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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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00:26:38

Hycean Planets & Ice Worlds (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/02/09

Our telescopes find new exoplanets and reveal deeper details about them everyday, unveiling massive hydrogen-rich atmosphere planets and icy worlds which may be able to harbor life even far from any star.

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00:32:28

Super Soldiers

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/02/09

We often see stories of invincible warriors with superhuman abilities combating monstrous threats, but are the days of super soldiers nearly upon us, and could they be the biggest threat of all?

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00:30:06

Planetary Terraforming Strategies (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/02/02

Once we journey out to the stars, we will need to forge new worlds to live on. Choosing the best terraforming techniques for each planet and star system will be vital to surviving on alien worlds.

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00:30:42

Planetary Terraforming Strategies

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/02/02

Once we journey out to the stars, we will need to forge new worlds to live on. Choosing the best terraforming techniques for each planet and star system will be vital to surviving on alien worlds.

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01:01:52

SFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A: Sunday, January 29, 2023

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/30

A recording of SFIA's monthly livestream Q&A session [#51] from January 29, 2023.

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00:30:19

Using Asteroids As Spaceships

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/26

Asteroids may serve as future bases and colonies for humanity as we travel into space, but could they also be converted into spaceships to take us strange new worlds around distant stars?

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00:29:47

Using Asteroids As Spaceships (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/26

Asteroids may serve as future bases and colonies for humanity as we travel into space, but could they also be converted into spaceships to take us strange new worlds around distant stars?

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00:35:29

The Omega Point (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/19

The Omega Point Cosmological Theory argues that it may be possible to continue existing until the End of Time itself.

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00:36:01

The Omega Point

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/19

The Omega Point Cosmological Theory argues that it may be possible to continue existing until the End of Time itself.

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00:41:21

The Dark Forest, Aliens, and a Hostile Galaxy

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/15

When we look up into the night skies, all we see is absence and silence, but could our galaxy be a dark forest full of hidden predators waiting to consume us?

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00:38:25

The Dark Forest, Aliens, And A Hostile Galaxy...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/15

When we look up into the night skies, all we see is absence and silence, but could our galaxy be a dark forest full of hidden predators waiting to consume us?

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00:33:52

What If We Never Become Post-Scarcity? (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/12

A day may come when our technology permits vast prosperity for everyone, with robots and other automation producing plenty, but if that day never comes, what will life be like?

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00:34:30

What If We Never Become Post-Scarcity?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/12

A day may come when our technology permits vast prosperity for everyone, with robots and other automation producing plenty, but if that day never comes, what will life be like?

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00:34:07

Interstellar Colonization Strategies (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/05

As we seek to travel vast distances to claim the galaxy, we will need to develop strategies and methods for voyaging through deep space and reaching strange new worlds.

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00:34:44

Interstellar Colonization Strategies

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/05

As we seek to travel vast distances to claim the galaxy, we will need to develop strategies and methods for voyaging through deep space and reaching strange new worlds.

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01:00:54

SFIA Monthly Livestream: December 31, 2022

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2023/01/01

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on New Year's Eve in the Afternoon, at 4pm EST, Saturday, December 31, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!

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00:35:34

Transhumanism & Humanity’s Future

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/12/29

In the future, humanity may embrace genetic engineering and cybernetic augmentation of mind and body, but what does this Transhuman future look like? And should we embrace or resist these paths?

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00:34:54

Transhumanism & Humanity’s Future (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/12/29

In the future, humanity may embrace genetic engineering and cybernetic augmentation of mind and body, but what does this Transhuman future look like? And should we embrace or resist these paths?

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00:26:51

Do We Live Inside A Black Hole… And Could We?...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/12/22

Could our entire Universe be one enormous Black Hole? And is it possible to live inside a black hole?

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00:27:32

Do We Live Inside A Black Hole… And Could We?

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/12/22

Could our entire Universe be one enormous Black Hole? And is it possible to live inside a black hole?

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