Clarketech: Anti-Gravity

Clarketech: Anti-Gravity

Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur Perhaps one of the most common technologies seen in science fiction is anti-gravity and gravity manipulation. Today we'll examine if there's an scientific pathways in physics to permit such...

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Techno-Primitivism

Techno-Primitivism

Sign up with Skillshare for 2 months of Free classes: https://skl.sh/isaacarthur9 Fears about technology and it's impact on our civilization, or on individuals even when new tech is net benefit, are often shown to us in fiction as giving rise to technophobic cultures...

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SFIA Monthly Livestream: March 31, 2019

SFIA Monthly Livestream: March 31, 2019

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, March 31, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/...

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SFIA Monthly Livestream: February 24, 2019

SFIA Monthly Livestream: February 24, 2019

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 5pm EST, Sunday, February 22, 2019, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Then join us again on SFIA Discord for live voice chat at 6:30 pm EST SFIA Discord Server:...

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SFIA Monthly Livestream: January 20, 2019

SFIA Monthly Livestream: January 20, 2019

Our monthly livestream Q&A session. Join us 4pm EST, Sunday, January 20, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA...

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The Santa Claus Machine

The Santa Claus Machine

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Revolutionary improvements to automation and production may one day create machines able to produce almost anything, quickly and cheaply, and far faster and more varied than modern 3D Printers. Such...

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Colonizing the Arctic

Colonizing the Arctic

Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "ISAAC" to 500-500 to get a free book including a copy of Sir Terry Pratchett's "The Hogfather" Humanity has long had outposts in the barren tundra lands of the arctic, but only in recent times have we visited the poles...

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SFIA Monthly Livestream: November 30, 2018

SFIA Monthly Livestream: November 30, 2018

Our third end-of-the-month livestream Q&A session. Join us 7pm EST, Friday, Nov 20, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Interview on Event Horizon with John Michael Godier Part 1:...

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Reclaiming the Deserts

Reclaiming the Deserts

Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Our deserts have been slowly expanding, consuming arable land and neighboring ecosystems. Can we push them back, or even turn them into lush oases and fertile farmland? We will investigate the available...

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The Science of Aging

The Science of Aging

Get Started with Squarespace today: http://squarespace.com/isaacarthur Lifespans have been slowing increasing as medical technology improves, but could they extended massively or even indefinitely? We will explore the science of aging and Strategies for Engineered...

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SFIA Monthly Livestream: October 28, 2018

SFIA Monthly Livestream: October 28, 2018

Our second end-of-the-month livestream Q&A session. Join us 2pm EST, Sunday, Oct 28, and get your questions about the channel and episodes on chat to be answered! Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon:...

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Seasteading & Artificial Islands

Seasteading & Artificial Islands

Could the future of humanity be at sea? Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Our seas and oceans have long been central to human civilization, while at the same time we built dikes and islands to reclaim land. As technology improves, we may...

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