

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur explores humanity’s long-term future through space exploration, advanced technology, and big-picture science. Hosted by National Space Society President Isaac Arthur, each episode uses real science and careful speculation to examine space colonization, megastructures, artificial intelligence, post-scarcity economies, and the physics shaping civilization beyond Earth.
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May 28, 2020 • 24min
Benevolent Aliens
Science fiction often shows us seemingly benevolent aliens whose UFOs come in peace then turn out to have sinister motives and hidden conspiracies, but what would a genuinely friendly group of extraterrestrials be like?
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Credits:
Alien Civilizations: Conspiratorial Aliens
Episode 240, Season 6 E22
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics by:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Music:
Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ
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May 28, 2020 • 23min
Benevolent Aliens (Narration Only)
Science fiction often shows us seemingly benevolent aliens whose UFOs come in peace then turn out to have sinister motives and hidden conspiracies, but what would a genuinely friendly group of extraterrestrials be like?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/xWcEXBikPgw
The first 1000 people who click the link in the description will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur17
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Credits:
Alien Civilizations: Conspiratorial Aliens
Episode 240, Season 6 E22
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics by:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Music:
Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ
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May 21, 2020 • 43min
Antimatter Factories & Uses
Antimatter represents both the most powerful weapon and most powerful fuel for a future humanity, if we can ever learn to make it efficiently and store it safely.
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Credits:
Antimatter Factories & Uses
Episode 239; May 21, 2020
Writers
Isaac Arthur
Steve Nixon
Editors
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Produced & Narrated by
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics
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Ken York (YD Visual) https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
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Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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May 21, 2020 • 43min
Antimatter Factories & Uses (Narration Only)
Antimatter represents both the most powerful weapon and most powerful fuel for a future humanity, if we can ever learn to make it efficiently and store it safely.
Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/OeJI3LUJzlA
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Credits:
Antimatter Factories & Uses
Episode 239; May 21, 2020
Writers
Isaac Arthur
Steve Nixon
Editors
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Produced & Narrated by
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Ken York (YD Visual) https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
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May 17, 2020 • 20min
Conscious Stellar Objects
Ancient cultures long thought the Sun had a mind of it's own, but could life form in stars by nature or exist by artificial origins, and what would star with a mind of its own be like?
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Conscious Stellar Objects
Episode 238a, Season 6E20a
Written, Produced, and Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors
Andy Nelson
S. Kopperud
Graphics by
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
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Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Tristan3D
Produced & Narrated by
Isaac Arthur
Music by Aerium
"Visions of Vega"
"Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
"Waters of Atlantis"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
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May 17, 2020 • 20min
Conscious Stellar Objects (Narration Only)
Ancient cultures long thought the Sun had a mind of it's own, but could life form in stars by nature or exist by artificial origins, and what would star with a mind of its own be like?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/L_3CMve_gHI
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Credits:
Conscious Stellar Objects
Episode 238a, Season 6E20a
Written, Produced, and Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors
Andy Nelson
S. Kopperud
Graphics by
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Tristan3D
Produced & Narrated by
Isaac Arthur
Music by Aerium
"Visions of Vega"
"Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
"Waters of Atlantis"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
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May 14, 2020 • 25min
Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction.
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Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Episode 238; May 14, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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May 14, 2020 • 24min
Parallel Universe & Alternate Realities (Narration Only)
Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction.
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/jK46WwMGF54
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Credits:
Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Episode 238; May 14, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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May 7, 2020 • 27min
Life As A Digital Being (Narration Only)
In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an existence be like? Would they interact with our world or live in entirely virtual realities or simulated universes?
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Life as a Digital Being
Episode 237; May 7, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
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May 7, 2020 • 28min
Life As A Digital Being
In the future we might see the rise of minds entirely on computers, be it uploaded humans, transhumans, or artificial intelligence. But what would such an existence be like? Would they interact with our world or live in entirely virtual realities or simulated universes?
Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/xlLGgu72vyY
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Life as a Digital Being
Episode 237; May 7, 2020
Writers:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier
Graphics:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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