Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur
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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.

  1. 2d ago

    Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base

    Mercury may be the Solar System’s first true industrial world. We explore robotic mines, solar furnaces, mass drivers, mobile cities, and how the innermost planet could help build a Dyson swarm. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Space Money and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: Ian Long, Jeremy Jozwik, Justin Dixon, Ken York, MirageDereve, Sergio Botero Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 0:00 Intro 0:27 The Planet Nobody Mines Yet 3:19 Mercury 101: The Fastest World Around the Sun 7:20 A Metal Planet With a Volatile Past 10:16 Why Mercury Instead of the Asteroids? 13:14 The First Robotic Mines 19:32 Living on the Terminator 21:30 Solar Furnaces and Mercurian Foundries 22:53 Mass Drivers: Railroads to Space 24:26 Space Elevators, Skyhooks, and Rotovators 27:51 The First Near-Sun Industrial Base 28:55 What Mercury Builds: Mirrors, Habitats, and Starships 30:20 The Star Forge Phase 31:36 Could We Terraform Mercury? 33:35 Space Industry 34:35 Should We Preserve a Dead World? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base

  2. 2d ago

    Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base (Narration Only)

    Mercury may be the Solar System’s first true industrial world. We explore robotic mines, solar furnaces, mass drivers, mobile cities, and how the innermost planet could help build a Dyson swarm. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Space Money and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: Ian Long, Jeremy Jozwik, Justin Dixon, Ken York, MirageDereve, Sergio Botero Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 0:00 Intro 0:27 The Planet Nobody Mines Yet 3:19 Mercury 101: The Fastest World Around the Sun 7:20 A Metal Planet With a Volatile Past 10:16 Why Mercury Instead of the Asteroids? 13:14 The First Robotic Mines 19:32 Living on the Terminator 21:30 Solar Furnaces and Mercurian Foundries 22:53 Mass Drivers: Railroads to Space 24:26 Space Elevators, Skyhooks, and Rotovators 27:51 The First Near-Sun Industrial Base 28:55 What Mercury Builds: Mirrors, Habitats, and Starships 30:20 The Star Forge Phase 31:36 Could We Terraform Mercury? 33:35 Space Industry 34:35 Should We Preserve a Dead World? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base (Narration Only)

  3. 5d ago

    We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We? (Narration Only)

    Gasoline doesn’t have to come from oil. With carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, hydrogen, and enough energy, we can manufacture synthetic fuels that work much like the gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel we already use... so why aren’t we doing it everywhere? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Space Money and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Making Gasoline from Air - The Science of Synthetic Fuel Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jason Snyder & Yoel Mizrachi Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We? (Narration Only)

  4. Sep 28

    We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We?

    Gasoline doesn’t have to come from oil. With carbon dioxide captured from the atmosphere, hydrogen, and enough energy, we can manufacture synthetic fuels that work much like the gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel we already use... so why aren’t we doing it everywhere? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Space Money and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: Making Gasoline from Air - The Science of Synthetic Fuel Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Jason Snyder & Yoel Mizrachi Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We?

  5. Sep 27

    The Economics of Immortality

    What happens when time stops being scarce? From nanobots to mind uploads, we explore the economy of immortality... and what it costs to live forever. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Mad Kings : https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: The Economics of Immortality Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Thomas Owens Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Economics of Immortality

  6. Sep 27

    The Economics of Immortality (Narration Only)

    What happens when time stops being scarce? From nanobots to mind uploads, we explore the economy of immortality... and what it costs to live forever. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Mad Kings : https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: The Economics of Immortality Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Thomas Owens Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Economics of Immortality (Narration Only)

  7. Sep 24

    The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space

    Would we ever colonize space with prisoners? From penal colonies to prison planets, we explore whether exile could become a second chance, a new civilization, or a nightmare with rockets. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Mad Kings : https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters Intro 2:30 The Old Logic in a New Sky 6:45 The Prison Planet as a Phase 11:23 Would We Ever Need Prisoner Colonists? 16:13 Punishment, Pardon, or Purpose? 19:33 The Second Wave 24:52 Mad Kings 25:57 The Dark Version, and the Better One See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space

  8. Sep 24

    The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space (Narration Only)

    Would we ever colonize space with prisoners? From penal colonies to prison planets, we explore whether exile could become a second chance, a new civilization, or a nightmare with rockets. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Mad Kings : https://nebula.tv/madkings?ref=isaacarthur 🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/ 🌐 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 Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ 🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur 💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters Intro 2:30 The Old Logic in a New Sky 6:45 The Prison Planet as a Phase 11:23 Would We Ever Need Prisoner Colonists? 16:13 Punishment, Pardon, or Purpose? 19:33 The Second Wave 24:52 Mad Kings 25:57 The Dark Version, and the Better One See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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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