

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur explores humanity’s long-term future through space exploration, advanced technology, and big-picture science. Hosted by National Space Society President Isaac Arthur, each episode uses real science and careful speculation to examine space colonization, megastructures, artificial intelligence, post-scarcity economies, and the physics shaping civilization beyond Earth.
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Mar 19, 2020 • 24min
The Fermi Paradox: Whispers In The Night
We often speculate that the reason we can't hear aliens civilizations is because our SETI efforts (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) relies on radio and telescopes to weak to hear them. But how plausible is that? and what would it tell us about our own future?
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The Fermi Paradox:Whispers in the Night
Episode 230; Mar 19, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
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Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" & "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
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Mar 19, 2020 • 24min
The Fermi Paradox: Whispers In The Night (Narration Only)
We often speculate that the reason we can't hear aliens civilizations is because our SETI efforts (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) relies on radio and telescopes to weak to hear them. But how plausible is that? and what would it tell us about our own future?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/T9BQFbZ6o8I
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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox:Whispers in the Night
Episode 230; Mar 19, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" & "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
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Mar 15, 2020 • 21min
Can we have a Trillion People on Earth? (Narration Only)
Could Earth be home to a trillion people, or even more? We'll explore if we can do this with current technology, what future technologies would help, and what such a planet-wide city, an Ecumenopolis, might be like.
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Can we have a Trillion People on Earth?
Episode 229a, March 15, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Berindeanu Cosmin
Evan Schultheis
Darius Said
Derek Hightower
Dillon Ollander
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Phonetic Failure
S. Kopperud
Timothy Burns
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
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Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Mar 15, 2020 • 22min
Can we have a Trillion People on Earth?
Could Earth be home to a trillion people, or even more? We'll explore if we can do this with current technology, what future technologies would help, and what such a planet-wide city, an Ecumenopolis, might be like.
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/8lJJ_QqIVnc
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Credits:
Can we have a Trillion People on Earth?
Episode 229a, March 15, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Berindeanu Cosmin
Evan Schultheis
Darius Said
Derek Hightower
Dillon Ollander
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Phonetic Failure
S. Kopperud
Timothy Burns
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Mar 12, 2020 • 31min
Industrial Belts In Space
Our future in space will require immense industry and infrastructure as we colonize out solar system and beyond. But how will those industries affect that colonization, and what form might an interplanetary civilization take from that influence?
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Industrial Belts in Space: How would regions of space industrially develop over time?
Episode 229; Mar 12, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kristijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
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Mar 12, 2020 • 31min
Industrial Belts In Space (Narration Only)
Our future in space will require immense industry and infrastructure as we colonize out solar system and beyond. But how will those industries affect that colonization, and what form might an interplanetary civilization take from that influence?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/Zvj96NmddjI
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Credits:
Industrial Belts in Space: How would regions of space industrially develop over time?
Episode 229; Mar 12, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kristijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Mar 5, 2020 • 25min
The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis (Narration Only)
The Zoo Hypothesis is a Fermi Paradox solution that assumes extraterrestrial civilizations can't be detected by our SETI efforts because they keep our whole world in an Alien Zoo.
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The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis
Episode 228; Mar 5, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier
Graphics:
Fishy Tree
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
LegionTech Studio
Sergio Botero
Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" & "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
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Mar 5, 2020 • 26min
The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis
The Zoo Hypothesis is a Fermi Paradox solution that assumes extraterrestrial civilizations can't be detected by our SETI efforts because they keep our whole world in an Alien Zoo.
Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/nOuh_nJWSlM
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The Fermi Paradox: Zoo Hypothesis
Episode 228; Mar 5, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier
Graphics:
Fishy Tree
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
LegionTech Studio
Sergio Botero
Music:
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" & "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
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Feb 29, 2020 • 10min
A Tribute to Freeman Dyson: Architect of the Future
A brief look at the life and work of Physicist and Mathematician Freeman Dyson.
Videos of Freeman Dyson to learn more
My Middle Class Upbringing:
https://www.webofstories.com/play/freeman.dyson/1
Ted2003: Let’s Look for life in the outer solar system
https://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_dyson_let_s_look_for_life_in_the_outer_solar_system#t-363941
Freeman Dyson: Nukes and Genomes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4B3aNKVspM
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Credits:
A Tribute to Freeman Dyson: Architect of the Future
February 29, 2020
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Graphics by:
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Cover Art Credit:
Steve Bowers
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Feb 27, 2020 • 24min
DNA Manipulation in Living Subjects (Narration Only)
Genetic Engineering and DNA alteration is an emerging technology with huge ramifications in the future, including potentially altering the DNA of adult humans, not just embryos or plants & animals.
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Credits:
DNA Manipulation in Living Subjects
Episode 227; Feb 27, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
David Jackson
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
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Udo Schroeter
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