Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what can we do if it does? Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GCCKpI80V6M Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Fac...
Feb 10, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and opportunities await Solar in the decade to come? Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/W-TISSvR0L4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
Feb 03, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and opportunities await Solar in the decade to come? Sign up for a Curiosity Stream subscription and also get a free Nebula subscription (the streaming platform built by creators) here: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/W-TISSvR0L4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://...
Feb 03, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our monthly livestream Q&A session for January 2022 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic terraforming. Open up a Wealthfront investment account through my link https://invest.wealthfront.com/isaacarthur and get your first $5,000 managed for free. Thanks to Wealthfront for sponsoring this video! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/5svfhBLJvg0 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...
Jan 27, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the Future, we may use nuclear bombs to help turn dead worlds into living ones, in this episode we'll discuss several different methods of atomic terraforming. Open up a Wealthfront investment account through my link https://invest.wealthfront.com/isaacarthur and get your first $5,000 managed for free. Thanks to Wealthfront for sponsoring this video! Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/5svfhBLJvg0 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.c...
Jan 27, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big Rip - says that end may come far sooner, ripped apart by dark energy. Could civilizations survive the Universe itself being torn apart at the atomic scale? The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur01221 Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/k0rkRYXlYww Visit our Web...
Jan 20, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Current science and cosmology tell us the Universe will slowly die and ebb away countless trillions of trillions of years from now, but another model - the Big Rip - says that end may come far sooner, ripped apart by dark energy. Could civilizations survive the Universe itself being torn apart at the atomic scale? The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur01221 Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/k0rkRYXlYww Visit our Web...
Jan 20, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to unlocking or creating them? . Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xSKujJTuxt4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.redd...
Jan 16, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast Telepathy and other psychic abilities have often been investigated by science, but could the future offer humanity such talents, and is science they key to unlocking or creating them? . Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xSKujJTuxt4 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.redd...
Jan 16, 2022•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such Extraterrestrial Empires hibernate? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/DSE00japwTA Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit...
Jan 13, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast One explanation for the Fermi Paradox is that aliens may be undetected because they slumber, quietly hidden away in the galaxy. But how and why might such Extraterrestrial Empires hibernate? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/DSE00japwTA Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit...
Jan 13, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century later, new technologies may see this concept reintroduced bigger, better, and safer. Could the most terrifying weapon of the 20th Century become the Great Hope of the 21st? Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldanvil.com/isaac-arthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/dB91TJHa-NY Visit our Website: http:/...
Jan 06, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century later, new technologies may see this concept reintroduced bigger, better, and safer. Could the most terrifying weapon of the 20th Century become the Great Hope of the 21st? Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldanvil.com/isaac-arthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/dB91TJHa-NY Visit our Website: http:/...
Jan 06, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next century and out Top 10 Predictions for life in the year 2121. Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Watch the Video Version of Today's Episode: https://youtu.be/PFeiFKoLAvU Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Isaa...
Dec 30, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next century and out Top 10 Predictions for life in the year 2121. Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Watch the Video Version of Today's Episode: https://youtu.be/PFeiFKoLAvU Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Isaa...
Dec 30, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our monthly livestream Q&A session for December 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Dec 26, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the escape pursuit and survive the long exodus to safety? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xBjH2bzODgI Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ ...
Dec 23, 2021•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the escape pursuit and survive the long exodus to safety? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/xBjH2bzODgI Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ ...
Dec 23, 2021•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and often look to other worlds as an option, but perhaps our farms can rise vertically much as many of our buildings have. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/w6a9t2TxpOY Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://ww...
Dec 16, 2021•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and often look to other worlds as an option, but perhaps our farms can rise vertically much as many of our buildings have. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/w6a9t2TxpOY Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://ww...
Dec 16, 2021•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping those claims and stealing or conquering those new settlements? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GCcgjwZH3w8 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gro...
Dec 12, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping those claims and stealing or conquering those new settlements? Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/GCcgjwZH3w8 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/gro...
Dec 12, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In order to forge a bright future, we'll need materials stronger, lighter, and better than ever before. Advances in material science are the gateway to tomorrow's technologies. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/cPCmrNAZnHE Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/...
Dec 09, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast In order to forge a bright future, we'll need materials stronger, lighter, and better than ever before. Advances in material science are the gateway to tomorrow's technologies. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/cPCmrNAZnHE Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/...
Dec 09, 2021•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds that are vastly more efficient and compact. If we might do this, might distant alien empires too? And if so, might this be the reason we don't see them? Use code ISAACARTHUR14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS + 3 Free Gifts across 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3xDFDye Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/kUpjd423y4s Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net S...
Dec 02, 2021•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds that are vastly more efficient and compact. If we might do this, might distant alien empires too? And if so, might this be the reason we don't see them? Use code ISAACARTHUR14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS + 3 Free Gifts across 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3xDFDye Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/kUpjd423y4s Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net S...
Dec 02, 2021•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our monthly livestream Q&A session for November 2021 Visit our Website: www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur 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. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-...
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many believe we need to colonize space to get all of our eggs out of one basket, in case something should happen to Earth, but colonizing space might be the best way to protect and preserve our world. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/73yVt2CLiLg Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15839927252372...
Nov 25, 2021•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Many believe we need to colonize space to get all of our eggs out of one basket, in case something should happen to Earth, but colonizing space might be the best way to protect and preserve our world. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/73yVt2CLiLg Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/15839927252372...
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