Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episodes
Free Will, Quantum & Orchestrated Objective Reduction
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An extended exploration of what science tells us about free will and consciousness in a quantum universe, including Sir Roger Penrose's theory of Orch...
Megastructures: Hollow Earth (Narration Only)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of t...
Megastructures: Hollow Earth
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Earth is immense, but we only live on a thin shell of its surface. So what if we built a planet with only that thin shell, or with several layers of t...
What If The Dinosaurs Hadn't Died Off?
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs? Watch my exclusiv...
What If The Dinosaurs Hadn't Died Off? (Narration Only)
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What if dinosaurs have survived the asteroid impact? Could we have seen a shared dino-mammal ecology, or even intelligent dinosaurs?Watch my exclusive...
Paradise Planets (Narration Only)
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we reach out to the stars and settle other worlds, could we find or create ones even better for humanity than Earth?Use code isaacarthur at the lin...
Paradise Planets
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we reach out to the stars and settle other worlds, could we find or create ones even better for humanity than Earth?Use code isaacarthur at the lin...
Oceanic Moons (Narration Only)
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The galaxy has many stars orbited by many planets, and many of these are orbited by immense icy moons, but could others have oceans on their surface, ...
Oceanic Moons
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The galaxy has many stars orbited by many planets, and many of these are orbited by immense icy moons, but could others have oceans on their surface, ...
The Fermi Paradox: Timebombs (Narration Only)
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many fear future technologies may doom our civilization, but could the pursuit of technology, and civilization itself, be what dooms humanity?Watch my...
The Fermi Paradox: Timebombs
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Many fear future technologies may doom our civilization, but could the pursuit of technology, and civilization itself, be what dooms humanity?Watch my...
Jobs In Space
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all dream of a future in space, but it will take a lot of work to get there and more to make it a place we can visit and live. Of course, where the...
Jobs In Space (Narration Only)
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We all dream of a future in space, but it will take a lot of work to get there and more to make it a place we can visit and live. Of course, where the...
Colonizing Ganymede
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ganymede is an enormous moon, larger than any other we’ve found, including our own, and may one day be the centerpiece of wider human settlements ar...
Colonizing Ganymede (Narration Only)
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ganymede is an enormous moon, larger than any other we’ve found, including our own, and may one day be the centerpiece of wider human settlements ar...
Space Freighters, Cargos & Crews (Narration Only)
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day we may settle thousands of planets and trade between them, but what would a space freighter be like, who would crew them, and what would they ...
Space Freighters, Cargos & Crews
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day we may settle thousands of planets and trade between them, but what would a space freighter be like, who would crew them, and what would they ...
Alternative Intelligence: The Other A.I. (Narration Only)
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We think very highly of the human brain, after all, it's what lets us think about anything in the first place, but Nature is vast, and our primate bra...
Alternative Intelligence: The Other A.I.
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We think very highly of the human brain, after all, it's what lets us think about anything in the first place, but Nature is vast, and our primate bra...
Cosmic Capitals (Narration Only)
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the ce...
Cosmic Capitals
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the ce...
Alien Embassies (Narration Only)
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador b...
Alien Embassies
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often imagine encountering many alien civilizations, and establishing trade and relationships with them, but what would being an alien ambassador b...
The Fermi Paradox: Interdiction (Narration Only)
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to e...
The Fermi Paradox: Interdiction
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often look out into the galaxy and wonder where all the civilizations are, but could it be that we don't see them because they have all chosen to e...
The Banks Orbital: God’s Bracelet (Narration Only)
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.Watch my ex...
The Banks Orbital: God’s Bracelet
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.Watch my ex...
Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be ...
Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems (Narration Only)
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be ...
Colonizing White Dwarfs (Narration Only)
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stars give warmth and light to planets and make life possible, until they run out of fuel and die themselves, but could these dead stars still enable ...
Colonizing White Dwarfs
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stars give warmth and light to planets and make life possible, until they run out of fuel and die themselves, but could these dead stars still enable ...
Living In Lava Tubes (Narration Only)
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the surface of the Moon lie vast underground caverns, some of which are miles long and wider than football fields, and they may make for excel...
Living In Lava Tubes
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the surface of the Moon lie vast underground caverns, some of which are miles long and wider than football fields, and they may make for excel...
Stargates (Narration Only)
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Stargates
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Defending Earth (Narration Only)
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 dange...
Defending Earth
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 dange...
The Fermi Paradox: The Cronus Scenarios
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 wha...
The Fermi Paradox: The Cronus Scenarios (Narration Only)
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 wha...
Clean Energy From Space (Narration Only)
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Watch my exclu...
Clean Energy From Space
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Watch my exclu...
Multi-Planetary Empires (Narration Only)
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?Watch my exclusive video Cryst...
Multi-Planetary Empires
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?Watch my exclusive video Cryst...
Kugelblitz Black Holes (Narration Only)
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 sta...
Kugelblitz Black Holes
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 sta...
The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity (Narration Only)
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Automated Justice (Narration Only)
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Automated Justice
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos (Narration Only)
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
Alien Beer Is To Die For... (Narration Only)
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the possible effects of alien food, drink, and microbes on us or our ecosystem.Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.netJoin Nebula: htt...
Alien Beer Is To Die For...
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at the possible effects of alien food, drink, and microbes on us or our ecosystem.Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.netJoin Nebula: htt...
Is Terraforming Planets Ethical? (Narration Only)
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?Use code isaacarthur at the link below to get an exclusi...
Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we may be able to claim new worlds and forge them into paradises, but should we?Use code isaacarthur at the link below to get an exclusi...
Primordial Planets (Narration Only)
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Watch my exclusive v...
Primordial Planets
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Watch my exclusive v...
Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship (Narration Only)
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The vast gulfs between stars may take decades or even centuries to travel, requiring enormous generation ships carrying families and whole ecosystems ...
Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The vast gulfs between stars may take decades or even centuries to travel, requiring enormous generation ships carrying families and whole ecosystems ...
Vacuum Trains (Narration Only)
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vacuum Trains and other low pressure rail & maglev systems offer the possibility of ultra-fast and ultra-cheap transport on and off of Earth.Watch...
Vacuum Trains
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vacuum Trains and other low pressure rail & maglev systems offer the possibility of ultra-fast and ultra-cheap transport on and off of Earth.Watch...
Can We Terraform The Moon? (Narration Only)
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?🌏 Get E...
Can We Terraform The Moon?
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?🌏 Get E...
Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimag...
Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech (Narration Only)
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Black holes are objects of mystery and dread from which nothing can escape… but could they also be the foundations of future civilizations of unimag...
Quarantined Planets (Narration Only)
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of sp...
Quarantined Planets
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Until recently a planet-wide state of quarantine seemed almost unimaginable, but in the future could entire planets be quarantined from the rest of sp...
Space Homesteading (Narration Only)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 tr...
Space Homesteading
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 tr...
Death Worlds
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Death Worlds (Narration Only)
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (Narration Only)
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 res...
Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 res...
Lagrange Point Space Settlement
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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.W...
Lagrange Point Space Settlement (Narration Only)
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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.W...
Space Regulation (Narration Only)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Space Regulation
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Aliens vs AI (Narration Only)
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Go to https://brillian...
Aliens vs AI
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?Go to https://brillian...
Is Uplifting Ethical?
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
Is Uplifting Ethical? (Narration Only)
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, a...
Statites, Lagites, and Quasites (Narration Only)
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at Statites, or Static Satellites, and variations like the Lagite, Quasite, Mag Sail, Solar Moth, and Non-Keplerian Orbits that offer us powerf...
Statites, Lagites, and Quasites
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A look at Statites, or Static Satellites, and variations like the Lagite, Quasite, Mag Sail, Solar Moth, and Non-Keplerian Orbits that offer us powerf...
The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory (Narration Only)
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder.Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArt...
The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reaching new worlds is a difficult task, but transplanting ecosystem and civilizations to them may be even harder.Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArt...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 60: December 31, 2023
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our Final monthly livestream Q&A session recorded on New Year's Eve Sunday, December 31, 2023Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.netSFIA Discord Se...
Clearing Space Debris (Narration Only)
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash in...
Clearing Space Debris
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash in...
Will We Colonize Space? (Narration Only)
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often discuss if space travel is feasible and if we can settle strange new worlds, but if we can, there is still the question of if we will.Use cod...
Will We Colonize Space?
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We often discuss if space travel is feasible and if we can settle strange new worlds, but if we can, there is still the question of if we will.Use cod...
Silicon-Based Lifeforms
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the grandeur of the universe, the tapestry of life may be woven from stranger threads than we ever dared to dream, and spun from materials far diff...
Silicon-Based Lifeforms (Narration Only)
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the grandeur of the universe, the tapestry of life may be woven from stranger threads than we ever dared to dream, and spun from materials far diff...
Reality Manipulation (Narration Only)
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does science tell us about reality and are there pathways to control, change, or re-create it?To claim your matching donation with Givewell, go t...
Reality Manipulation
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What does science tell us about reality and are there pathways to control, change, or re-create it?To claim your matching donation with Givewell, go t...
Nihilistic Aliens
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many doubt whether existence has any purpose or meaning, but could entirely civilizations become nihilistic. Would this spell their doom? And if not, ...
Nihilistic Aliens (Narration Only)
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many doubt whether existence has any purpose or meaning, but could entirely civilizations become nihilistic. Would this spell their doom? And if not, ...
Selecting Crew For A Spaceship (Narration Only)
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we will travel to strange new worlds, but who will pilot the spaceships that take us there?Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to ge...
Selecting Crew For A Spaceship
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we will travel to strange new worlds, but who will pilot the spaceships that take us there?Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to ge...
Orbital Defense Platforms (Narration Only)
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In science fiction we often see immense starships attacking planets, crushing or besieging them, but in our own future we may deploy powerful orbital ...
Orbital Defense Platforms
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In science fiction we often see immense starships attacking planets, crushing or besieging them, but in our own future we may deploy powerful orbital ...