Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems

Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems

Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be like to...

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Multi-Planetary Empires

Multi-Planetary Empires

One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems? Watch my exclusive video Crystal Aliens https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-crystal-aliens Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual...

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Settling Mars: Phobos & Deimos

Settling Mars: Phobos & Deimos

Learn more about the game and see it in action at https://upperstory.com/turingtumble/?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=XXXX Use the coupon code ISAACARTHUR for 10% off your total purchase The Red Planet beckons us toward it, and the day draws closer when humans...

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Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?

Is Terraforming Planets Ethical?

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Solar System Colonization Strategies

Solar System Colonization Strategies

Start Forging New Worlds: https://www.worldanvil.com/isaac-arthur Whether its pioneering spirit and an urge to explore or a chance to make a fortune or new life out in space, colonization of our solar system may pursue many strategies across many new worlds. Visit our...

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Mars First vs Moon First

Mars First vs Moon First

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur There's a great debate over whether our next step into space should be a permanent Moon Base or our first manned mission to Mars. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on...

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Government Types of the Future

Government Types of the Future

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Over the centuries humanity has tried many versions of government and many variations on each type, today we will examine how technology and space colonization might impact what types of governments we...

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Climate Change Mitigation: Near Term Solutions

Climate Change Mitigation: Near Term Solutions

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Climate Change can occur from many sources, natural or manmade. In order to handle these problems we may wish to utilize many of the technologies we've developed for future space exploration,...

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Winter on Venus

Winter on Venus

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Venus is a desolate scorching world on which no life can exist. Yet if it can be cooled down, there is no other planet we know of more suitable for terraforming and colonization. We will examine methods...

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Colonizing Pluto

Colonizing Pluto

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Pluto and it's largest moon, Charon, are so far from the Sun and so tiny that they would not seem like promising options for interplanetary colonization. However, they may turn out to be excellent...

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The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect

The Fermi Paradox & the Aurora Effect

A new paper has come out discussing how the Fermi Paradox might be explained by the rigors of traveling space for interstellar colonization, causing settlements to be rare and and possibly not long-lived. We'll look at this model for spreading humanity out across the...

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