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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 End Of Earth (Narration Only)

37 mins; July 22, 2021

Mars First vs Moon First

24 mins; July 15, 2021

Mars First vs Moon First (Narration Only)

23 mins; July 15, 2021

Annoying Aliens (Narration Only)

22 mins; July 11, 2021

Annoying Aliens

23 mins; July 11, 2021

The Geopolitics Of Space Colonization (Narration Only)

18 mins; July 10, 2021

The Geopolitics Of Space Colonization

19 mins; July 10, 2021

Galactic Domination: Strip Mining The Galaxy (Narration Only)

35 mins; July 08, 2021

Galactic Domination: Strip Mining The Galaxy

36 mins; July 08, 2021

Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality (Narration Only)

32 mins; July 01, 2021

Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality

32 mins; July 01, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 32 - June 27, 2021

64 hours 46 mins; June 28, 2021

Brain-Computer Interfaces

24 mins; June 24, 2021

Brain-Computer Interfaces (Narration Only)

24 mins; June 24, 2021

Galactic Domination Empire Eternal

29 mins; June 17, 2021

Galactic Domination Empire Eternal (Narration Only)

28 mins; June 17, 2021

Death Rays

24 mins; June 13, 2021

Death Rays (Narration Only)

23 mins; June 13, 2021

Future Manhattan Projects

22 mins; June 10, 2021

Future Manhattan Projects (Narration Only)

22 mins; June 10, 2021

Could Two Alien Races Evolve on the Same World?

22 mins; June 03, 2021

Could Two Alien Races Evolve On The Same World (Narration Only)

21 mins; June 03, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 31 - May 30, 2021

61 hours 47 mins; May 30, 2021

The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares

27 mins; May 27, 2021

The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares (Narration Only)

26 mins; May 27, 2021

Arcology Design

28 mins; May 20, 2021

Arcology Design (Narration Only)

28 mins; May 20, 2021

Laser Pistols & Lightsabers (Narration Only)

30 mins; May 16, 2021

Laser Pistols & Lightsabers

31 mins; May 16, 2021

Alien Languages

34 mins; May 13, 2021

Alien Languages (Narration Only)

33 mins; May 13, 2021

Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation (Narration Only)

33 mins; May 06, 2021

Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation

33 mins; May 06, 2021

The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse (Narration Only)

27 mins; April 29, 2021

The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse

28 mins; April 29, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 30 - April 25, 2021

64 hours 35 mins; April 25, 2021

Post-Human Species (Narration Only)

23 mins; April 22, 2021

Post-Human Species

24 mins; April 22, 2021

Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society(Narration Only)

29 mins; April 15, 2021

Creating a Sense of Purpose in a Post-Scarcity Society

29 mins; April 15, 2021

The Effects of Longer Lifespans (Narration Only)

27 mins; April 11, 2021

The Effects of Longer Lifespans

28 mins; April 11, 2021

The Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation (Narration Only)

35 mins; April 08, 2021

The Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation

36 mins; April 08, 2021

AI Run Government (Narration Only)

30 mins; April 01, 2021

AI Run Government

30 mins; April 01, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 29 - March 28, 2021

60 hours 40 mins; March 28, 2021

What Is Sentience? (Narration Only)

23 mins; March 25, 2021

What Is Sentience?

24 mins; March 25, 2021

Resurrection (Narration Only)

26 mins; March 18, 2021

Resurrection

27 mins; March 18, 2021

Exo-Stellar Civilizations (Narration Only)

30 mins; March 14, 2021

Exo-Stellar Civilizations

31 mins; March 14, 2021

Killing Stars (Narration Only)

24 mins; March 11, 2021

Killing Stars

25 mins; March 11, 2021

The Next Century Of War (Narration Only)

26 mins; March 04, 2021

The Next Century Of War

27 mins; March 04, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 28 - February 28, 2021

59 mins; February 28, 2021

Colonizing Giant Stars (Narration Only)

35 mins; February 25, 2021

Colonizing Giant Stars

35 mins; February 25, 2021

Orbital Bombardment

26 mins; February 18, 2021

Orbital Bombardment (Narration Only)

26 mins; February 18, 2021

Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats

28 mins; February 14, 2021

Multi-Species Civilizations & Co-Alien Habitats (Narration Only)

27 mins; February 14, 2021

Dark Matter Technologies

32 mins; February 11, 2021

Dark Matter Technologies (Narration Only)

32 mins; February 11, 2021

Zero-Gravity Civilizations (Narration Only)

30 mins; February 04, 2021

Zero-Gravity Civilizations

30 mins; February 04, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream 27 - January 31 2021

64 hours 26 mins; January 31, 2021

Colonizing Red Dwarfs (Narration Only)

28 mins; January 28, 2021

Colonizing Red Dwarfs

28 mins; January 28, 2021

Oceanic Aliens (Narration Only)

26 mins; January 21, 2021

Oceanic Aliens

26 mins; January 21, 2021

Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies (Narration Only)

27 mins; January 17, 2021

Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies

26 mins; January 17, 2021

Cryonics: Frozen Civilizations (Narration Only)

22 mins; January 14, 2021

Cryonics: Frozen Civilizations

22 mins; January 14, 2021

Civilizations At The Beginning Of Time (Narration Only)

28 mins; January 07, 2021

Civilizations At The Beginning Of Time

30 mins; January 07, 2021

Becoming an Interstellar Species (Narration Only)

29 mins; December 31, 2020

Becoming an Interstellar Species

30 mins; December 31, 2020

SFIA Monthly Livestream 26 - December 27, 2020

60 hours 2 mins; December 27, 2020

Low-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations(Narration Only)

22 mins; December 24, 2020

Low-Tech Kardashev-2 Civilizations

22 mins; December 24, 2020

Interstellar Navigation (Narration Only)

24 mins; December 17, 2020

Interstellar Navigation

25 mins; December 17, 2020

Terraforming: Forging New Worlds

24 mins; December 13, 2020

Terraforming: Forging New Worlds (Narration Only)

23 mins; December 13, 2020

Space Colonies: From Outposts To Cities

24 mins; December 10, 2020

Space Colonies: From Outposts To Cities (Narration Only)

23 mins; December 10, 2020

Surviving The Next Century

25 mins; December 03, 2020

Surviving The Next Century (Narration Only)

25 mins; December 03, 2020

SFIA Monthly Livestream 25 - November 29, 2020

61 hours 48 mins; November 29, 2020

Life As A Space Colonist (Narration Only)

25 mins; November 26, 2020

Life As A Space Colonist

26 mins; November 26, 2020

Asteroid Mining and Orbital Settlements (Narration Only)

21 mins; November 19, 2020

Asteroid Mining and Orbital Settlements

22 mins; November 19, 2020

Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive

25 mins; November 15, 2020

Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive (Narration Only)

25 mins; November 15, 2020

Interstellar Trade & Cyclers

28 mins; November 12, 2020

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