Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episodes
Convergent Evolution (Narration Only)
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such co...
Convergent Evolution
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such co...
Sentient Planets & World Consciousnesses
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often imagine that our planet might be a sentient entity - Gaia - but could something like this evolve under known science? And might a conscious w...
Sentient Planets & World Consciousnesses (Narration Only)
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often imagine that our planet might be a sentient entity - Gaia - but could something like this evolve under known science? And might a conscious w...
The Future Of Farming
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Advances in farming have let us feed billions. The future of agriculture offers many more innovations in robotics, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics...
The Future Of Farming (Narration Only)
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Advances in farming have let us feed billions. The future of agriculture offers many more innovations in robotics, hydroponics, aquaponics, aeroponics...
Standing Out In A Civilization Of Trillions
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many folks feel like their voice is lost in a sea of countless millions. It's hard enough to stand out in the modern world, but how does one stand out...
Standing Out In A Civilization Of Trillions (Narration Only)
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many folks feel like their voice is lost in a sea of countless millions. It's hard enough to stand out in the modern world, but how does one stand out...
A Future Without Money
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many dream of a future with lots of money, other where currency is a thing of the past, a prosperous post-scarcity civilization, but could such a futu...
A Future Without Money (Narration Only)
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many dream of a future with lots of money, other where currency is a thing of the past, a prosperous post-scarcity civilization, but could such a futu...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 35 - September 26, 2021
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for September 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social...
The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so? Watch the Video Version: https://yo...
The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations (Narration Only)
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so? Watch the Video Version: https://yo...
Megastructure Death
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Megastructures of the future may range in size from cities to entire galaxies, and must be built to withstand damage and time, but how is this done an...
Megastructure Death (Narration Only)
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Megastructures of the future may range in size from cities to entire galaxies, and must be built to withstand damage and time, but how is this done an...
Stealth Spaceships
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science fiction is full of stealthy spaceships able to cloak or hide from detection, but will stealth ships be possible in the future? Subscribe for f...
Stealth Spaceships (Narration Only)
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science fiction is full of stealthy spaceships able to cloak or hide from detection, but will stealth ships be possible in the future? Subscribe for f...
Human-Machine Teaming
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teaming up with the machines we’ve designed and created has boosted our production and let us attempt things we never could have before, but as Arti...
Human-Machine Teaming (Narration Only)
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teaming up with the machines we’ve designed and created has boosted our production and let us attempt things we never could have before, but as Arti...
The Future Of Thorium
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thorium is often suggested as the basis for new, better, and safer nuclear reactors, but is this true, and why? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://...
The Future Of Thorium (Narration Only)
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thorium is often suggested as the basis for new, better, and safer nuclear reactors, but is this true, and why? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 34 - August 29, 2021
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for August 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social M...
The Edge Of The Universe
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Universe is immense. Does it have an edge out beyond the Cosmological Event Horizon? Or in time, before the Big Bang? Or in higher dimensions like...
The Edge Of The Universe (Narration Only)
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Universe is immense. Does it have an edge out beyond the Cosmological Event Horizon? Or in time, before the Big Bang? Or in higher dimensions like...
Fusion Propulsion
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fusion is the power of the stars, and if we can master it, we will be able to send our spaceships to others stars. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https...
Fusion Propulsion (Narration Only)
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fusion is the power of the stars, and if we can master it, we will be able to send our spaceships to others stars. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https...
Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A popular concept in science fiction is uncovering ancient alien artifacts, but if we encounter these extraterrestrial relics in the future, how shoul...
Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology (Narration Only)
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A popular concept in science fiction is uncovering ancient alien artifacts, but if we encounter these extraterrestrial relics in the future, how shoul...
The Next Space Station
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The International Space Station has been operating for almost two decades, but a successor for the ISS hasn't been chosen yet. Today we will look at s...
The Next Space Station (Narration Only)
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The International Space Station has been operating for almost two decades, but a successor for the ISS hasn't been chosen yet. Today we will look at s...
Embracing Nuclear Power
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nuclear power is a controversial source of energy, seen by some as a miracle source of clean and abundant power, and by others as a source of radioact...
Embracing Nuclear Power (Narration Only)
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nuclear power is a controversial source of energy, seen by some as a miracle source of clean and abundant power, and by others as a source of radioact...
The Galactic Laboratory
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often contemplate future civilizations focusing on science and exploration, but what would such a culture really be like, and could alien empires b...
The Galactic Laboratory (Narration Only)
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We often contemplate future civilizations focusing on science and exploration, but what would such a culture really be like, and could alien empires b...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 33 - July 25, 2021
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for July 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Medi...
The End Of Earth
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The End of the World is coming... but when and how? We'll explore all the options from manmade to natural, tomorrow to a trillion years in the future....
The End Of Earth (Narration Only)
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The End of the World is coming... but when and how? We'll explore all the options from manmade to natural, tomorrow to a trillion years in the future....
Mars First vs Moon First
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a great debate over whether our next step into space should be a permanent Moon Base or our first manned mission to Mars. Get a free month of ...
Mars First vs Moon First (Narration Only)
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's a great debate over whether our next step into space should be a permanent Moon Base or our first manned mission to Mars. Get a free month of ...
Annoying Aliens (Narration Only)
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fictional portrayals of alien invasion or reports of alien sightings and abductions often imply motives which on inspection make little sense... unles...
Annoying Aliens
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fictional portrayals of alien invasion or reports of alien sightings and abductions often imply motives which on inspection make little sense... unles...
The Geopolitics Of Space Colonization (Narration Only)
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new Space Race has begun, and as governments and corporations begin seeking to develop space, the future political landscape will be impacted by ast...
The Geopolitics Of Space Colonization
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new Space Race has begun, and as governments and corporations begin seeking to develop space, the future political landscape will be impacted by ast...
Galactic Domination: Strip Mining The Galaxy (Narration Only)
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From Asteroid Mining to disassembling entire alien planets all the way out to the Galactic Rim, our galaxy has untold resources, but how can we get to...
Galactic Domination: Strip Mining The Galaxy
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From Asteroid Mining to disassembling entire alien planets all the way out to the Galactic Rim, our galaxy has untold resources, but how can we get to...
Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality (Narration Only)
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So many of hopes and dreams for colonizing space rely on faster than light travel, and yet the ability to move between stars in moment seems against t...
Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
So many of hopes and dreams for colonizing space rely on faster than light travel, and yet the ability to move between stars in moment seems against t...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 32 - June 27, 2021
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for June 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Medi...
Brain-Computer Interfaces
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BCIs, Brain-Computer Interfaces, are no longer the technology of the future but of today. As this these devices improve and move from the lab to huma...
Brain-Computer Interfaces (Narration Only)
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
BCIs, Brain-Computer Interfaces, are no longer the technology of the future but of today. As this these devices improve and move from the lab to huma...
Galactic Domination Empire Eternal
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we move out into space to colonize new worlds and explore the galaxy, we'll need to contemplate interstellar empires, be they alien realms or our o...
Galactic Domination Empire Eternal (Narration Only)
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we move out into space to colonize new worlds and explore the galaxy, we'll need to contemplate interstellar empires, be they alien realms or our o...
Death Rays
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction loves to show us Death Rays, Rayguns, Heat Beams, and Disintegration Cannons, but could these weapons one day become a reality? Get a...
Death Rays (Narration Only)
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction loves to show us Death Rays, Rayguns, Heat Beams, and Disintegration Cannons, but could these weapons one day become a reality? Get a...
Future Manhattan Projects
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Manhattan Project and Apollo Program have become symbolic of massive efforts to achieve great goals, be they awe-inspiring or terrifying. What suc...
Future Manhattan Projects (Narration Only)
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Manhattan Project and Apollo Program have become symbolic of massive efforts to achieve great goals, be they awe-inspiring or terrifying. What suc...
Could Two Alien Races Evolve on the Same World?
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine two wildly different species evolving intelligence and technology on the same world. Would they exist in peace or seek to wipe each other out?...
Could Two Alien Races Evolve On The Same World (Narration Only)
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine two wildly different species evolving intelligence and technology on the same world. Would they exist in peace or seek to wipe each other out?...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 31 - May 30, 2021
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for May 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media...
The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Sun constantly froths with sunspots and solar flares, many larger than our planet, and yet these are dwarfed by Coronal Mass Ejections, such as th...
The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares (Narration Only)
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Sun constantly froths with sunspots and solar flares, many larger than our planet, and yet these are dwarfed by Coronal Mass Ejections, such as th...
Arcology Design
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arcologies are type of future giant buildings, towns, or off-world outposts where architecture meets ecology and contains entirely self-sufficient com...
Arcology Design (Narration Only)
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arcologies are type of future giant buildings, towns, or off-world outposts where architecture meets ecology and contains entirely self-sufficient com...
Laser Pistols & Lightsabers (Narration Only)
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science fiction amazes us with futuristic technology and weapons, but many like the laser pistol, raygun, or lightsaber seem high-tech versions of old...
Laser Pistols & Lightsabers
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science fiction amazes us with futuristic technology and weapons, but many like the laser pistol, raygun, or lightsaber seem high-tech versions of old...
Alien Languages
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One day humanity might make contact with an alien race, but will we be able to understand their languages? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https...
Alien Languages (Narration Only)
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One day humanity might make contact with an alien race, but will we be able to understand their languages? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https...
Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation (Narration Only)
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future Biotechnology may allows us repair, modify, or augment humans, but how will this be done? What will these technologies look like and sho...
Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future Biotechnology may allows us repair, modify, or augment humans, but how will this be done? What will these technologies look like and sho...
The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse (Narration Only)
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Fermi Paradox contemplates the weirdness of our galaxy seemingly being devoid of intelligent alien life, but Many Worlds Theory, Multiverses, Para...
The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Fermi Paradox contemplates the weirdness of our galaxy seemingly being devoid of intelligent alien life, but Many Worlds Theory, Multiverses, Para...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 30 - April 25, 2021
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for April 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Med...
Post-Human Species (Narration Only)
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Humanity moves into the future, traveling to other worlds and exploring genetics, AI, transhumanism, and cybernetics, we may begin to diverge into...
Post-Human Species
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Humanity moves into the future, traveling to other worlds and exploring genetics, AI, transhumanism, and cybernetics, we may begin to diverge into...
Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society(Narration Only)
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future technology may help us enjoy prosperity beyond our dreams, with robots manufacturing our goods and attending all our needs but one... ou...
Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future technology may help us enjoy prosperity beyond our dreams, with robots manufacturing our goods and attending all our needs but one... ou...
The Effects of Longer Lifespans (Narration Only)
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future, medical science may increase lifespan and longevity to the point of near-immortality, but what would be the effects of such technology ...
The Effects of Longer Lifespans
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future, medical science may increase lifespan and longevity to the point of near-immortality, but what would be the effects of such technology ...
The Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation (Narration Only)
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search f...
The Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search f...
AI Run Government (Narration Only)
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Sta...
AI Run Government
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing? Sta...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 29 - March 28, 2021
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for March 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Med...
What Is Sentience? (Narration Only)
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely un...
What Is Sentience?
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the future we may encounter or create minds equal to our own, smarter, or somewhere in the gap between human and animal. And yet we still barely un...
Resurrection (Narration Only)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological optio...
Resurrection
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps the most sought after technology is not the ability to extend life, but to restore it once it is gone. We will examine the technological optio...
Exo-Stellar Civilizations (Narration Only)
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns,...
Exo-Stellar Civilizations
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our future in the galaxy is typically envisioned as tied to the stars, be it on planets orbiting them or vast megastructures fueled by the alien suns,...
Killing Stars (Narration Only)
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civili...
Killing Stars
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civili...
The Next Century Of War (Narration Only)
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will exam...
The Next Century Of War
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Future battlefields will employ ever-more technology, whether that battlefield is on earth, in the sea, in space, or in cyberspace. Today we will exam...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 28 - February 28, 2021
28 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for February 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social ...
Colonizing Giant Stars (Narration Only)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a futu...
Colonizing Giant Stars
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Giant Stars are often considered too hot and short lived to colonize, but it may be that they shall be the most powerful and pivotal systems in a futu...
Orbital Bombardment
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid bo...
Orbital Bombardment (Narration Only)
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
They say you should always attack from the high ground, and there's no higher ground than from orbit. Today we'll examine orbital strikes, asteroid bo...
Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodatio...
Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats (Narration Only)
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodatio...