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. 3d ago

    Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space

    Ion drives are slow, quiet, and astonishingly efficient. From asteroid freighters and Mars cargo ships to the infrastructure behind future starships, these patient engines may help build civilization across the Solar System. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Gods & Monsters: https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?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: Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie 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.

    Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space

  2. 3d ago

    Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space (Narration Only)

    Ion drives are slow, quiet, and astonishingly efficient. From asteroid freighters and Mars cargo ships to the infrastructure behind future starships, these patient engines may help build civilization across the Solar System. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Gods & Monsters: https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?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: Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie 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.

    Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space (Narration Only)

  3. 6d ago

    The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm?

    For 72 seconds, the universe seemed to answer SETI. The Wow! Signal was strong, narrowband, and strangely convincing... but it never came back. So what actually happened in 1977? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Alien Data Arks, Outsider Aliens, and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-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: The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: Ken York & Sergio Botero 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.

    The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm?

  4. 6d ago

    The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? (Narration Only)

    For 72 seconds, the universe seemed to answer SETI. The Wow! Signal was strong, narrowband, and strangely convincing... but it never came back. So what actually happened in 1977? Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Alien Data Arks, Outsider Aliens, and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-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: The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: Ken York & Sergio Botero 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.

    The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? (Narration Only)

  5. Aug 29

    Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight

    Could life thrive without sunlight? Explore dark biospheres on rogue planets, icy moons, and buried oceans, where chemistry, tidal heating, and geothermal energy may sustain alien ecosystems in eternal night. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Otusider Aliens and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-collection 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: Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight [Extended Edition] Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur 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.

    Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight

  6. Aug 29

    Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight (Narration Only)

    Could life thrive without sunlight? Explore dark biospheres on rogue planets, icy moons, and buried oceans, where chemistry, tidal heating, and geothermal energy may sustain alien ecosystems in eternal night. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Otusider Aliens and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-collection 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: Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight [Extended Edition] Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur 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.

    Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight (Narration Only)

  7. Aug 27

    What Happens Inside a Black Hole?

    What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Otusider Aliens and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-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: What Happens Inside a Black Hole? Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:13 What a Black Hole Actually Is 10:04 Falling In: What You Actually Experience 18:00 What Might Be Inside… and Why We Can’t Know 22:10 Why You’d Fly Toward a Black Hole 24:51 Why Civilizations Would Build Around Them 27:37 Outside Reality 28:30 Civilizations Beneath the Horizon—and Beyond It See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    What Happens Inside a Black Hole?

  8. Aug 27

    What Happens Inside a Black Hole? (Narration Only)

    What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines. Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Checkout Otusider Aliens and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-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: What Happens Inside a Black Hole? Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:13 What a Black Hole Actually Is 10:04 Falling In: What You Actually Experience 18:00 What Might Be Inside… and Why We Can’t Know 22:10 Why You’d Fly Toward a Black Hole 24:51 Why Civilizations Would Build Around Them 27:37 Outside Reality 28:30 Civilizations Beneath the Horizon—and Beyond It See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    What Happens Inside a Black Hole? (Narration Only)
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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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