Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur episodes:

• 04.14.2024

  Stargates

  We are fascinated by portals between worlds, gateways between stars, wormholes through the fabric of reality, but could these be real, and if so, what would the civilizations using them be like?

  
• 04.14.2024

  Stargates (Narration Only)

  We are fascinated by portals between worlds, gateways between stars, wormholes through the fabric of reality, but could these be real, and if so, what would the civilizations using them be like?

  
• 04.11.2024

  Defending Earth

  The galaxy is an immense and mysterious place we may one day explore and settle, but for now, we have only one planet, and the galaxy holds many dangers, so what can we do to defend Earth?

  
• 04.11.2024

  Defending Earth (Narration Only)

  The galaxy is an immense and mysterious place we may one day explore and settle, but for now, we have only one planet, and the galaxy holds many dangers, so what can we do to defend Earth?

  
• 04.07.2024

  The Fermi Paradox: The Cronus Scenarios (Narration Only)

  We often worry that the reason we hear nothing in our search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that travel to other stars is just too hard, but what if a civilization decides it’s just too dangerous to allow?

  
• 04.07.2024

  The Fermi Paradox: The Cronus Scenarios

  We often worry that the reason we hear nothing in our search for extraterrestrial intelligence is that travel to other stars is just too hard, but what if a civilization decides it’s just too dangerous to allow?

  
• 04.04.2024

  Clean Energy From Space

  Space offers a variety of clean and abundant sources of power, but how can we get them down to Earth? And which are safe and economical?

  
• 04.04.2024

  Clean Energy From Space (Narration Only)

  Space offers a variety of clean and abundant sources of power, but how can we get them down to Earth? And which are safe and economical?

  
• 03.31.2024

  Multi-Planetary Empires

  One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?

  
• 03.31.2024

  Multi-Planetary Empires (Narration Only)

  One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?

  
• 03.28.2024

  Kugelblitz Black Holes

  Black Holes can swallow anything, even light, and small black holes made from light itself may offer us abundant clean energy and a pathway to the stars.

  
• 03.28.2024

  Kugelblitz Black Holes (Narration Only)

  Black Holes can swallow anything, even light, and small black holes made from light itself may offer us abundant clean energy and a pathway to the stars.

  
• 03.21.2024

  The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity

  Life is incredibly complicated, but for most of Earth’s history it was much simpler. Is it possible the Universe is full of planets with very simple life, and complex organisms are rare?

  
• 03.21.2024

  The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity (Narration Only)

  Life is incredibly complicated, but for most of Earth’s history it was much simpler. Is it possible the Universe is full of planets with very simple life, and complex organisms are rare?

  
• 03.17.2024

  Automated Justice

  As ever more automation works its way into our legal system and courts, we must ask what challenges and advantages AI has in justice, and if AI will come to be our judge and jury.

  
• 03.17.2024

  Automated Justice (Narration Only)

  As ever more automation works its way into our legal system and courts, we must ask what challenges and advantages AI has in justice, and if AI will come to be our judge and jury.

  
• 03.14.2024

  Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos

  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.

  
• 03.14.2024

  Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 03.10.2024

  Alien Beer Is To Die For...

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

  
• 03.10.2024

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

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

  
• 03.07.2024

  Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?

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

  
• 03.07.2024

  Is Terraforming Planets Ethical? (Narration Only)

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

  
• 03.03.2024

  Primordial Planets

  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?

  
• 03.03.2024

  Primordial Planets (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 02.29.2024

  Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship

  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?

  
• 02.29.2024

  Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 02.25.2024

  Vacuum Trains

  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.

  
• 02.25.2024

  Vacuum Trains (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 02.22.2024

  Can We Terraform The Moon?

  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?

  
• 02.22.2024

  Can We Terraform The Moon? (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 02.15.2024

  Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech

  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.

  
• 02.15.2024

  Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 02.11.2024

  Quarantined Planets

  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?

  
• 02.11.2024

  Quarantined Planets (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 02.08.2024

  Space Homesteading

  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?

  
• 02.08.2024

  Space Homesteading (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 02.01.2024

  Death Worlds (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 02.01.2024

  Death Worlds

  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.

  
• 01.28.2024

  Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

  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?

  
• 01.28.2024

  Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 01.25.2024

  Lagrange Point Space Settlement (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 01.25.2024

  Lagrange Point Space Settlement

  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.

  
• 01.18.2024

  Space Regulation

  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?

  
• 01.18.2024

  Space Regulation (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 01.14.2024

  Aliens vs AI

  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?

  
• 01.14.2024

  Aliens vs AI (Narration Only)

  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?

  
• 01.11.2024

  Is Uplifting Ethical? (Narration Only)

  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.

  
• 01.11.2024

  Is Uplifting Ethical?

  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.

  
• 01.07.2024

  Statites, Lagites, and Quasites

  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.

  
• 01.07.2024

  Statites, Lagites, and Quasites (Narration Only)

  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.