Starboosting
A starbooster is a megastructure designed for heating a cooler star to make it more sun-like and with a wider habitable zone for planets.
Orion's Arm Starbooster entry: https://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/47897efc7129a
To find out more about them and other megastructures, see the Megastructure Compendium: https://youtu.be/1xt13dn74wc
Making Suns: https://youtu.be/ShC63MiURrc
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Graphics by: Steve Bowers
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SFIA Monthly Livestream: Sunday, August 27, 2023 4pm EST
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Idiocracy
An Idiocracy is a type of government or civilization whose de facto leadership and citizenry are incompetent and stupid, and future technology might allow such civilizations to flourish.
Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Human Devolution Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s
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Humanity has evolved in the face of much hardship and turmoil, and invented technologies to aid us, but could an end to hardships be our undoing and cause us to devolve?
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Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s
Episode 409, August 24, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Jerry Guern
Donagh Broderick
David McFarlane
Graphics:
Sergio Botero
Udo Schoeter
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Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"
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Von Braun Wheel Space Station
The von Braun wheel is one of the best known early designs, incorporating spin-gravity via rotation and inspiring many variants in the last 80 years.
To find out more about them and other megastructures, see the Megastructure Compendium: https://youtu.be/1xt13dn74wc
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Graphics by: Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Nuclear Lightbulb Spaceship Drive
Nuclear propulsion offer vast energy to run a spaceship but is hard to convert into efficient and high thrust... the Nuclear Lightbulb seeks to address that.
The Nuclear Option: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aBOhC1c6m8
The Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium: https://youtu.be/ipQ1c6jTjIc
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Comet Mining
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Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key to reaching and creating new worlds?
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Comet Mining
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 408, August 17, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
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Fishy Tree
Ian "LITE" Long
Jeremy Jozwik
Sergio Botero
SpaceResourceCGI
Udo Schroeter
Sergio Botero
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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", Forgotten Stars"
Miguel Johsnon, "So Many Stars"
Taras Karkavyi, "Alpha and ..."
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The Bernal Sphere
The Bernal Sphere is an immense spherical space habitat design and the inspiration for many habitats and space stations.
To find out more about them and other megastructures, see the Megastructure Compendium: https://youtu.be/1xt13dn74wc
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Graphics by: Udo Schroeter, Neil Blevins https://artofsoulburn.artstation.com/albums/63277
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Cyborg Armies
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In the future we may deploy armies of cybernetic superhumans to fight our battles, people so augmented they could tear through walls or dodge bullets. But would these invincible warriors be willing to fight for mundane humans, or merely fight each other to rule us?
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Cyborg Armies
Episode 407a, August 13, 2023
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Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant" "Between The Rings"
Miguel Johnson, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
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The Last Planet
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Eons from now the last stars will be born, living trillions of years before they too fade out, and in the gathering darkness will come the final sunset on the last planet.
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The Last Planet August
Episode 407, August 10, 2023
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Isaac Arthur
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David McFarlane
Lukas Konecny
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LegionTech Studios
Mafic Studios
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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..."
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"
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Is Our Galaxy Going To Collide With Andromeda?
We often hear that our galaxy will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest neighbor, but in reality this is just the biggest of many titanic galactic mergers to come.
Intergalactic Voyages: https://youtu.be/6aBfLA_g3og
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Planets vs Megastructures - SFIA 750,000 Subscriber Special Edition
To celebrate 750,000 subscribers we're taking a look at the benefits and disadvantages of settling and terraforming planets vs constructing megastructure space habitats
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Planets vs Megastructures
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 406b, August 6, 2023
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Jarred Eagley
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Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero
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Could Technology Bring You Back To Life?
Medical Technology has revived people who have stopped breathing or whose heart has stopped, but could it revive those who are already brain dead and, if so, for how long?
Technological Resurrection: https://youtu.be/Avp1ThZpDNs
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Lunar Space Elevators
A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon.
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Lunar Space Elevator
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 406, August 3, 2023
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Markus Junnikkala, "Plotting a Course", "We Roam the Stars"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Miguel Johsnon, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
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The Stanford Torus
The Stanford Torus is an enormous 10 million ton space station ring habitat designed to house many thousands.
To find out more about them and other megastructures, see the Megastructure Compendium: https://youtu.be/1xt13dn74wc
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Graphics by: Udo Schroeter
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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SFIA Monthly Livestream: Sunday, July 30, 2023 4pm EST
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Will Humans In Space Be Taller?
Adapting to live in space or on strange, alien worlds may change us in many ways, but would we be taller if we lived in low gravity?
Life On A Low Gravity Planet: https://youtu.be/CBLCNWpLFBg
Zero Gravity Civilizations: https://youtu.be/BcJSz_q2bIk
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
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Dropships & Drop Pods
The ability to get a strike force anywhere and fast is of vast strategic value, and the future may dropships landing anywhere on a planet within minutes.
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Dropships & Drop Pods
Episode 405, July 27, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
David McFarlane
Konstantin Sokerin
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Darth Biomech
Jeremy Jozwik
LegionTech Studios
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Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Miguel Johnson, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
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Could Dinosaurs Have Been Killed By Aliens?
Dinosaurs once ruled the world, and scifi often speculates they may have been a technological civilization that was wiped out. Is there even a small chance this is true, and if so, wiped out by what and who? And could we even tell?
The Silurian Hypothesis: https://youtu.be/nxf0nE2zGpc
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Astrochickens & Von Neumann Probes
To explore the trillions of worlds in our galaxy, we will need space probes far more sophisticated than any craft we've ever built, including the ability to build themselves.
Self Replicating Spacecraft: https://youtube.com/shorts/rZMVn8iJRU8
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Ammonia-Based Lifeforms
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Our search for extraterrestrial life assumes alien life based on water and carbon, but could there be biochemistries based on other substances?
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Ammonia-Based Lifeforms
Episode 404, July 20, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
David McFarlane
Edward Wright
Joshua Deily
Lukas Konecny
Matthew C. Johnson
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Kristijan Tavcar
Ken York (YD Visual)
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Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Miguel Johnson, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
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Deciphering Alien Codes
Learning a new human language is tricky enough, so could we ever hope to decrypt alien languages from species we've never met?
Cryptic Aliens: https://youtu.be/thdC-HlRHWg
Alien Languages: https://youtu.be/_OpoWJbo7oM
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Robots & Warfare
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Robots play an ever greater role in every aspect of our lives, including the battlefield, but what will their role be in the wars of the future?
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Robots & Warfare
Episode 403a, July 16, 2023
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Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars"
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Miguel Johnson, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
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Mobile Cities
Humanity has often preferred to move its communities, and in the future we might do that by moving our entire cities, by air, sea, or land.
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Mobile Cities
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 403, July 13, 2023
Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by:
Briana Brownell
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Briana Brownell
David McFarlane
Graphics by:
Fishy Tree
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York (YD Visual)
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter
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Markus Junnikkala, "Plotting a Course", "We Roam the Stars"
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Miguel Johsnon, "Far From Home", "So Many Stars"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
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Computronium
Computronium is any type of matter which supports computation or thought, and which a civilization might seek to turn all matter into.
Matrioshka Brains: https://youtu.be/Ef-mxjYkllw
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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