Our future lies among the stars, and many challenges must be overcome to reach them. One of those challenges is making sure our ships don’t crash into our own garbage littering orbit. Watch my exclusive video The Fermi Paradox Hermit Shoplifter Hypothesis:...
Orbital Lasers
Lasers in space has been both a fascination and a fear of humanity for decades now, but do they pose a threat to Earth? Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Nuclear Bomb Cannons
Nukes are potent weapons, but they can be used as catalysts of even more lethal devices, from Bomb-Pumped Lasers to Casaba-Howitzers. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Graphics: SpaceResourcesCGI Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound...
Would A Lightsaber Set You On Fire?
Debate about the lethality of lightsabers sometimes asks if the blade, able to cut through metal in a slash, could be hot enough to burn even the water in a person's body. Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound...
Kessler Syndrome Planets
Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of...
Laser Pistols & Lightsabers
The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur05216 Science fiction amazes us with futuristic technology and weapons, but many like the laser pistol, raygun, or lightsaber seem high-tech...
Talkative Aliens
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Techno-Barbarians
Go to https://buyraycon.com/isaacarthur for 15% off your order! Brought to you by Raycon. Science fiction often shows us post-apocalyptic future civilizations with techno-barbarians running around in fur & hides but carrying laser weapons or other advanced...
Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune
A look at Neptune, a potential gateway to the stars... Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ The Icy Giants, Neptune and Uranus, are often overlooked for as candidates for colonizing our solar system. Even when noted, the focus tends to be...
Interstellar Warfare
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...
Outward Bound: Colonizing the Sun
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...
Interplanetary Warfare
Following on our look at Space Warfare concepts, we look at popular ideas from science and science fiction for war between planets, or inside a fully colonized solar system or Dyson Swarm. Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join the Facebook Group:...
