Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

00:32:50

Tethered Ring Space Launchers (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/09/08

To get into space in a big way we need to be able to move vast amounts of people and cargo to space at a fraction of modern costs; tethered rings offer a potentially practical path to do that using only modern technology.

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00:37:57

Staying Sane in Space

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/09/01

Space is deadly and our spaceships and stations are cramped and thin-protected environments, placing enormous stress on those who journey there. So how to we keep from going crazy while we explore strange new worlds?

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00:37:06

Staying Sane in Space (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/09/01

Space is deadly and our spaceships and stations are cramped and thin-protected environments, placing enormous stress on those who journey there. So how to we keep from going crazy while we explore strange new worlds?

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00:59:55

SFIA Monthly Livestream 46 - August 28, 2022

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/29

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on 4pm EST, Sunday, August 28, 2022, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered!

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00:39:15

The First Space Settlement (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/25

One day humanity will settle space, but what will that first settlement be like and where will it be? In Orbit? The Moon? Mars? Or somewhere else entirely?

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00:39:59

The First Space Settlement

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/25

One day humanity will settle space, but what will that first settlement be like and where will it be? In Orbit? The Moon? Mars? Or somewhere else entirely?

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00:43:42

Time Wars & Alternate Timelines (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/18

Temporal Paradox and Time Travel delight us in science fiction, but what would a war across time really look like?

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00:44:30

Time Wars & Alternate Timelines

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/18

Temporal Paradox and Time Travel delight us in science fiction, but what would a war across time really look like?

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00:35:33

Dumbest Alien Invasions (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/14

An Alien Invasion of Earth is a terrifying scenario, yet science fiction rarely has good reason for those invasions. Today we'll discuss the worst reasons aliens invade in fiction and some plausible scenarios for why they might do it in fact.

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00:36:19

Dumbest Alien Invasions

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/14

An Alien Invasion of Earth is a terrifying scenario, yet science fiction rarely has good reason for those invasions. Today we'll discuss the worst reasons aliens invade in fiction and some plausible scenarios for why they might do it in fact.

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00:30:25

The Fermi Paradox: Technological Timebombs (Narration...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/11

We often wonder where all the aliens are out in the galaxy, but could it be that the technologies needed to get to space and travel the stars lead to inevitable catastrophe?

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00:31:10

The Fermi Paradox: Technological Timebombs

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/11

We often wonder where all the aliens are out in the galaxy, but could it be that the technologies needed to get to space and travel the stars lead to inevitable catastrophe?

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00:36:07

Alien Refugees [Narration Only]

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/04

Aliens may one day visit Earth not to invade us but to seek refuge from an invasion or other calamity, how can we respond and should we?

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00:36:56

Alien Refugees

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/04

Aliens may one day visit Earth not to invade us but to seek refuge from an invasion or other calamity, how can we respond and should we?

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01:07:40

SFIA Monthly Livestream 45 - July 31, 2022

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/08/01

Our monthly livestream Q&A session for July 31, 2022

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00:30:14

Black Holes & Dark Matter (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/07/28

Black Holes and Dark Matter are two of those mysterious things in the Universe, but could black holes be the key to unlocking the secrets of Dark Matter?

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00:30:55

Black Holes & Dark Matter

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/07/28

Black Holes and Dark Matter are two of those mysterious things in the Universe, but could black holes be the key to unlocking the secrets of Dark Matter?

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00:44:48

The Fermi Paradox: Absent Megastructures (Narration...

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/07/22

The great mystery of where all the aliens are in our vast Universe contemplates ancient interstellar civilizations building enormous megastructures that rival worlds or even stars in the immensity... and asks why we can't see these giant alien artifacts.

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00:45:40

The Fermi Paradox: Absent Megastructures

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/07/22

The great mystery of where all the aliens are in our vast Universe contemplates ancient interstellar civilizations building enormous megastructures that rival worlds or even stars in the immensity... and asks why we can't see these giant alien artifacts.

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00:30:31

Primitive Aliens (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur ·

2022/07/10

We often imagine Earth being visited by more advanced civilizations, but in the future humanity may encounter more primitive ones on alien worlds. What challenges and dilemmas would we face?

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