Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
1,019 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 600 ratingsPodcast by Isaac Arthur
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Winter On Venus (Narration Only)
October 10, 2019 13:31 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBVenus 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...
Generation Ships Series Introduction
October 09, 2019 04:11 - 3 minutes - 2.87 MBAn introduction and background on SFIA's Generation Ships & Interstellar Colonization Series See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Spacesuits (Narration Only)
October 03, 2019 13:56 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThere's many dangerous places on Earth, and everywhere off Earth is downright lethal, from the emptiness of space to the airless and radiation soaked Moon to the smoldering inferno of Venus, humanity can't visit them without protection. We'll see what options for spacesuits are under works and what options might emerge for even better ones in the distant future. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/nkVY695m6Uo Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaa...
Spacesuits
October 03, 2019 13:56 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThere's many dangerous places on Earth, and everywhere off Earth is downright lethal, from the emptiness of space to the airless and radiation soaked Moon to the smoldering inferno of Venus, humanity can't visit them without protection. We'll see what options for spacesuits are under works and what options might emerge for even better ones in the distant future. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/nkVY695m6Uo Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaa...
Outward Bound Series Intro
October 02, 2019 21:38 - 3 minutes - 3.35 MBAn Introduction the Outward Bound series on Colonizing and Terraforming our Solar System and beyond See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Upward Bound Series Intro
October 02, 2019 15:48 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MBAn Introduction to our Upward Bound Series looking at launch vehicles and megastructures for getting into Space, as well as some awesome projects we might engage in while up there. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
SFIA Monthly Livestream 12 - September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019 22:31 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBOur monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, August 25, 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 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Sup...
Alien Civilizations Series Intro
September 29, 2019 11:47 - 2 minutes - 2.58 MBAn Introduction to the Alien Civilization series. 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/15839... 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 Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...
Fermi Paradox: Great Filters Series Intro
September 29, 2019 11:36 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBAn Introduction to the Fermi Paradox Great Filters series. 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/groups/15839... Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE See Privacy Policy ...
Aloof Aliens
September 26, 2019 12:34 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBDiscussion of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations often hinges on the idea that they may have ascended to a higher state or higher level of reality, and lost interest in us and the rest of the galaxy. While we can't know what technologies or enlightened paths they might have available, we can ask how realistic the portrayals of those aliens might be, and if this notion make sense as a Fermi Paradox solution. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/AByMYTOxh90 Visit our sponsor,...
Aloof Aliens (Narration Only)
September 26, 2019 12:34 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBDiscussion of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations often hinges on the idea that they may have ascended to a higher state or higher level of reality, and lost interest in us and the rest of the galaxy. While we can't know what technologies or enlightened paths they might have available, we can ask how realistic the portrayals of those aliens might be, and if this notion make sense as a Fermi Paradox solution. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/AByMYTOxh90 Visit our sponsor,...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 00 - Livestream Introduction
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 minute - 1.71 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 01 - September 30, 2018
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 02 - October 28, 2018
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 03 - November 30, 2018
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 04 - January 20, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 05 - February 24, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 06 - March 31, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 07 - April 28, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 08 - May 26, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 09 - June 30, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 10 - July 28, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
SFIA Monthly Livestream 11 - August 25, 2019
September 20, 2019 15:23 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBA collection of the Monthly SFIA Q&A Livestreams Watch the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4RcR2ium3I&list=PLIIOUpOge0LuR5R8bjtlsLaqDwXQiR4mu 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/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arth...
The Fermi Paradox: Extinction
September 19, 2019 14:01 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBThe Fermi Paradox ask us how in a Universe so vast and ancient we seem to be the only intelligent civilization around, with no older interstellar alien empires visible in the galaxy. But could extinction play a role in that, or might extinction events instead drive evolution forward? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/2vxu6WVCSIk 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 ...
The Fermi Paradox: Extinction (Narration Only)
September 19, 2019 14:01 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBThe Fermi Paradox ask us how in a Universe so vast and ancient we seem to be the only intelligent civilization around, with no older interstellar alien empires visible in the galaxy. But could extinction play a role in that, or might extinction events instead drive evolution forward? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/2vxu6WVCSIk 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 ...
Springtime On Mars
September 12, 2019 12:59 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBColonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let life grow on the open surface of Mars and how would we give air and water and potentially even alter its day, year, and gravity? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/RcXBuYwm3xk Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net...
Springtime On Mars (Narration Only)
September 12, 2019 12:59 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBColonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let life grow on the open surface of Mars and how would we give air and water and potentially even alter its day, year, and gravity? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/RcXBuYwm3xk Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net...
Space Sports
September 05, 2019 12:48 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBHumanity has a long and inventive history of sports and games, and the future will offer us many new options for athletics as we move out in space, be it racing around the Moon, climbing the mountains of Mars, hang gliding on Venus, or zero-g gymnastics. We'll also explore potential challenges and opportunities offered by genetic enhancement, cybernetics, and virtual reality. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/q11w9UF5vKM Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositys...
Space Sports (Narration Only)
September 05, 2019 12:48 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBHumanity has a long and inventive history of sports and games, and the future will offer us many new options for athletics as we move out in space, be it racing around the Moon, climbing the mountains of Mars, hang gliding on Venus, or zero-g gymnastics. We'll also explore potential challenges and opportunities offered by genetic enhancement, cybernetics, and virtual reality. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/q11w9UF5vKM Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositys...
The Paperclip Maximizer (Narration Only)
September 01, 2019 18:01 - 21 minutes - 20 MBA Paperclip Maximizer is an example of artificial intelligence run amok performing a job, potentially seeking to turn all the Universe into paperclips. But it's also an example of a concept called Instrumental Convergence, where two entities with wildly different ultimate goals might end up acting very much alike. This concept is very important to preparing ourselves for future automation and machine minds, and we'll explore that today. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/3mk7N...
The Paperclip Maximizer
September 01, 2019 18:01 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBA Paperclip Maximizer is an example of artificial intelligence run amok performing a job, potentially seeking to turn all the Universe into paperclips. But it's also an example of a concept called Instrumental Convergence, where two entities with wildly different ultimate goals might end up acting very much alike. This concept is very important to preparing ourselves for future automation and machine minds, and we'll explore that today. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/3mk7N...
Space Derelicts
August 29, 2019 12:48 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBScience fiction delights in showing us brave adventurers boarding abandoned spaceships, exploring ancient alien worlds and space hulks, or surviving on planets turned into giant garbage dumps, but how realistic is this idea? And what sort of civilizations and cultures might spring up around such efforts? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/xMrWF4nOyC8 Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Pat...
Space Derelicts (Narration Only)
August 29, 2019 12:48 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBScience fiction delights in showing us brave adventurers boarding abandoned spaceships, exploring ancient alien worlds and space hulks, or surviving on planets turned into giant garbage dumps, but how realistic is this idea? And what sort of civilizations and cultures might spring up around such efforts? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/xMrWF4nOyC8 Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Pat...
Things Which Will Never Exist
August 22, 2019 14:24 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBIt's popular to say nothing is impossible, especially in regard to the future and our Universe, but are there somethings which might turn out to be impossible or at least so impractical they never occur? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KIvaPRzDJwo SFIA Episode List (Chronological): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7UTCFWSRk1vuyjmYhSvtmvINVSU9tWy5LabQeHW9t8/edit?usp=sharing Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website...
Things Which Will Never Exist (Narration Only)
August 22, 2019 14:24 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBIt's popular to say nothing is impossible, especially in regard to the future and our Universe, but are there somethings which might turn out to be impossible or at least so impractical they never occur? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KIvaPRzDJwo SFIA Episode List (Chronological): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7UTCFWSRk1vuyjmYhSvtmvINVSU9tWy5LabQeHW9t8/edit?usp=sharing Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website...
Megastructure Maintenance & Space Janitors
August 15, 2019 12:43 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBVisit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ In the future humanity might build structures of incomprehensible size and splendor, megastructures and artificial worlds, but somebody is going to have to build and maintain these feats of science and engineering and clean up all the orbital debris. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/2Tbffv7ZCz8 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchand...
Megastructure Maintenance & Space Janitors (Narration Only)
August 15, 2019 12:43 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBVisit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ In the future humanity might build structures of incomprehensible size and splendor, megastructures and artificial worlds, but somebody is going to have to build and maintain these feats of science and engineering and clean up all the orbital debris. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/2Tbffv7ZCz8 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchand...
Fusion (Narration Only)
August 08, 2019 12:26 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBNuclear Fusion holds the potential to free us of so many of the constraints offered by everything from fossil fuels to renewable energy option like wind and solar, if we can just get it working. Today we'll look at the challenges facing us in terms of the physics and engineering, the various possible reactors like the Tokamak, Poylwell, NFI, and more, and see what a bright future fusion might offers us. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/ChTJHEdf6yM Start listening with a 30-d...
Fusion
August 08, 2019 12:26 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBNuclear Fusion holds the potential to free us of so many of the constraints offered by everything from fossil fuels to renewable energy option like wind and solar, if we can just get it working. Today we'll look at the challenges facing us in terms of the physics and engineering, the various possible reactors like the Tokamak, Poylwell, NFI, and more, and see what a bright future fusion might offers us. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/ChTJHEdf6yM Start listening with a 30-d...
Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations
August 01, 2019 14:39 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBNatural disasters can topple civilizations, even in modern times, but with more and more technology civilizations become more robust and capable of predicting future calamities and preventing such ruin. So what other threats face spacefaring civilizations, both at the interplanetary and interstellar scale? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/Y-CrHiiN0fI Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on P...
Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations (Narration Only)
August 01, 2019 14:39 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBNatural disasters can topple civilizations, even in modern times, but with more and more technology civilizations become more robust and capable of predicting future calamities and preventing such ruin. So what other threats face spacefaring civilizations, both at the interplanetary and interstellar scale? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/Y-CrHiiN0fI Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on P...
Invasive Aliens
July 25, 2019 13:57 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBAlien Invasions have been a staple of science fiction for years, with motherships and UFOs assaulting Earth, but how realistic is such a thing? We'll take a look at what might motivate an attack, how it might happen, what alternatives might make more sense, and what might prevent extraterrestrials from trying. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/rBFubEKHR7A Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net...
Invasive Aliens (Narration Only)
July 25, 2019 13:57 - 27 minutes - 25 MBAlien Invasions have been a staple of science fiction for years, with motherships and UFOs assaulting Earth, but how realistic is such a thing? We'll take a look at what might motivate an attack, how it might happen, what alternatives might make more sense, and what might prevent extraterrestrials from trying. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/rBFubEKHR7A Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net...
Boltzmann Brains
July 21, 2019 13:08 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWe continue our discussion of the Boltzmann Brain - a hypothetical randomly assembled mind rather than an evolved one - by looking at the Anthropic Principle and the Fine-Tuned Universe Theory, alternative ways of viewing the probability of our existence than the classic Copernican Principle. Watch the video versions: Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UfQb_-XAuY Part 2: https://youtu.be/GrK9EaQRp2I Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Webs...
Space Whales
July 18, 2019 13:16 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBThe idea of spaceships or other machines that were essentially alive and able to repair and operate themselves has long been a popular one in science fiction. We'll take a look today at how that might be possible in the future, what advantages it would have for interplanetary or interstellar colonization, and how it might lead to entire artificial ecosystems dwelling in the void of space. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/YYEUKRHGgAg Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://bril...
Space Whales (Narration Only)
July 18, 2019 13:16 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBThe idea of spaceships or other machines that were essentially alive and able to repair and operate themselves has long been a popular one in science fiction. We'll take a look today at how that might be possible in the future, what advantages it would have for interplanetary or interstellar colonization, and how it might lead to entire artificial ecosystems dwelling in the void of space. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/YYEUKRHGgAg Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://bril...
Void Ecology
July 14, 2019 16:58 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBThe possibility of extraterrestrial life on other worlds has long fascinated us, as has the idea of alien life living in space itself, but while the former is often considered quite probable, the idea of anything evolving on airless moons, comets, and asteroids seems less likely. But with scientists uncovering life in ever more extreme and inhospitable environments on Earth, perhaps it is more likely than we think. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0ZPlhwiXIz0 Sign up with Sk...
Void Ecology (Narration Only)
July 14, 2019 16:58 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBThe possibility of extraterrestrial life on other worlds has long fascinated us, as has the idea of alien life living in space itself, but while the former is often considered quite probable, the idea of anything evolving on airless moons, comets, and asteroids seems less likely. But with scientists uncovering life in ever more extreme and inhospitable environments on Earth, perhaps it is more likely than we think. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/0ZPlhwiXIz0 Sign up with Sk...
Space Tourism (Narration Only)
July 11, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBSpace is an awesome place filled with virtually infinite wonders to explore, and human colonization will likely make far more. It may soon be possible for people to journey up to orbit as tourists, and in the more distant future this might become a vast trade, with tourism in Space Station Hotels or on the Moon or Mars or traveling to countless other planets, moons, asteroids, or megastructures. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-YebEDmbG_M Start listening with a 30-day Audib...
Space Tourism
July 11, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBSpace is an awesome place filled with virtually infinite wonders to explore, and human colonization will likely make far more. It may soon be possible for people to journey up to orbit as tourists, and in the more distant future this might become a vast trade, with tourism in Space Station Hotels or on the Moon or Mars or traveling to countless other planets, moons, asteroids, or megastructures. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/-YebEDmbG_M Start listening with a 30-day Audib...