If sufficiently high-tech civilizations can simulate almost anything they desire, what would be the impact on how they viewed reality? Today we will explore the possible effects on civilizations when it's individual members can have anything they want, and if society...
Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text code isaac to 500-500 to get a free book and 30 day free trial We continue our look at Space Warfare by examining the notion of assaulting and invading planets. Often seen in fiction as vulnerable locations at the mercy...
To see deeper into space, we will need much bigger telescopes. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ As astronomy seeks to find and study distant planets and peer further and more accurately into space and time, the limitations of ground...
A look at O'Neill Cylinders, immense space habitats. Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Far larger than any conventional Space Station, O'Neill Cylinders could potentially serve as as entire city-states or nature preserves. Today we will...
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 challenges to do that...
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 normally not found in...
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 uses for the...
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 Tech studios: Full...
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, a potential cascade...
We contemplate colonizing planets, but what about the stars themselves? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Containing virtually all the mass and resources of the solar system, the Sun, the Sun is the ultimate asset for a growing...
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, and it's become a...
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...