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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Moon: Crater Cities (Narration Only)

February 06, 2020 13:30 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

The Moon is covered in vast numbers of craters, some larger than entire Earth-based Nations, which may serve as dome habitats for humanity's future space colonies. But what would a crater city colony be like? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/4cv3SjVK-n0 The first 500 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur14 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Moon: Crater Cities

February 06, 2020 13:30 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MB

The Moon is covered in vast numbers of craters, some larger than entire Earth-based Nations, which may serve as dome habitats for humanity's future space colonies. But what would a crater city colony be like? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/4cv3SjVK-n0 The first 500 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur14 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...

Life On Board An O'neill Cylinder

January 30, 2020 14:46 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and even a complex ecology might be transplanted. But what would it be like living in one and how would civilizations based inside them in the future tend to operate? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/hYyg8JC-6ew Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www....

Life On Board An O'Neill Cylinder (Narration Only)

January 30, 2020 14:46 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

O'Neill Cylinders space stations are examples of large rotating habitats able to be constructed in space in which people and even a complex ecology might be transplanted. But what would it be like living in one and how would civilizations based inside them in the future tend to operate? Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/hYyg8JC-6ew Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www....

SFIA Monthly Livestream 16 - January 26 2020

January 28, 2020 20:24 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, January 26, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Get a free month of Curiosity Stream & now Nebula: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Catch the aduio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Isa...

SFIA Monthly Livestream 15 - December 29, 2019

January 28, 2020 20:24 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, December 29, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Get a free month of Curiosity Stream & now Nebula: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Catch the aduio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Is...

SFIA Monthly Livestream 14 - November 24, 2019

January 28, 2020 20:24 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, November 24, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Get a free month of Curiosity Stream & now Nebula: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Catch the aduio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Is...

Why Life Exists (Narration Only)

January 23, 2020 13:31 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

The big question of why life exists has challenged minds for countless centuries, but what does science have to say on this matter? Could life arise on other worlds and in other Universes, and what is the reason for it? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/6z9U-tQ5RIw Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: http...

Why Life Exists

January 23, 2020 13:31 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

The big question of why life exists has challenged minds for countless centuries, but what does science have to say on this matter? Could life arise on other worlds and in other Universes, and what is the reason for it? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/6z9U-tQ5RIw Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: http...

Moon: Industrial Complex

January 16, 2020 12:58 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

The Moon is gateway to space, and in the future it might serve as an industrial and mining complex fueling vast production of spaceships, rocket fuel, satellites, space stations, and colonial habitats. Watch the Video version: https://youtu.be/y47MMNqKGxE Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Socia...

Moon: Industrial Complex (Narration Only)

January 16, 2020 12:57 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

The Moon is gateway to space, and in the future it might serve as an industrial and mining complex fueling vast production of spaceships, rocket fuel, satellites, space stations, and colonial habitats. Watch the Video version: https://youtu.be/y47MMNqKGxE Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Socia...

Fermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire

January 12, 2020 21:05 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MB

Fire is often considered the foundation of human technology, but there may be many worlds on which it would not be likely to practical, such an ocean planets, and on which intelligent life like Dolphins might emerge. Could such worlds host technological civilizations anyway? Or would they be forever stuck at little to no technology? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/q8uJ2int43Y Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are...

Fermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire (Narration Only)

January 12, 2020 21:04 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Fire is often considered the foundation of human technology, but there may be many worlds on which it would not be likely to practical, such an ocean planets, and on which intelligent life like Dolphins might emerge. Could such worlds host technological civilizations anyway? Or would they be forever stuck at little to no technology? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/q8uJ2int43Y Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are...

Conspiratorial Aliens

January 09, 2020 13:48 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MB

Alien Conspiracy theories are too numerous to count, but are they simply being paranoid about UFOs or might aliens be conspiring against us? Alternatively, could an extraterrestrial civilization be conspiratorial by nature, and what motives might a galactic civilization have for involving themselves with us in secret? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_vuCG3YhJBU Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacar...

Conspiratorial Aliens (Narration Only)

January 09, 2020 13:48 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Alien Conspiracy theories are too numerous to count, but are they simply being paranoid about UFOs or might aliens be conspiring against us? Alternatively, could an extraterrestrial civilization be conspiratorial by nature, and what motives might a galactic civilization have for involving themselves with us in secret? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_vuCG3YhJBU Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacar...

Time Travel

January 02, 2020 13:57 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MB

Is time travel possible, and if it is, what sort of civilizations would result? We'll explore the science that might permit it as well as the classic science fiction examples to see if they make sense. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0-37PLt7n7A Click here to explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur13 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandis...

Time Travel (Narration Only)

January 02, 2020 13:57 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB

Is time travel possible, and if it is, what sort of civilizations would result? We'll explore the science that might permit it as well as the classic science fiction examples to see if they make sense. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0-37PLt7n7A Click here to explore your creativity and get 2 free months of Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur13 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandis...

Interstellar Civilizations and Time

December 26, 2019 14:52 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

As we pioneer our way out from Earth to other planets and eventual the stars, our concept of time will change in more ways than just different calendars. We'll explore how interstellar civilizations might cope with everything from relativity to life extension and how century long voyages and time lags of communication over millions of worlds might be managed. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/GQQ32B-urgY Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit o...

Interstellar Civilizations and Time (Narration Only)

December 26, 2019 14:52 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MB

As we pioneer our way out from Earth to other planets and eventual the stars, our concept of time will change in more ways than just different calendars. We'll explore how interstellar civilizations might cope with everything from relativity to life extension and how century long voyages and time lags of communication over millions of worlds might be managed. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/GQQ32B-urgY Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit o...

Space Pirates

December 19, 2019 13:01 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Space Piracy is a classic theme of science fiction, but is there chance we'll see it in the future? We'll examine how it might develop in the next century around asteroid mining and how it might occur in the interstellar void as spaceships travel out to the wider galaxy. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/pzlaLJIhh5I Right now, for a limited time, you can get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month. That’s more than half off the regular price Visit https://www.audible.com/i...

Space Pirates (Narration Only)

December 19, 2019 13:01 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

Space Piracy is a classic theme of science fiction, but is there chance we'll see it in the future? We'll examine how it might develop in the next century around asteroid mining and how it might occur in the interstellar void as spaceships travel out to the wider galaxy. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/pzlaLJIhh5I Right now, for a limited time, you can get 3 months of Audible for just $6.95 a month. That’s more than half off the regular price Visit https://www.audible.com/i...

Paranoid Aliens

December 15, 2019 18:18 - 18 minutes - 16.8 MB

We often accuse people of being paranoid about extraterrestrials, flying saucers, and UFOs - but what if it's the aliens who are paranoid? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/rwHCNZXn-4c Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/...

Paranoid Aliens (Narration Only)

December 15, 2019 18:18 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB

We often accuse people of being paranoid about extraterrestrials, flying saucers, and UFOs - but what if it's the aliens who are paranoid? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/rwHCNZXn-4c Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/...

Accessing Earth's Core

December 12, 2019 15:00 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MB

All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We often talk about finding new mineral resources on other worlds or asteroids in the future, but are we ignore a treasure beneath our feet, and what other technologies and engineering might we utilize in Earth's depths? Watch the video version:https://youtu.be/jZQP2oNDkAM Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.i...

Accessing Earth's Core (Narration Only)

December 12, 2019 15:00 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We often talk about finding new mineral resources on other worlds or asteroids in the future, but are we ignore a treasure beneath our feet, and what other technologies and engineering might we utilize in Earth's depths? Watch the video version:https://youtu.be/jZQP2oNDkAM Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.i...

Welcome to the Galactic Community!

December 05, 2019 14:06 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

We often wonder how we might first meet extraterrestrials, picturing flying saucers and UFOs landing and aliens emerging asking to be taken to our leader - but joining the galactic community might be a very strange experience. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/11LPuzid8jA Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise availabl...

Welcome to the Galactic Community! (Narration Only)

December 05, 2019 14:06 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

We often wonder how we might first meet extraterrestrials, picturing flying saucers and UFOs landing and aliens emerging asking to be taken to our leader - but joining the galactic community might be a very strange experience. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/11LPuzid8jA Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise availabl...

Gods & Monsters: Space As Lovecraft Envisioned It

November 28, 2019 15:06 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

H.P. Lovecraft is known as the father of the Cosmic Horror genre of fiction. The creator of Cthulhu and many other terrifying dark gods in his novels paints a bleak and decaying view of our world and the Universe. Today we'll examine what it might imply if that nihilistic and grim view of reality was correct. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/r9YiKy0Jk6k Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us o...

Gods & Monsters: Space As Lovecraft Envisioned It (Narration Only)

November 28, 2019 15:06 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MB

H.P. Lovecraft is known as the father of the Cosmic Horror genre of fiction. The creator of Cthulhu and many other terrifying dark gods in his novels paints a bleak and decaying view of our world and the Universe. Today we'll examine what it might imply if that nihilistic and grim view of reality was correct. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/r9YiKy0Jk6k Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us o...

The Fermi Paradox: Late Filters

November 21, 2019 14:42 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/cCzpYxedIe0 Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com...

The Fermi Paradox: Late Filters (Narration Only)

November 21, 2019 14:42 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/cCzpYxedIe0 Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com...

AI Aliens (Narration Only)

November 17, 2019 18:59 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

We often consider interacting with Aliens and Robots in the future, but what about Alien Robots? Today we'll ask what artificial intelligence created by aliens might look like and what sort of circumstances we'd encounter them, and if they may be the only aliens we ever encounter. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HX6gj7RbjCE Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https:...

AI Aliens

November 17, 2019 18:59 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB

We often consider interacting with Aliens and Robots in the future, but what about Alien Robots? Today we'll ask what artificial intelligence created by aliens might look like and what sort of circumstances we'd encounter them, and if they may be the only aliens we ever encounter. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/HX6gj7RbjCE Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https:...

Spaceship Design (Narration Only)

November 14, 2019 13:57 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

From the most basic rockets to future ships designed for interstellar or even intergalactic flight, spaceship design is all about mission purpose, available technology, and keeping your crew safe and comfortable. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/V4ddnrBT6hE Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/...

Spaceship Design

November 14, 2019 13:57 - 32 minutes - 30 MB

From the most basic rockets to future ships designed for interstellar or even intergalactic flight, spaceship design is all about mission purpose, available technology, and keeping your crew safe and comfortable. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/V4ddnrBT6hE Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/...

Cybersecurity

November 07, 2019 14:48 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Every age produces new wonders and new challenges, and for the information age one of those is cybersecurity. We'll attempt to demystify the topic and explain some of the core concepts of keeping your computer secure and your personal data private. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/jISPll1GYPo Try Dashlane here: https://www.dashlane.com/isaacarthur Get 10% off now with my promo code: isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www....

Cybersecurity (Narration Only)

November 07, 2019 14:48 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MB

Every age produces new wonders and new challenges, and for the information age one of those is cybersecurity. We'll attempt to demystify the topic and explain some of the core concepts of keeping your computer secure and your personal data private. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/jISPll1GYPo Try Dashlane here: https://www.dashlane.com/isaacarthur Get 10% off now with my promo code: isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www....

Cloning & Duplication: Me, Myself, and I (Narration Only)

October 31, 2019 22:07 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Cloning people is a staple of science fiction, and now something science can do, but what are the future social and legal consequences of cloning, and can we learn to make fully grown clones or even duplicate our memories? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/yyed8UDeLM8 Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur....

Cloning & Duplication: Me, Myself, and I

October 31, 2019 22:04 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Cloning people is a staple of science fiction, and now something science can do, but what are the future social and legal consequences of cloning, and can we learn to make fully grown clones or even duplicate our memories? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/yyed8UDeLM8 Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur....

The Fermi Paradox: Rare Technology

October 31, 2019 13:40 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

The Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, has many proposed solutions focusing on what might lower the odds of intelligent species arising on another world, or what might end technological civilizations or cause them to go unseen by us and our SETI efforts. But what if intelligence rarely leads to technological civilizations in the first place? Could there be countless planets in our galaxy occupied by species who never came to value technology? Watch the video...

The Fermi Paradox: Rare Technology (Narration Only)

October 31, 2019 13:40 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MB

The Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, has many proposed solutions focusing on what might lower the odds of intelligent species arising on another world, or what might end technological civilizations or cause them to go unseen by us and our SETI efforts. But what if intelligence rarely leads to technological civilizations in the first place? Could there be countless planets in our galaxy occupied by species who never came to value technology? Watch the video...

SFIA Monthly Livestream 13 - October 27, 2019

October 27, 2019 22:42 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

October 27, 2019 livestream Q&A Watch the Video Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium…bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: discord.gg/53GAShE See Privacy Po...

Mind-Machine Interfaces

October 24, 2019 13:10 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

The ability to link mind and machine has long been the realm of science fiction, but now improvements in our understanding may allow us to network brain to computer in the near future. Companies like Neurolink have begun to explore how to link our neurons to machine, and we'll explore now such neural interfaces might function and how they might change our lives. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/OCLLzI4R3bc Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Neur...

Mind-Machine Interfaces (Narration Only)

October 24, 2019 13:10 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

The ability to link mind and machine has long been the realm of science fiction, but now improvements in our understanding may allow us to network brain to computer in the near future. Companies like Neurolink have begun to explore how to link our neurons to machine, and we'll explore now such neural interfaces might function and how they might change our lives. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/OCLLzI4R3bc Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Neur...

The Butterfly Effect (Narration Only)

October 20, 2019 13:27 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MB

The Butterfly Effect is the principle that notes that even the smallest actions can have sweeping effects on everything in the long term. Today we'll look at that effect and ask what it means toward chaos, inevitable events, fate, and free will itself. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_8bgp0WKHOE Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Faceb...

The Butterfly Effect

October 20, 2019 13:27 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

The Butterfly Effect is the principle that notes that even the smallest actions can have sweeping effects on everything in the long term. Today we'll look at that effect and ask what it means toward chaos, inevitable events, fate, and free will itself. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/_8bgp0WKHOE Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Faceb...

High Tech Search And Rescue

October 17, 2019 11:51 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

When people get lost, stranded, or stuck in dangerous situations, we go and rescue them. Today we'll look at what new dangers may face us in the future and what new tools technology might offer us to improve survival chances. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/FX25MJsqQ_s Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarth...

High Tech Search And Rescue (Narration Only)

October 17, 2019 11:51 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MB

When people get lost, stranded, or stuck in dangerous situations, we go and rescue them. Today we'll look at what new dangers may face us in the future and what new tools technology might offer us to improve survival chances. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/FX25MJsqQ_s Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarth...

Civilizations At The End Of Time Series Introduction

October 17, 2019 11:51 - 2 minutes - 2.59 MB

An Introduction to SFIA's Civilizations at the End of Time series, looking at how we might go about surviving the end of the world, the end of all stars, and even entropy itself. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Winter On Venus

October 10, 2019 13:31 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Venus is a desolate scorching world on which no life can exist. Yet if it can be cooled down, there is no other planet we know of more suitable for terraforming and colonization. We will examine methods of cooling Venus down and preparing it to be settled in the future. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/mtTLj0E9ODc Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Isaac...

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