Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Épisodes

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  Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology Works? (Narration Only) 17.09.2026 32min

  Advanced technology can outlive the people who understand it. Could future civilizations become dependent on ancient machines they can no longer repair, rebuild, or replace?
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  Can a Civilization Forget How Its Own Technology Works? 17.09.2026 32min

  Advanced technology can outlive the people who understand it. Could future civilizations become dependent on ancient machines they can no longer repair, rebuild, or replace?
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  Floating Cities Above Gas Giants (Narration Only) 12.09.2026 25min

  Could humanity someday live in cities floating above Jupiter and Saturn? We explore how cloud cities could work, why bigger may actually be easier, and what could make gas giants vital hubs of future civilization.
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  Floating Cities Above Gas Giants 12.09.2026 25min

  Could humanity someday live in cities floating above Jupiter and Saturn? We explore how cloud cities could work, why bigger may actually be easier, and what could make gas giants vital hubs of future civilization.
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  The First Space Elevator: Where Would We Build It? (Narration Oly) 10.09.2026 22min

  A space elevator could transform access to orbit, but where should humanity build the first one? Earth, the Moon, Mars, or somewhere else entirely? We explore the physics, engineering, and best locations.
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  The First Space Elevator: Where Would We Build It? 10.09.2026 22min

  A space elevator could transform access to orbit, but where should humanity build the first one? Earth, the Moon, Mars, or somewhere else entirely? We explore the physics, engineering, and best locations.
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  Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space (Narration Only) 06.09.2026 34min

  How do ion drives work, and why are they so efficient? Explore ion propulsion, Hall thrusters, xenon fuel, nuclear-electric spacecraft, asteroid cargo ships, and the strange future of slow rockets that just keep accelerating.
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  Ion Drives: The Slow Rockets That Win Space 06.09.2026 34min

  How do ion drives work, and why are they so efficient? Explore ion propulsion, Hall thrusters, xenon fuel, nuclear-electric spacecraft, asteroid cargo ships, and the strange future of slow rockets that just keep accelerating.
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  The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? (Narration Only) 03.09.2026 34min

  A mysterious signal. A perfect 72-second rise and fall. No repeat. No confirmed source. The Wow! Signal remains one of SETI’s most tantalizing mysteries... and maybe its best false alarm.
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  The Wow! Signal: Alien Message, Cosmic Fluke, or SETI’s Best False Alarm? 03.09.2026 34min

  A mysterious signal. A perfect 72-second rise and fall. No repeat. No confirmed source. The Wow! Signal remains one of SETI’s most tantalizing mysteries... and maybe its best false alarm.
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  Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight (Narration Only) 29.08.2026 27min

  Could life thrive without sunlight? Explore dark biospheres on rogue planets, icy moons, and buried oceans, where chemistry, tidal heating, and geothermal energy may sustain alien ecosystems in eternal night.
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  Dark Biospheres - Life on Worlds Without Sunlight 29.08.2026 27min

  Could life thrive without sunlight? Explore dark biospheres on rogue planets, icy moons, and buried oceans, where chemistry, tidal heating, and geothermal energy may sustain alien ecosystems in eternal night.
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  What Happens Inside a Black Hole? (Narration Only) 27.08.2026 34min

  What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
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  What Happens Inside a Black Hole? 27.08.2026 34min

  What really happens when you fall into a black hole? We explore event horizons, spaghettification, what you’d see inside, possible gateways, and why future civilizations might deliberately build around these cosmic engines.
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  Megacorporations in Space (Narration Only) 23.08.2026 38min

  From company towns in orbit to corporate empires among the stars, could megacorporations build the space frontier—or end up owning the air, the docks, and the only ride home?
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  Megacorporations in Space 23.08.2026 38min

  Space settlement may require institutions rich enough to fund habitats, fleets, and infrastructure for decades. But when one company controls the airlock, reactor, bank, and ship home, where does commerce end and sovereignty begin?
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  The First Generation Problem – Who Shapes a New Civilization’s Values? 20.08.2026 31min

  What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
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  The First Generation Problem – Who Shapes a New Civilization’s Values? (Narration Only) 20.08.2026 38min

  What happens when a colony ship’s children inherit a mission they never chose? We explore the values, conflicts, and founding myths that shape civilizations born between Earth and the stars.
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  Space Habitats: The Strangest Worlds We Could Build (Narration Only) 15.08.2026 4h 34min

  What if planets were only the beginning? Journey through cube worlds, Ringworlds, cloud cities, hollow planets, artificial suns, and the strangest habitats known physics might let us build.
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  Space Habitats: The Strangest Worlds We Could Build 15.08.2026 4h 29min

  Build a world small enough to circle in a day—or vast enough to house a galaxy. This grand tour explores the strangest space habitats possible under known physics.