Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episodes
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...
Dark Matter Technologies
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we creat...
Dark Matter Technologies (Narration Only)
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we creat...
Zero-Gravity Civilizations (Narration Only)
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biolo...
Zero-Gravity Civilizations
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biolo...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 27 - January 31 2021
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social M...
Colonizing Red Dwarfs (Narration Only)
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For every yellow star like our own there are ten times as many smaller stars. Red Dwarfs are the most common type of star, outnumbering all the others...
Colonizing Red Dwarfs
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For every yellow star like our own there are ten times as many smaller stars. Red Dwarfs are the most common type of star, outnumbering all the others...
Oceanic Aliens (Narration Only)
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Water is one of the most common substances in the Universe, and Earth has far more seas than land and life arose in the ocean first. Planets covered e...
Oceanic Aliens
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Water is one of the most common substances in the Universe, and Earth has far more seas than land and life arose in the ocean first. Planets covered e...
Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies (Narration Only)
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity Utopia, ...
Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity Utopia, ...
Cryonics: Frozen Civilizations (Narration Only)
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cryonic freezing offers a pathway to reap future medical technologies today by preserving someone for future restoration, but what would the impact of...
Cryonics: Frozen Civilizations
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cryonic freezing offers a pathway to reap future medical technologies today by preserving someone for future restoration, but what would the impact of...
Civilizations At The Beginning Of Time (Narration Only)
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Universe is billions of years older than our planet, and we often contemplate alien civilizations that might have arisen early than us in our gala...
Civilizations At The Beginning Of Time
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our Universe is billions of years older than our planet, and we often contemplate alien civilizations that might have arisen early than us in our gala...
Becoming an Interstellar Species (Narration Only)
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we move into space we prepare not just to settle the Moon and Mars, but stretch our reach out to other stars and settle the galaxy, becoming an int...
Becoming an Interstellar Species
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we move into space we prepare not just to settle the Moon and Mars, but stretch our reach out to other stars and settle the galaxy, becoming an int...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 26 - December 27, 2020
27 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for December 2020 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social ...
Low-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations(Narration Only)
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kardashev-2 Civilizations are hypothetical empires which encompass entire stars, with access to billions of times the energy Earth has, often seen as ...
Low-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kardashev-2 Civilizations are hypothetical empires which encompass entire stars, with access to billions of times the energy Earth has, often seen as ...
Interstellar Navigation (Narration Only)
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the vast ocean of the galaxy to reach distant stars will be no easy matter, but future spaceships may find many new difficulties finding th...
Interstellar Navigation
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the vast ocean of the galaxy to reach distant stars will be no easy matter, but future spaceships may find many new difficulties finding th...
Terraforming: Forging New Worlds
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our galaxy likely contains trillions of worlds, and perhaps none we could live on without great effort to make them like Earth. To colonize these worl...
Terraforming: Forging New Worlds (Narration Only)
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our galaxy likely contains trillions of worlds, and perhaps none we could live on without great effort to make them like Earth. To colonize these worl...
Space Colonies: From Outposts To Cities
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we venture out into space to colonize new planets, moons, and asteroids, how will these new settlements grow from simple outposts in to developed w...
Space Colonies: From Outposts To Cities (Narration Only)
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we venture out into space to colonize new planets, moons, and asteroids, how will these new settlements grow from simple outposts in to developed w...
Surviving The Next Century
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The last century has been one of awesome and often terrifying technological progress, and the next century offers as many wonders and terrors for us t...
Surviving The Next Century (Narration Only)
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The last century has been one of awesome and often terrifying technological progress, and the next century offers as many wonders and terrors for us t...