Sentient Planets & World Consciousnesses

Sentient Planets & World Consciousnesses

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur We often imagine that our planet might be a sentient entity - Gaia - but could something like this evolve under known science? And might a conscious world be something we might create in the...

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The Future of Farming

The Future of Farming

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Standing Out in a Civilization of Trillions

Standing Out in a Civilization of Trillions

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A Future Without Money?

A Future Without Money?

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The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations

The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so? Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon:...

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Stealth Spaceships

Stealth Spaceships

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Human-Machine Teaming

Human-Machine Teaming

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Teaming up with the machines we’ve designed and created has boosted our production and let us attempt things we never could have before, but as Artificial Intelligence emerges, what will...

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The Future of Thorium

The Future of Thorium

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The Edge of the Universe

The Edge of the Universe

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur The Universe is immense. Does it have an edge out beyond the Cosmological Event Horizon? Or in time, before the Big Bang? Or in higher dimensions like Hyperspace? Visit our Website:...

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Fusion Propulsion

Fusion Propulsion

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Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology

Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology

The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur08211 A popular concept in science fiction is uncovering ancient alien artifacts, but if we encounter these extraterrestrial relics in the future, how should...

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The Next Space Station

The Next Space Station

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: https://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur The International Space Station has been operating for almost two decades, but a successor for the ISS hasn't been chosen yet. Today we will look at some of the options for our future...

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