter Propulsion (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/05/31

Antimatter propulsion could be the fastest engine ever built. We explore how antimatter rockets work, their extreme energy density, and whether they could power humanity’s first true interstellar spacecraft.

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00:44:10

Antimatter Propulsion

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2026/05/31

Antimatter propulsion could be the fastest engine ever built. We explore how antimatter rockets work, their extreme energy density, and whether they could power humanity’s first true interstellar spacecraft.

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