Gravitic Spaceship Propulsion

Gravitic Spaceship Propulsion

To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/isaacarthur Gravity is a fascinating force, it’s what holds everything on our planet together, and it might one day help us travel to other...

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The Medusa Spaceship Drive

The Medusa Spaceship Drive

To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/isaacarthur The Medusa Starship Drive offers us the chance to sail between the stars, propelled by nuclear bombs. Visit our Website:...

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Warping Reality

Warping Reality

The goal of science is to understand and master the Universe around us, but could our skill grow so great that we could learn to warp reality itself? Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur Support us on Patreon:...

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Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium

Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium

Offset your carbon footprint with confidence with Wren--the first 100 people to sign up will have one month of emissions offset for free: https://wren.co/start/isaacarthur In order to reach the stars we will need vastly more powerful engines for our spacecraft than...

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FTL03: Alcubierre Warp Drives

FTL03: Alcubierre Warp Drives

In Episode 3 we look at the concept of warp drives, a theoretical type of spaceship propulsion that warps spacetime to allow faster than light travel. We discuss the basic concept and the scientific and technological hurdles to developing it, along with clearing up...

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