Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ One solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that extraterrestrials might hide from us to avoid altering our society, a concept we see in Star Trek called the Prime Directive. Is such a policy ethical, and if so, should we follow it? Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ 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 Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-the-prime-directive-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: The Prime Directive Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 264a; November 15, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Establishing Interstellar Trade and Commerce in the future will require an entirely new approach to moving cargo, as years if not centuries might pass for shipments to arrive by even the fastest spaceships, but may be aided by the use of vast interstellar Cycler Castles traveling on century long trade routes. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ 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 Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/interstellar-trade-cyclers Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/interstellar-trade-cyclers-narration-only Credits: Interstellar Trade & Cyclers Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 254; November 12, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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. The Kardashev Scale measures how powerful a high-tech civilization is, with K-1 indicating a advanced society able to call on all the power of their planet, which we often envision as a Post-Scarcity Utopia. Is this the future of Humanity? And if so, how can we achieve it? 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/becoming-a-kardashev-1-post-scarcity-civilization Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/becoming-a-kardashev-1-post-scarcity-civilization-narration-only Credits: Becoming a Kardashev-1 Post-Scarcity Civilization Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 263; November 5, 2020 Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur10201 Aliens are portrayed in Science Fiction both as our potential saviors and best friends, as well as the stuff of nightmares. Would an extraterrestrial civilization be benevolent or terrifying, and how would we seem to them? 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/terrifying-aliens Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/terrifying-aliens-narration-only Credits: Terrifying Aliens Episode 62; October 29, 2020 Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Mark Warburton Matthew Acker Matthew Campbell Cover Art - Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Tristan3D Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, October 25, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Get 26% of Curiosity Stream and free access to Nebula by using coupon code "isaac": https://curiositystream.com/isaac Catch the audio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ To become an Interplanetary Species we need to colonize another planet, and Mars will be our first target. To establish a base there, and a future settlement, we need to get their first, so we will also examine the Aldrin Cycler, a type of spacecraft that may make traveling to other worlds far easier. National Space Society Roadmap: https://space.nss.org/nss-roadmap-to-space-settlement-3rd-edition-2018-contents/ 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/mars-base Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/mars-base-narration-only Credits: Becoming an Interplanetary Species: Mars Base Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 261; October 22, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Matthew Acker Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Sam McNamara Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Tristan 3D Music Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" & "Luminous Rays" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser

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. We typically imagine interstellar civilizations as vastly superior in technology to modern times, but could the future see planets colonized by spaceships little better than our modern ones? Could some alien worlds allow space travel to develop far sooner and easier than it did on Earth? Or could civilizations abandon more advanced technology? 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/low-tech-spacefaring-civilizations Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/low-tech-spacefaring-civilizations-narration-only Credits: Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 260; October 15, 2020 Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com SpaceResourcesCGI Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Recently the Military released Navy footage of 3 separate UFO or UAP - unidentified aerial phenomena - we will review that footage and consider both mundane explanations and the not-so-mundane, like secret projects, extraterrestrial origins, and what it might indicate about the technology and motivations of such alien civilizations if they are visitors from out in the galaxy. Check Out Mick West's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/mickword 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/ufo-disclosures Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/ufo-disclosures-narration-only Credits: Response and Analysis of Recent UFO Disclosures from the US Military Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 259a; October 11, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jakub Grygier Jerry Guern Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Science Fiction delights in showing us grim, dark, giant, and dystopian future cities of covered in garbage and where life is cheap, but how realistic are such metropolises and how can we avoid living in them? 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/mega-cities Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/mega-cities-narration-only Credits: Mega-Cities Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 259; September 17, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Udo Schroeter Music by Miguel Johnson https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur It's been over half a century since we first went to the Moon, and nearly as long since we last went. To Return to the Moon we need a base with a purpose, and we'll look at what purposes we have in mind and what the bases might be like as we head back to establish a Lunar Colony. National Space Society Roadmap: https://space.nss.org/nss-roadmap-to-space-settlement-3rd-edition-2018-contents/ 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/return-to-the-moon Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/return-to-the-moon-narration-only Credits: Return to the Moon Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 258; October 1, 2020 Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Keith Blockus Editors: Andy Nelson Jerry Guern Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Emory Stagmer Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Katie Byrne Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc SpaceResourceCGI Udo Schroeter Music Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" & "Luminous Rays" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser

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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. The genesis and origin of life may require a very rare and delicate mixture of certain chemicals. One of those is phosphorus, and trying to figure out how we ever got enough of it in Earth's primordial soup for life to form in the first place has long puzzled scientists. We will also discuss the recent discovery of Phosphine Gas in Venus's Atmosphere Check out Jerry's Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-the-phosphorus-problem Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-the-phosphorus-problem-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 257; September 24 20, 2020 Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by Isaac Arthur & Jerry Guern Editors: Keith Blockus Mark Warburton S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Katie Byrne Kristijan Tavcar Sergio Botero Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Nuclear Fission was once hailed as the solution to our power & energy needs, but has grown unpopular of fears of radiation, meltdowns, and radioactive waste. However, advances in science and reactor design may make atomic energy safer and more attractive in the future. 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-future-of-fission Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-future-of-fission-narration-only Credits: The Future of Fission Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 256; September 17, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Cass Graham Jerry Guern Keith Blockus S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Asteroids represent a serious hazard to Earth, past, present, and future, but will be even more of a concern to humanity as we venture out to space beyond beyond our atmosphere's protection. We will explore what technologies and methods may be available to help protect us from asteroids. 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/asteroid-defense Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/asteroid-defense-narration-only Credits: Asteroid Defense Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 255a; September 13, 2020 Narrated & Produced by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnySNJ_gDOdRAdUXbIpxYQw Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Music : Markus Junnikkala https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ To travel to other planets, we will first have to build up are infrastructure closer to home, in orbit of Earth. The best place to get all the mass for those space stations and rocket fuel depots is from the Moon, and we'll examine the milestones we'll need to reach to start lunar resource harvesting and building up space settlements. National Space Society Roadmap: https://space.nss.org/nss-roadmap-to-space-settlement-3rd-edition-2018-contents/ 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/colonizing-cislunar-space-and-the-lagrange-points Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/colonizing-cislunar-space-and-the-lagrange-points-narration-only Credits: Colonizing Cislunar Space and the Lagrange Points Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 255; September 10, 2020 Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com Katie Byrne Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc SpaceResourceCGI Tristand3D Udo Schroeter Music Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" & "Luminous Rays" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser Chris Zabriskie, "Wonder Cycle" http://chriszabriskie.com

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Spaceships and fleets of the future may host their own unique civilizations of nomads, traveling the space lanes or venturing deep into interstellar space to colonize the galaxy or flee peril. What would such cultures be like? 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/nomadic-space-based-civilizations Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/nomadic-space-based-civilizations-narration-only Credits: Nomadic Space-Based Civilizations Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 254; September 3, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com Mihail Yordanov Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Over the centuries humanity has tried many versions of government and many variations on each type, today we will examine how technology and space colonization might impact what types of governments we use in the future. 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/government-types-of-the-future Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/government-types-of-the-futures-narration-only Credits: Government Types of the Future Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 253; August 27, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Dillon Olander Jerry Guern Konstantin Sokerin Matthew Campbell Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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. One possible solution to the Fermi Paradox, the big question of where all the aliens are, is that some ancient galactic disaster wiped out extraterrestrial civilizations, and we're among the first to arrive back on the spacefaring scene. 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-galactic-disasters Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-galactic-disasters-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: Galactic Disasters Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 252; August 20, 2020 Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Mihail Yordanov Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, SETI, relies on looking for signals from distant alien worlds where even very powerful signals can weaken to near nothing. We'll explore today how we, or extraterrestrials, might get around this problem, be it by immense star-powered transmitters or by using laser communication beams. Part 2 on The Exoplanets Channel: https://youtu.be/04AIXj78nJ0 Part 3 with Parallax Nick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iim--dKNUIk 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/talkative-aliens Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/talkative-aliens-narration-only Credits: Talkative Aliens Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 249, July 30, 2020 Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Mihail Yordanov Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc 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

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Our future in space may be one of millions or even trillions of vast space station, space habitats, and megastructures. How would a space-faring civilization going about traveling around such an immense solar empire? 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/coming-and-going-navigating-space-between-megastructures Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/coming-and-going-navigating-space-between-megastructures-narration-only Credits: Coming and Going: Navigating Space Between Megastructures Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 251; August 13, 2020 Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Written by: Isaac Arthur Jerry Guern Tristan Underwood Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Darth Biomech https://www.artstation.com/darth_biomech Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Justin Dixon Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Katie Byrne https://www.artstation.com/samdanieljones Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Steve Bowers https://www.orionsarm.com Udo Schroeter Music: Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" & "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" & "Into the Wormhole" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Superconductors offer us a path to high-efficiency, low-loss power and energy, but the impact they'll have on our civilization through other technologies may be far greater, and we'll explore the science or superconductivity works and what future technology it will of us. 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-impact-of-superconductors Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-impact-of-superconductors-narration-only Credits: The Impact of Superconductors Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 250; August 6, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Jerry Guern Keith Blockus S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Justin Dixon Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Katie Byrne Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Science fiction often shows us post-apocalyptic future civilizations with techno-barbarians running around in fur & hides but carrying laser weapons or other advanced technology. But how plausible is such a civilizations and what would it actually be like? 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/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/techno-barbarians Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/techno-barbarians-narration-only Credits: Techno-Barbarians Episode 249, July 30, 2020 Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Konstantin Sokeri S. Kopperud Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, July 26, 2020, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Get 26% of Curiosity Stream and free access to Nebula by using coupon code "isaac": https://curiositystream.com/isaac Catch the audio-only show on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746 Visit our Website: https://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.

The first 1000 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur19 If the Universe is inhabited by older alien civilizations, those who have ventured out to the stars and colonized galaxies, we would expect to see a footprint of extraterrestrial activity. Could the many stars whose brightness has dimmed be indicative of Dyson Spheres or other Megastructures? Could the Cosmic Voids vastly bigger than any galaxy be the work of even greater and older starfaring species? 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_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-disappearing-stars-cosmic-voids Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/fermi-paradox-disappearing-stars-cosmic-voids-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: Disappearing Stars & Cosmic Voids Episode 248; July 23, 2020 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: S. Kopperud Cooper de Ruiter Daniel Paul Bobo Keith Blockus Cover Art - Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Mihail Yordanov Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator