Could A Civilization Turn A Star Into A Computer?
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Will Humans In Space Be Taller?
Adapting to live in space or on strange, alien worlds may change us in many ways, but would we be taller if we lived in low gravity? Life On A Low Gravity Planet: https://youtu.be/CBLCNWpLFBg Zero Gravity Civilizations: https://youtu.be/BcJSz_q2bIk...
Dropships & Drop Pods
The ability to get a strike force anywhere and fast is of vast strategic value, and the future may dropships landing anywhere on a planet within minutes. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Checkout this episode ad-free on Nebula:...
Could Dinosaurs Have Been Killed By Aliens?
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...
Astrochickens & Von Neumann Probes
To explore the trillions of worlds in our galaxy, we will need space probes far more sophisticated than any craft we've ever built, including the ability to build themselves. Self Replicating Spacecraft: https://youtube.com/shorts/rZMVn8iJRU8...
Ammonia-Based Lifeforms
Get a free bag of fresh coffee with any Trade subscription at https://www.drinktrade.com/isaacarthur Our search for extraterrestrial life assumes alien life based on water and carbon, but could there be biochemistries based on other substances? NSS...
Deciphering Alien Codes
Learning a new human language is tricky enough, so could we ever hope to decrypt alien languages from species we've never met? Cryptic Aliens: https://youtu.be/thdC-HlRHWg Alien Languages: https://youtu.be/_OpoWJbo7oM Produced, Written &...
Robots & Warfare
Use code isaacarthur at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/isaacarthur Robots play an ever greater role in every aspect of our lives, including the battlefield, but what will their role be in the...
Mobile Cities
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:...
Computronium
Computronium is any type of matter which supports computation or thought, and which a civilization might seek to turn all matter into. Matrioshka Brains: https://youtu.be/Ef-mxjYkllw Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy...