Go to https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ to get a 30-day free trial and 20% off their annual subscription. One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the centers of...
Is Uplifting Ethical?
Try Cell to Singularity, free to play: https://l.linklyhq.com/l/1uNoF Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas. David...
Galactic Humanity & the Fermi Paradox, Part 1
Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Watch Part 2: https://youtu.be/tbvmxo90F9I For today's 2-part episode we team again with John Michael Godier to discuss the future of humanity should we head out to colonize the galaxy and find it empty,...
Uplifting Animal & Aliens, Part 1 of 2
The concept of enhancing and augmenting animal minds & bodies to be able to use and understand human technology, known as Uplifting, has long fascinated us. Today in this two-part collaboration with John Michael Godier, we will explore this concept as well as the...
