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Science & Futurism with 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.

The Fermi Paradox: The Cronus Scenarios

37 mins; April 07, 2024

Clean Energy From Space (Narration Only)

32 mins; April 04, 2024

Clean Energy From Space

33 mins; April 04, 2024

Multi-Planetary Empires

32 mins; March 31, 2024

Multi-Planetary Empires (Narration Only)

32 mins; March 31, 2024

Kugelblitz Black Holes

35 mins; March 28, 2024

Kugelblitz Black Holes (Narration Only)

34 mins; March 28, 2024

The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity

33 mins; March 21, 2024

The Fermi Paradox: Rare Complexity (Narration Only)

32 mins; March 21, 2024

Automated Justice

51 mins; March 17, 2024

Automated Justice (Narration Only)

50 mins; March 17, 2024

Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos

26 mins; March 14, 2024

Settling Mars: Phobos And Deimos (Narration Only)

26 mins; March 14, 2024

Alien Beer Is To Die For...

15 mins; March 10, 2024

Alien Beer Is To Die For... (Narration Only)

15 mins; March 10, 2024

Is Terraforming Planets Ethical? (Narration Only)

28 mins; March 07, 2024

Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?

29 mins; March 07, 2024

Primordial Planets (Narration Only)

36 mins; March 03, 2024

Primordial Planets

36 mins; March 03, 2024

Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship (Narration Only)

35 mins; February 29, 2024

Life on an Interstellar Ark Ship

35 mins; February 29, 2024

Vacuum Trains

28 mins; February 25, 2024

Vacuum Trains (Narration Only)

28 mins; February 25, 2024

Can We Terraform The Moon?

30 mins; February 22, 2024

Can We Terraform The Moon? (Narration Only)

29 mins; February 22, 2024

Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech

38 mins; February 15, 2024

Quasar Cannons & Black Hole Tech (Narration Only)

38 mins; February 15, 2024

Quarantined Planets

30 mins; February 11, 2024

Quarantined Planets (Narration Only)

30 mins; February 11, 2024

Space Homesteading

36 mins; February 08, 2024

Space Homesteading (Narration Only)

35 mins; February 08, 2024

Death Worlds (Narration Only)

32 mins; February 01, 2024

Death Worlds

33 mins; February 01, 2024

Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology

28 mins; January 28, 2024

Ancient Universes & Conformal Cyclic Cosmology (Narration Only)

28 mins; January 28, 2024

Lagrange Point Space Settlement

33 mins; January 25, 2024

Lagrange Point Space Settlement (Narration Only)

33 mins; January 25, 2024

Space Regulation

33 mins; January 18, 2024

Space Regulation (Narration Only)

32 mins; January 18, 2024

Aliens vs AI (Narration Only)

27 mins; January 14, 2024

Aliens vs AI

27 mins; January 14, 2024

Is Uplifting Ethical? (Narration Only)

33 mins; January 11, 2024

Is Uplifting Ethical?

36 mins; January 11, 2024

Statites, Lagites, and Quasites

25 mins; January 07, 2024

Statites, Lagites, and Quasites (Narration Only)

25 mins; January 07, 2024

The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory

28 mins; January 04, 2024

The Fermi Paradox: Pancosmorio Theory (Narration Only)

27 mins; January 04, 2024

SFIA Monthly Livestream 60: December 31, 2023

16 mins; December 31, 2023

Clearing Space Debris

32 mins; December 28, 2023

Clearing Space Debris (Narration Only)

31 mins; December 28, 2023

Will We Colonize Space? (Narration Only)

24 mins; December 24, 2023

Will We Colonize Space?

24 mins; December 24, 2023

Silicon-Based Lifeforms

26 mins; December 21, 2023

Silicon-Based Lifeforms (Narration Only)

25 mins; December 17, 2023

Reality Manipulation (Narration Only)

27 mins; December 14, 2023

Reality Manipulation

27 mins; December 14, 2023

Nihilistic Aliens

28 mins; December 10, 2023

Nihilistic Aliens (Narration Only)

28 mins; December 10, 2023

Selecting Crew For A Spaceship (Narration Only)

26 mins; December 07, 2023

Selecting Crew For A Spaceship

27 mins; December 07, 2023

Orbital Defense Platforms

34 mins; December 03, 2023

Orbital Defense Platforms (Narration Only)

34 mins; December 03, 2023

Agriworlds (Narration Only)

30 mins; November 30, 2023

Agriworlds

31 mins; November 30, 2023

Space Hygiene

20 mins; November 26, 2023

Space Hygiene (Narration Only)

19 mins; November 26, 2023

Double Planets

29 mins; November 23, 2023

Double Planets (Narration Only)

28 mins; November 23, 2023

Domes Of Mars (Narration Only)

28 mins; November 16, 2023

Domes Of Mars

29 mins; November 16, 2023

Human Aliens

29 mins; November 12, 2023

Human Aliens (Narration Only)

28 mins; November 12, 2023

The Fermi Paradox Compendium of Solutions & Terms

191 hours 44 mins; November 09, 2023

The Fermi Paradox Compendium of Solutions & Terms (Narration Only)

191 hours 45 mins; November 09, 2023

Rebel Space Colonies (Narration Only)

33 mins; November 02, 2023

Rebel Space Colonies

33 mins; November 02, 2023

SFIA Monthly Livestream 59: October 29, 2023

65 hours 32 mins; October 29, 2023

Fortress Worlds

34 mins; October 26, 2023

Fortress Worlds (Narration Only)

34 mins; October 26, 2023

Is Life Extension Ethical?

46 mins; October 19, 2023

Is Life Extension Ethical? (Narration Only)

45 mins; October 19, 2023

Forgeworlds & Industrial Planets (Narration Only)

36 mins; October 15, 2023

Forgeworlds & Industrial Planets

36 mins; October 15, 2023

Spaceship Factories

31 mins; October 12, 2023

Spaceship Factories (Narration Only)

30 mins; October 12, 2023

Zero Point Energy & Vacuum Energy (Narration Only)

40 mins; October 05, 2023

Zero Point Energy & Vacuum Energy

41 mins; October 05, 2023

Science & Futurism Shorts Compilation #1: 1-20 (Narration Only)

23 mins; September 30, 2023

Have Space Suit - Will Travel

30 mins; September 28, 2023

Have Space Suit - Will Travel (Narration Only)

29 mins; September 28, 2023

Science & Futurism Shorts Compilation #1: 1-20

21 mins; September 28, 2023

SFIA Monthly Livestream 58: September 24, 2023

70 hours 30 mins; September 24, 2023

Atmospheric Mining (Narration Only)

31 mins; September 21, 2023

Atmospheric Mining

32 mins; September 21, 2023

The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires (Narration Only)

36 mins; September 17, 2023

The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires

37 mins; September 17, 2023

Interplanetary Infrastructure

34 mins; September 14, 2023

Interplanetary Infrastructure (Narration Only)

33 mins; September 14, 2023

Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive

15 mins; September 10, 2023

Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive (Narration Only)

15 mins; September 10, 2023

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