Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episodes
Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base
Isaac Arthur argues that Mercury is the ideal location for the solar system's first major industrial base, leveraging its intense sunlight, low…
Mining Mercury: The First Planetary Industrial Base (Narration Only)
This episode argues that Mercury is the ideal location for the solar system’s first major industrial base, leveraging its intense sunlight, low…
We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We? (Narration Only)
This episode explores how synthetic fuels can replace fossil resources by manufacturing hydrocarbons from air, water, and electricity.
We Can Make Gasoline From Air. So Why Don’t We?
The Economics of Immortality
The Economics of Immortality (Narration Only)
Isaac Arthur explores the economic and societal impacts of immortality, analyzing pathways like biological nanotech, digital mind-uploading, and cryonics.
The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space
The Prison Planet Problem - Exiled to Space (Narration Only)
Isaac Arthur explores the feasibility and ethics of "prison planets," arguing that while space offers a cosmic scale for penal transportation, such…
How Big Could Human Civilization?
Isaac Arthur explores the maximum scale of human civilization by climbing a three-part ladder: baseline planetary expansion, advanced space engineering, and post-human digital minds.
How Big Could Human Civilization? (Narration Only)
Isaac Arthur explores the maximum scale of human civilization by climbing a ladder of expansion, starting from baseline planetary settlement to Kardashev IV supercluster engineering.
Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology Works?
Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology Works? (Narration Only)
Floating Cities Above Gas Giants (Narration Only)
Isaac Arthur argues that floating cities above gas giants like Jupiter are primarily "mass cities" rather than fusion depots, as Earth’s oceans hold sufficient deuterium for billions of years.
Floating Cities Above Gas Giants
The First Space Elevator: Where Would We Build It?
The First Space Elevator: Where Would We Build It? (Narration Oly)