The Physics of FTL Travel
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How Many Stars & Galaxies Could We Colonize?
The Universe is vast, and even voyages to neighboring stars may decades under known science, so how far can humanity colonize out into our galaxy or beyond? Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound...
Atmospheric Mining
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:...
Antimatter Rifles
Antimatter is vastly more dangerous than even nuclear weapons, but warm temperature superconductors may allow it to be weaponized into man-portable machineguns that fired nukes with each shot. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music...
The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires
Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription. The cosmos seem silent and empty of any great interstellar empires, but perhaps they once existed, and if so,...
China Brain Hive Minds
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...
Interplanetary Infrastructure
They say space is the future, out among the countless billions and billions of new worlds in our galaxy, but a journey needs a path or road, so what sort of roads will we build in space? Watch my exclusive video on Life As An Asteroid Miner:...
Alien Mummies Shown To Congress
Recently the Mexican Congress was shown what appeared to be mummified alien-human hybrid remains. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Nuclear Bomb Cannons
Nukes are potent weapons, but they can be used as catalysts of even more lethal devices, from Bomb-Pumped Lasers to Casaba-Howitzers. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: SpaceResourcesCGI Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound...
Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive
To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect it along the way. The Fishback ramjet revisited:...