

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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Feb 18, 2021 • 26min
Orbital Bombardment
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 bombardment, kinetic weapons, dropships, and how to defend from them.
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Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498583113/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HK0PTVKG08VM0GK11J7Z
https://cdn.afresearchlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27223753/State-of-the-Space-Industrial-Base-2020-Report_July-2020_FINAL.pdf
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Orbital Bombardment
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 278; February 18, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Mark Warburton
PhoneticFailure
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
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Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
SpaceRecourcesCGI
Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Feb 18, 2021 • 26min
Orbital Bombardment (Narration Only)
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 bombardment, kinetic weapons, dropships, and how to defend from them.
Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/LolF5iI3xEs
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Check out Peter Garretson's work:
Scramble for the Skies: The Great Power Competition to Control the Resources of Outer Space https://www.amazon.com/dp/1498583113/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_HK0PTVKG08VM0GK11J7Z
https://cdn.afresearchlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/27223753/State-of-the-Space-Industrial-Base-2020-Report_July-2020_FINAL.pdf
Credits:
Orbital Bombardment
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 278; February 18, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Mark Warburton
PhoneticFailure
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
SpaceRecourcesCGI
Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Feb 14, 2021 • 29min
Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would extraterrestrials need for their environments? We will also ask if humans and aliens could live together, possibly even marry and have hybrid offspring.
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Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 277a; February 14, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Keith Blockus
S. Kopperud
PhoneticFailure
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg https://www.spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
Music by:
Martin Rezny: https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
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Feb 14, 2021 • 28min
Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats (Narration Only)
Science Fiction often shows us aliens and human living among one another in space, but how realistic are such portrayals and what sort of accommodation would extraterrestrials need for their environments? We will also ask if humans and aliens could live together, possibly even marry and have hybrid offspring.
Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/V5mpjJiZvuQ
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Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 277a; February 14, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Keith Blockus
S. Kopperud
PhoneticFailure
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg https://www.spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter
Music by:
Martin Rezny: https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Miguel Johnson: https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com
Stellardrone: https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/
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Feb 11, 2021 • 33min
Dark Matter Technologies
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use it in the future?
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Dark Matter Technologies
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 277, February 11, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnySNJ_gDOdRAdUXbIpxYQw
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/
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Feb 11, 2021 • 32min
Dark Matter Technologies (Narration Only)
Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use it in the future?
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Dark Matter Technologies
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 277, February 11, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnySNJ_gDOdRAdUXbIpxYQw
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/
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Feb 4, 2021 • 30min
Zero-Gravity Civilizations (Narration Only)
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biological and cultural adaptations might that require of humanity?
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Zero-Gravity Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 276; February 4, 2021
Produced & and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Script Editors:
S. Kopperud
Jason Burbank
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
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Udo Schroeter
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Feb 4, 2021 • 31min
Zero-Gravity Civilizations
Colonizing space and settling the minor planets and asteroids may mean adjusting to much lower levels of gravity, or micro-gravity, what sort of biological and cultural adaptations might that require of humanity?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/BcJSz_q2bIk
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Zero-Gravity Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 276; February 4, 2021
Produced & and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Script Editors:
S. Kopperud
Jason Burbank
Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Steve Bowers https://www.orionsarm.com
Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Jan 31, 2021 • 1h 4min
SFIA Monthly Livestream 27 - January 31 2021
Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2021
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Jan 28, 2021 • 28min
Colonizing Red Dwarfs (Narration Only)
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 combined, and as we head out into interstellar space to colonize the galaxy, the exoplanets around these red alien suns may be the most common home for settlers.
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Colonizing Red Dwarfs
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 275, January 27, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnySNJ_gDOdRAdUXbIpxYQw
Keith Blockus
S. Kopperud
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Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
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Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
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Udo Schroeter
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