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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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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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Deep Space Habitats – Designing Self-Sustaining Biomes for Interstellar Journeys

How and why would humans live far from stars? Explore deep space habitats, artificial suns, megastructures, and life beyond planetary systems. 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net 🎬 Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur 👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158399272...

Feb 05, 202627 minEp. 816

Deep Space Habitats – Designing Self-Sustaining Biomes for Interstellar Journeys (Narration Only)

How and why would humans live far from stars? Explore deep space habitats, artificial suns, megastructures, and life beyond planetary systems. 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net 🎬 Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur 👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/158399272...

Feb 05, 202626 minEp. 816

Plasma Based Lifeforms - Could Creatures of Fire and Lightning Exist?

Could life exist as plasma or lightning? Explore plasma-based aliens, fire creatures, and exotic physics beyond chemistry. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video The Future of Interstellar Communication: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: h...

Feb 01, 202626 minEp. 815

Plasma Based Lifeforms - Could Creatures of Fire and Lightning Exist? (Narration Only)

Could life exist as plasma or lightning? Explore plasma-based aliens, fire creatures, and exotic physics beyond chemistry. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video The Future of Interstellar Communication: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: h...

Feb 01, 202626 minEp. 815

Does Humanity Need To Be Unified To Survive and Settle Space?

Must humanity unite to colonize space, or can rivalry and diversity be our greatest strengths among the stars? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54...

Jan 29, 202626 minEp. 813

Does Humanity Need To Be Unified To Survive and Settle Space? (Narration Only)

Must humanity unite to colonize space, or can rivalry and diversity be our greatest strengths among the stars? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54...

Jan 29, 202626 minEp. 813

The Fermi Paradox: Air — Atmospheres as a Great Filter

Why is air the rarest and most crucial ingredient for life? We explore how atmospheres form, fail, and filter entire worlds—and how this shapes the Fermi Paradox and the search for alien civilizations. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacart...

Jan 27, 202638 minEp. 812

The Fermi Paradox: Air — Atmospheres as a Great Filter (Narration Only)

Why is air the rarest and most crucial ingredient for life? We explore how atmospheres form, fail, and filter entire worlds—and how this shapes the Fermi Paradox and the search for alien civilizations. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacart...

Jan 27, 202638 minEp. 812

Asteroid City States – Living in Mobile Habitats Powered by Resource Extraction

Asteroid mines become mobile city-states. Explore how hollowed asteroids grow into sovereign habitats, economies, and civilizations. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Jan 22, 202631 minEp. 811

Asteroid City States – Living in Mobile Habitats Powered by Resource Extraction (Narration Only)

Asteroid mines become mobile city-states. Explore how hollowed asteroids grow into sovereign habitats, economies, and civilizations. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...

Jan 22, 202631 minEp. 811

Hidden Alien Empires: Shadow Civilizations & Exostellar Realms (Narration Only)

What if alien civilizations exist—but chose to hide? Exploring shadow empires, cosmic silence, and the limits of secrecy in space. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ...

Jan 18, 202631 minEp. 809

Hidden Alien Empires: Shadow Civilizations & Exostellar Realms

What if alien civilizations exist—but chose to hide? Exploring shadow empires, cosmic silence, and the limits of secrecy in space. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ...

Jan 18, 202631 minEp. 809

How Big Could a Space Habitat Get?

How big could space habitats really get? From O’Neill cylinders to Ringworlds and Topopolises, we explore the true limits of megastructure scale. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: h...

Jan 15, 202633 minEp. 808

How Big Could a Space Habitat Get? (Narration Only)

How big could space habitats really get? From O’Neill cylinders to Ringworlds and Topopolises, we explore the true limits of megastructure scale. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/join 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: h...

Jan 15, 202633 minEp. 808

The Anthropic Principle – Are We Meant to Be Here, or Just Lucky? (Narration Only)

Are we here by design, chance, or selection bias? The Anthropic Principle, fine-tuning, doomsday math, and Boltzmann brains. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to...

Jan 11, 202628 minEp. 807

The Anthropic Principle – Are We Meant to Be Here, or Just Lucky?

Are we here by design, chance, or selection bias? The Anthropic Principle, fine-tuning, doomsday math, and Boltzmann brains. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth?ref=isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology 🚀 Join this channel to...

Jan 11, 202629 minEp. 807

Cryogenic Arks – Sleeping Through the Ages (Narration Only)

From frozen habitats to millennia-long journeys, we explore the science behind cryogenic arks and deep-time interstellar travel. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and m...

Jan 08, 202639 minEp. 806

Cryogenic Arks – Sleeping Through the Ages

From frozen habitats to millennia-long journeys, we explore the science behind cryogenic arks and deep-time interstellar travel. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and m...

Jan 08, 202638 minEp. 806

Berserker Aliens - The Deadliest Answer to the Fermi Paradox (Narration Only)

Are Berserker probes hunting advanced life? Exploring the deadliest Fermi Paradox solution. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Jan 04, 202633 minEp. 805

Berserker Aliens - The Deadliest Answer to the Fermi Paradox

Are Berserker probes hunting advanced life? Exploring the deadliest Fermi Paradox solution. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Mad Kings: https://nebula.tv/madkings Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Jan 04, 202633 minEp. 805

5 Sci-Fi Fantasies That Could Soon Become Reality (Narration Only)

Five sci-fi technologies becoming real today, from BCIs to space elevators. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — av...

Jan 01, 202633 minEp. 804

5 Sci-Fi Fantasies That Could Become Reality

Five sci-fi technologies becoming real today, from BCIs to space elevators. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Check out Joe Scott's Oldest & Newest: https://nebula.tv/videos/joescott-oldest-and-newest-places-on-earth Watch my exclusive video Chronoengineering: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-chronoengineering-manipulating-time-as-technology Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — av...

Jan 01, 202633 minEp. 804

Post Stellar Civilizations - Life After The Last Star Fades

Stars won’t last forever, but civilizations might. Join us as we journey into the post-stellar future, where Dyson remnants, black holes, and exotic physics could sustain life long after the galaxies fade. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.n...

Dec 28, 202540 minEp. 802

Post Stellar Civilizations - Life After The Last Star Fades (Narration Only)

Stars won’t last forever, but civilizations might. Join us as we journey into the post-stellar future, where Dyson remnants, black holes, and exotic physics could sustain life long after the galaxies fade. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.n...

Dec 28, 202540 minEp. 802

The Universe’s Unopened Gifts: Hidden Worlds and the Spirit of Discovery

Explore the hidden frontiers of the cosmos — from dark matter and rogue planets to quantum mysteries — and uncover the Universe’s greatest unopened gifts of discovery. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fo...

Dec 25, 202524 minEp. 801

The Universe’s Unopened Gifts: Hidden Worlds and the Spirit of Discovery (Narration Only)

Explore the hidden frontiers of the cosmos — from dark matter and rogue planets to quantum mysteries — and uncover the Universe’s greatest unopened gifts of discovery. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fo...

Dec 25, 202524 minEp. 801

Which Stars Could We Live Around? Ranking Every Type of Star (Narration Only)

From giant O-stars to dim brown dwarfs, we rank every stellar class by how well they could host life, Dyson swarms, and advanced civilizations across cosmic time. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthw...

Dec 23, 202534 minEp. 800

Which Stars Could We Live Around? Ranking Every Type of Star

From giant O-stars to dim brown dwarfs, we rank every stellar class by how well they could host life, Dyson swarms, and advanced civilizations across cosmic time. Watch my exclusive video Rogue AI Empires: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-rogue-ai-empires-when-machines-expand-without-us Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthw...

Dec 23, 202534 minEp. 800

The Fermi Paradox & Fossil Fuels

Does the Universe stay quiet because alien species burn through fossil fuels and collapse? We explore alternative energy paths and ask if civilizations are doomed by geology. Go to the link: https://imprintapp.com/isaacarthur to get 25% off an annual membership Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthwall store! https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.n...

Dec 21, 202530 minEp. 799

The Fermi Paradox & Fossil Fuels (Narration Only)

Does the Universe stay quiet because alien species burn through fossil fuels and collapse? We explore alternative energy paths and ask if civilizations are doomed by geology. Go to the link: https://imprintapp.com/isaacarthur to get 25% off an annual membership Grab one of our new SFIA mugs and make your morning coffee a little more futuristic — available now on our Fourthwall store! https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.n...

Dec 21, 202529 minEp. 799
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