Fleet of the Void – Designing Warships for Deep Space
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Surviving in the Expanse of Space
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac to get a free copy of "Leviathan Wakes" Space is an incredibly harsh and immense environment absent of everything we need to live, and abundant only in harsh radiation and dangerous micro-meteors. Today we...
Portable Power
Many of the strongest limitations on our technology and civilization at this time are from problems moving energy around with us, in a way which is light, energy dense, and cheap. Today we'll look at some ways we might increase that vastly, and...
Advanced Metamaterials
A look at revolutionary new materials with seemingly impossible properties. Start protecting your internet experience today with 77% off a 3 year plan by using code ‘ISAAC’ at http://www.NordVPN.com/ISAAC Metamaterials offer many properties...
Teleportation
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text isaac to 500-500 Teleportation is a staple of science fiction, and today we will examine the idea to see if there are any ways under known science that might permit it, as well as discuss some novel...
Stephen Hawking Tribute
We take a moment talk about the accomplishments of Stephen Hawking, perhaps the best known scientist of the late 20th century, and a major influence on many of SFIA's concepts. There's also a very nice tribute to him by our friends over at PBS...
Civilizations at the End of Time: Dying Earth
A trip deep into the far future, to the End of Earth Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ For most of human history, the end of Earth, the Universe, and Time itself were all identical, now we know the world will end in 4...
Interstellar Warfare
A look at the future of warfare in the void between the stars. Today we will examine the concepts from science fiction of how such conflicts might occur and see how realistic they are under known science. Check out the companion videos with Legion...
Orbital Infrastructure
To explore space and expand beyond Earth we will need a robust orbital infrastructure to serve as our beachhead. Today we will explore the necessary components for that, how we will go about creating them, and threats to them like Kessler Syndrome,...
Outward Bound: Colonizing Alpha Centauri
A journey out to the stars to colonize Alpha Centauri Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ We've looked at colonizing our own solar system, from Mars to Venus, and all the way inward to the Sun itself and out to the dark...