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Interstellar Empires
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text isaac to 500-500 to get a FREE audiobook and 30-day free trial! The concept of Interstellar Empires has fascinated us for as long as we've know those stars in the night sky were other solar systems,...
SENS Research Foundation Charity & Awareness for Project for Awesome 2017
Every year Project for Awesome runs a charity drive for many causes that viewers can vote for, with funds allocated to those which receive more votes. To vote for this video go to: http://www.projectforawesome.com/watch?v=ffK8KKNLhXE This year SFIA...
Outward Bound: Colonizing the Oort Cloud
Could the cold outer reaches of the solar system ever be called home? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Far beyond even Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is a vast and mostly empty region of space that we theorize may contain...
Hive Minds
The concept of linking many minds together to act in concert, or even fuse into a new singular entity, has been popular in science fiction for decades. Today we will explore the idea and Networked Intelligence in general, to see how realistic it...
Machine Rebellion
The possibility of Artificial Intelligence turning on humanity has been a concern for as long as we've had computers. Today we will look at some of those fears and see which ones might be valid and which might not be cause for alarm. Use my link...
Outward Bound: Colonizing Jupiter
Jupiter and its moon are a rarely considered prospect for colonization, but potentially the ripest opportunity for it in the solar system. In this episode of the Outward Bound series we will examine the options for colonizing each of Jupiter's...
Mega Earths
A look at creating artificial planets, ones vastly bigger than Earth. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ We return to the Megastructures series to discuss various ways of creating artificial planets, the special issues...
The Cosmic Ocean
In memory of Carl Sagan, this episode will review many of the topics he covered during his career and see what what we've learned about the Cosmos and its inhabitants since then. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook...
Outward Bound: Interplanetary Trade
Today we discuss the concept of trade throughout a colonized solar system, and ask how viable it is and what challenged it faces. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://www.Brilliant.org/IsaacArthur While Interplanetary trade faces many challenges,...