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The New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized

The New Dawn: The Orion Project Spaceship Revitalized

Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldanvil.com/isaac-arthur Before we landed on the Moon, in the early days of the Cold War, Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century...

Challenges & Predictions for the Next 100 Years

Challenges & Predictions for the Next 100 Years

Try out Curiosity Stream's New Smart Bundle: https://smartbundle.com/isaacarthursb code “isaacarthursb” Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges...

SFIA Monthly Livestream: December 26, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream: December 26, 2021

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on 4pm EST, Sunday, December 26, 2021, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Catch the audio-only show on Soundcloud:...

Escaping the Galaxy

Escaping the Galaxy

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ One day humanity might find itself competition on the galactic stage, and need to flee aliens, artificial intelligence, or even other humans. How could the escape pursuit and survive...

Vertical Farming

Vertical Farming

Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500. As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and...

Colonizing Space: Staking & Jumping Claims

Colonizing Space: Staking & Jumping Claims

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur In the future we may settle the moon, asteroid, planets, and even other stars - but how do pioneers stake claims in space and what keeps other from jumping those claims...

Upcoming Advances in Material Science

Upcoming Advances in Material Science

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ In order to forge a bright future, we'll need materials stronger, lighter, and better than ever before. Advances in material science are the gateway to tomorrow's technologies. Visit...

The Fermi Paradox: Digital Empires & Miniaturization

The Fermi Paradox: Digital Empires & Miniaturization

Use code ISAACARTHUR14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS + 3 Free Gifts across 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3xDFDye Many believe the future of humanity is to go Digital, uploading our minds to computers, living in virtual worlds...

SFIA Monthly Livestream: November 28, 2021

SFIA Monthly Livestream: November 28, 2021

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us on 4pm EST, Sunday, November 28, 2021, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Catch the audio-only show on Soundcloud:...