Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Try Cell to Singularity, free to play: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uNoF As we search the heavens for signs of alien life, is it possible that the easiest place to find aliens is to look in the mirror? 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/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 Credits: Human Aliens Episode 420a; November 12, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Donagh Broderick Graphics by: Ken York YD Visual Legiontech Studios Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" Stellardrone, "A Moment of Stillness", "Cosmic Sunrise", "Red Giant" Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" Miguel Johnson, "Strange New World", "Night Forever"

The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare https://skl.sh/isaacarthur05231 Our Universe is vast, ancient, and mysterious. It's no surprise that in our quest to explore and explain it, many misconceptions have arisen. 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/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/misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/misconceptions-about-space-time-the-universe-narration-only ▬ Common Misconceptions ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Intro 2:34 Space is Huge 3:58 Space has no gravity 6:29 Space is not Dark 7:57 Space is Cold 12:14 Space is Empty 14:49 Explosive Decompression 16:31 No Noise in Space 17:48 Black Holes Suck 18:51 You can’t escape a Black Hole 22:37 Nothing goes faster than light 24:23 The Edge of The Universe is 13 Billion Light Years Away 27:23 The Universe has no Edge 29:31The Universe has no Center 30:13 We aren’t the Center of the Universe 32:48 Earth Orbits the Sun 35:34 The Sun is a fiery Yellow Dwarf 38:29 Time on Spaceships runs very slow 40:17 The Universe ends with the last stars Credits: Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 394, May 11, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Briana Brownell David McFarlane Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

The industrial revolution saw the rise of factories so big they often grew entire towns or cities around them to operate, but in the future entire planets might be used to fuel the titanic projects for conquering the stars themselves. Watch my exclusive video Dark Stars At The Beginning Of Time: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-dark-stars-at-the-beginning-of-time Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur To learn more about the NSS spUN Debates and how to participate, visit: https://space.nss.org/spun-debates/ 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/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 Credits: Forgeworlds & Industrial Planets Episode 416a; October 15, 2023 Written by: Briana Brownell Isaac Arthur Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Briana Brownell Brian Ganley Lukas Konecny Graphics by: Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Legiontech Studios Rapid Thrash Sergio Botero Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Markus Junnikkala, "Hail The Victorious Dead" Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"

To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/isaacarthur Cities in the future will need to be increasingly clever in how they operate, by utilizing more data collection, automation, and artificial intelligence to serve its citizens and businesses. 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/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/smart-cities Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/smart-cities-narration-only Credits: Smart Cities Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 392, April 27, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Briana Brownell David McFarlane Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur to get 20 to 50% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. In the grand theater of the cosmos, amidst a myriad of distant suns and ancient galaxies, the Fermi Paradox presents a haunting silence, where a cacophony of alien conversations should exist. Where is Everyone? Or are we alone? 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/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 Credits: The Fermi Paradox Compendium of Solutions & Terms Episode 420; November 9, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Donagh Broderick Graphics by: Darth Biomech Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Ken York YD Visual Legiontech Studios Sergio Botero Tactical Blob Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth" Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars" Miguel Johnson, "The Explorers", "Strange New World" Aerium, "Fifth star of Aldebaran", "Windmill Forests", "Deiljocht" Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and..." 0:00:00 Intro 0:02:49 Solutions & Filters 0:10:13 Aestivation Hypothesis 0:12:06 Aliens Common But Unrecognizable 0:14:18 Aliens Used To Visit Earth 0:16:50 Ancient Aliens 0:18:47 Anthropic Principle 0:21:07 Ascension 0:22:12 Asteroid Impacts 0:23:33 Asymptotic Burnout 0:25:53 Audio Raycon 0:27:16 Aurora Effect 0:29:56 Axial Tilt 0:31:35 Berserkers & Hibernating Monsters 0:33:05 Black Hole Farming 0:34:50 Boltzmann Brain 0:35:59 Carbon & Nitrogen Ratios 0:39:05 Colonizing Is Too Dangerous 0:40:48 Colonizing Is Too Hard 0:42:19 Compounding Filters 0:43:54 Cosmic Collectors 0:47:07 Critical Element Scarcity 0:48:17 Dark Forest Theory 0:50:43 Detection Windows are Few and Short 0:52:08 Drake's Equation 0:54:12 Dyson Dilemma 0:58:04 Earth & Humans Are Boring 1:00:04 Filters 1:02:12 FTL: Faster Than Light Travel 1:04:12 Galaxy Type & Stability 1:05:36 Goldilocks Zone 1:07:03 Grabby Aliens 1:10:58 Great Filter 1:12:33 Great Silence 1:13:03 Hart-Tipler Conjecture 1:14:56 Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis 1:18:04 Inevitable Intelligence Implosions 1:18:54 Interdiction Hypothesis 1:22:36 Inter-Universe Migration 1:24:26 Jovian Vacuum Cleaner 1:25:38 Kardashev Scale 1:26:47 Large Moon needed 1:28:12 Late Filters 1:29:04 Life or Intelligence Is Not Natural 1:30:30 Loud Aliens 1:32:26 Low-Energy Ecosystems 1:34:02 Mediocrity Principle 1:35:21 Metallicity 1:36:56 Miniaturization 1:38:29 Multiverse & Alternate Reality Aliens 1:40:03 Neurohacking for Happiness 1:42:01 Nihilism or Ennui 1:45:43 Non-Exclusivity 1:51:18 Ocean To Land Ratio 1:53:08 Orbital Eccentricity 1:54:41 Our Galaxy Isn't The Whole Universe 1:57:07 Oxygen Content 1:59:12 Panspermia 2:01:03 Percolation Theory 2:06:50 Perpetual Motion Machines 2:09:04 Post-Biological 2:10:41 Prime Directive 2:12:27 Psychic Poison 2:13:54 Quarantine Hypothesis 2:15:34 Quarantine Is Self-Imposed 2:16:21 Quiet Aliens 2:16:59 Rare Earth Hypothesis 2:18:29 Rare Intelligence 2:19:27 Rare Sun 2:20:47 Rare Technology 2:21:45 Recent Galactic Catastrophe Or War 2:23:26 Region of Galaxy 2:24:15 Resource Hoarding 2:25:48 Rim Migration 2:26:55 SETI, METI, Dysonian SETI 2:29:58 Simulation Argument 2:31:34 Solution Exacerbates the Fermi Paradox 2:33:32 Stellar Neighborhood 2:34:40 Techno and Bio-Signatures 2:35:58 Technological Singularity 2:37:23 Technological Timebombs 2:38:59 Tectonic Activity Needed 2:40:31 They Are Talking But We Can't Hear Them 2:42:44 They Don't Use Light To Communicate 2:45:51 They Don't Want To Talk To Us 2:48:11 They Hide From Everyone 2:48:46 They Hide From Us 2:50:44 They Hide Here On Earth 2:53:21 Tidal Locking 2:54:19 Time Elapse Argument 2:56:19 Time Travel 2:57:26 Type Of Star 2:58:55 Universe Too Young 3:00:24 Virtual Reality Utopia 3:01:42 Vulnerable World Hypothesis 3:03:30 We Are Aliens 3:06:31 We Haven't Logged Into The Network Yet 3:07:42 Zoo Hypothesis 3:08:55 Closing Remarks 3:11:39 Credits

Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. Many believe civilizations which survive the challenges of technology will inevitability build Dyson Spheres encompassing their entire sun. So how do we find these megastructures if they exist? 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/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 ▬ Dyson Sphere Search Chapters ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Intro 02:11 What is a Dyson Sphere? 08:00 Can we see a Dyson Sphere? 15:19 (TEA) Time Elapse Argument 19:35 Couldn’t such a powerful civilization hide their Dyson Sphere from us? 24:44 Wouldn’t a better power supply than fusion eliminate the need for a Dyson Sphere? 30:41 Where should we be hunting for Dyson Spheres, or groups of them? 34:05 What about all those Voids, Dark Matter, and stuff like that? Couldn’t those be Dyson Spheres? Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-searching-for-dyson-spheres Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-fermi-paradox-searching-for-dyson-spheres-narration-only Credits: The Fermi Paradox: Searching For Dyson Spheres Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 393, May 4, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Donagh Broderick Konstantin Sokerin David McFarlane Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Sergio Botero Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

One day we may encounter intelligent aliens, but can we ever hope to understand their psychology and coexist with them if we do? Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video on Space Freighters: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-space-freighters Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net 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/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/coexistence-with-aliens ▬ Reality Warping Concepts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Intro 00:54 Xenopsychology 17:06 Trade 32:12 War 48:19 Alliance 1:02:22 Outro Credits: Coexistence with Aliens Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 395b, May 21, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Konstantin Sokerin Matthew Campbell Graphics by: Darth Biomech Jeremy Jozwik Ken York LegionTech Studios Mihail Yordanov Sergio Botero Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" Aerium, "Visions of Vega, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran", "Waters of Atlantis"

Go to the link: https://imprintapp.com/isaacarthur - The first 200 subscribers get 20% off an annual membership 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? 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/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/human-devolution-morlock-chuds Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/human-devolution-morlocks-chuds-narration-only Credits: 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 Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"

The China Brain thought problem suggests that if it is possible for a big enough computer to run an uploaded copy of a human mind, then a sufficiently large number of humans run calculations by hand could too. But if they did, would this represent a Hive Mind? Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur 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. 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. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Checkout this episode ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-dropships-drop-pods 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/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-last-planet Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/the-last-planet-narration-only Credits: The Last Planet August Episode 407, August 10, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Lukas Konecny Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik LegionTech Studios Mafic Studios Udo Schoeter Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars" Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..." Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"

The Fermi Paradox looks at the apparent absence of Loud Alien Civilizations, and asks if instead there may be Quiet Aliens, but what are Loud & Quiet Aliens? Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

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. Watch my exclusive video on Nomadic Miners On The Moon: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-nomadic-miners-on-the-moon Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur NSS Space Forum on Instabase: General Registration Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ovcIpIO7SIahG-B5yaDoVg 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/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/mobile-cities Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/mobile-cities-narration-only Credits: 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 Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator 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"

Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. 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? Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Watch ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-cyborg-armies 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/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/cyborg-armies Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/cyborg-armies-narration-only Credits: Cyborg Armies Episode 407a, August 13, 2023 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator 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"

Astronomers constantly awe us with new exoplanets found around distant stars, but the news often proclaims these worlds Earth-like. Have we found any truly earth-like worlds yet? Colonizing Red Dwarfs: https://youtu.be/Vr5Fap_RTu0 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Science fiction has popularized asteroid mining and cities in the sky, but could the future of mining be in cloud cities hanging far above distant worlds? Watch my exclusive video on Life As An Asteroid Miner: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-life-as-an-asteroid-miner Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Get a Lifetime Membership to Nebula for only $300: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=isaacarthur 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/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 Chapters 0:00 Intro 02:08 Venus-like worlds 08:48 Titan Moons 12:38 Ice Giants / Hycean 17:23 Gas Giants 22:02 Starlifting 26:16 Stellar Remnants 27:15 Black Hole Series Credits: Atmospheric Mining Episode 413, September 21, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Konstantin Sokerin Graphics: Bryan Versteeg Jeremy Jozwik Ken York YD Visual Kristijan Tavcar Mafic Studios Sergio Botero Stephen Huck Steve Bowers Tristan3D Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stellardrone, "Red Giant" "Ultra Deep Field" Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" "Forgotten Stars" Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..." Miguel Johsnon, "So Many Stars"

The Fermi Paradox contemplates reasons why in so an ancient and huge Universe we don’t see enormous alien civilizations everywhere, and the Great Filters approach tries to think of reasons why life, or intelligent life, is rare. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

The goal of science is to understand and master the Universe around us, but could our skill grow so great that we could learn to warp reality itself? 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/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/warping-reality Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/warping-reality-narration-only ▬ Reality Warping Concepts ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Intro 2:06 Warping Spacetime 4:58 Negative Mass 5:25 Spaceship Propulsion 8:41 Forcefields & Shields 11:07 Reversing Universal Expansion 12:17 Matter Creation 12:49 Super Strong Materials 14:14 Cloaking 15:17 Hammerspace 19:07 Tractor Beams 20:11 Time Manipulation & Stasis 24:20 Ultra-fast Communication 25:08 Vacuum Energy 25:48 Universe Creation 26:40 Probability Manipulation & Luck 27:47 Perpetual Civilizations Credits: Warping Reality Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 396, May 26, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Graphics: Ken York LITE / Ian Long Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Cosmic Sunrise" Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars", "Strange New World"

Learn more about the game and see it in action at upperstory.com/spintronics Use the coupon code ISAACARTHUR for 10% off your total purchase Spacecraft may one day be so common that everyone has flown on one, with thousands of new spaceships being built every year in manufactories dwarfing the enormous facilities we build planes and sea-going vessels in. 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/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 Credits: Spaceship Factories Episode 416a; October 15, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editor: Briana Brownell David McFarlane Graphics by: Aryeh Yakov Katz Gateway Foundation Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Phil Swan Sergio Botero Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Cosmic Sunrise" Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars", "Strange New World" Chapters 0:00 Intro 04:17 Port George 08:14 The Scrapyard 14:35 Nanotech Self-Replicator 17:47 Clanking Self-Replicator 21:17 Ship Mitosis 24:40 Multiverse Piracy

A quick glance at solar moth and solar sail technology for space travel from our episode the Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium https://youtu.be/ipQ1c6jTjIc

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Watch my exclusive video on Colonizing Binary Stars: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-colonizing-binary-stars Our history has been one of inventing ever more devastating and unstoppable weapons, and yet they may pale in comparison to those made to wreck whole galaxies or tear asunder reality itself. 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/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/super-weapons Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/super-weapons-narration-only Credits: Super Weapons Episode 390a, April 16, 2023 Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Briana Brownell David McFarlane Graphics by: Darth Biomech Jeremy Jozwik Ken York LegionTech Studios Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Go to hhttp://hover.com/isaacarthur and get 10% off any domain name from Hover - extensions for anything you’re passionate about. As we seek to travel vast distances to claim the galaxy, we will need to develop strategies and methods for voyaging through deep space and reaching strange new worlds. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://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/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-colonization-strategies Episode's Narration-only version: https://soundcloud.com/isaac-arthur-148927746/interstellar-colonization-strategies-narration-only Credits: Interstellar Colonization Strategies Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 376, January 5, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: Donagh Broderick Evan Schultheis Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik Ken York Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars", "A Memory of Earth" Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field"

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