The Physics of FTL Travel
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Loud & Quiet Aliens
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...
Living in Space
We often dream of a future out in the galaxy, exploring and settling strange new worlds under the light of alien suns, but what would living in space truly be like? Watch my exclusive video on Life As An Asteroid Miner:...
How Many Stars Are Within 100 Light Years?
Alpha Centauri may be the nearest star but how many more stars and planets are within 100 light years of us? Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
It’s Never An Earth-like Planet
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...
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Would A Lightsaber Set You On Fire?
Debate about the lethality of lightsabers sometimes asks if the blade, able to cut through metal in a slash, could be hot enough to burn even the water in a person's body. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic...
Near Term Space Colonization
Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere. Sign the New Horizons Petition: https://chng.it/DPQ6cSWGk8 Visit our Website:...
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...
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...