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Isaac Arthur

futurism

A series looking at concepts for truly huge structures that we might see in the future. This is an audio-only compilation of videos created originally for Youtube, and is best watched rather than listened to, the video playlist can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQLDwY-LT_o&list=PLIIOUpOge0LtW77TNvgrWWu5OC3EOwqxQ

MS09 Nicoll - Dyson Beams

MS08 Shkadov Thrusters

MS07 Hoopworlds

MS06 Discworlds

A look at various Cataclysmic Scenarios in terms of how they factor into the Fermi Paradox. We'll look at everything from Biowarfare and AI to Nukes and Grey Goo


FP03 - Apocalypse How

By contemplating the idea of what true Kardashev 2 and 3 civilizations might look like, in the context of Megastructures, we re-assess the Fermi Paradox and come up with a new question, no longer "Why can't we see any alien civilizations?" but why we can see any stars in the night sky at all.

FP02 - Dyson Dilemma

This series takes a look at concepts for everything from Terraforming Planets and Interstellar Colonization to more down to Earth matters like Arcologies and Planet Wide Cities before examining using black holes as power sources for starships.We then leap into the far distance future at the end of time to examine civilizations surviving around black holes after all the stars have died out.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqKQ94DtS54&list=PLIIOUpOge0LufQYxcfYVqcVQOFOHFynMl

CS03 - The Impact Of Nuclear Fusion

This videos covers two topics, the Anthropic Principle, which uses the idea that your own existence might skew the odds of events you witness, and the basic concepts of Super-Intelligence, and what we might expect of humans or artificial intelligence that achieve that.
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EC04 The Anthropic Principle And Super Intelligence

A look at Dark Matter, what it is, what it isn't, and what it might be used for.

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Dark Matter as Primordial Black Holes discusses:
http://www.space.com/33122-dark-matter-black-hole-connection.html

Dark Matter

A look at Dark Energy, explaining and simplifying the concept around it, the Cosmological Constant, the Lambda-CDM model, and Vacuum & Zero-Point Energy.

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Music by:
Dexter Britain
"Seeing the Future"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Dexter Britain
"After The Week I've Had"
Kai Engel
"Snowfall"
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
Phase Shift
“Forest Night”
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Dark Energy

Today we're teaming up with Joe Scott to look at the Great Attractor, a mysterious and massive source of gravity obscured from our vision, and the concept of Dark Flow, movements of whole clusters of galaxies in directions with no obvious cause.

Watch the Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbVoMaZwH4M

Companion Episode at Answers with Joe:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg1Q9yvlaPw

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Music by:
Dexter Britain
"Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Dark Flow & The Great Attractor

A look at advanced means of altering or controlling the planet's climate and geography, drawing on concepts  proposed for terraforming other planets. We look at existing and proposed ideas of controlling the weather, creating artificial islands or mountain ranges, using orbital mirrors and shades, and many other concepts.

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Music by:
Dexter Britain
"Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel
“Endless Story about Sun and Moon”
Koalips
“Kvazar”
Raphae
"Flore"
Phase Shift
"Forest Night"
Frank Dorittke
“Morninglight”
Kai Engel
"Snowfall"
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Weather Control

In this episode we explore Quantum Computers, from the basic theory to the potential applications, as well as many myths and misconceptions this groundbreaking technology has accumulated.

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Music by
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel, "December"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Koalips, "Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke, "Morninglight"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Quantum Computing

Androids, machines that look and act human, are rapidly leaving the realms of science fiction and entering science fact. In this episode we explore their uses, dangers, ethical dilemmas, and more.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Lee Rosevere, "It's such a beautiful day"
Kai Engel, "Morbid Imagination"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Jump in Infinity"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Kai Engel, "Crying Earth"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Androids

A look at the concept of Self-Replicating Machines, Universal Assemblers, von Neumann Probes, Grey Goo, and Berserkers. While we will discuss the basic concept and some on-Earth applications like Medical Nanotechnology our focus will be on space exploration and colonization aspects.

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Music by:
Dexter Britain
"Seeing the Future"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Dexter Britain
"After The Week I've Had"
Kai Engel
"Snowfall"
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
Phase Shift
“Forest Night”
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

Self-Replicating Machines

The possibility of Artificial Intelligence turning on humanity has been a concern for as long as we've had computers. Today we will look at some of those fears and see which ones might be valid and which might not be cause for alarm.

Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/jHd22kMa0_w

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Lee Rosevere, "It's such a beautiful day"
Kai Engel, "Morbid Imagination"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Jump in Infinity"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Kai Engel, "Crying Earth"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"
Lombus, "Doppler Shores"

Machine Rebellion

The concept of linking many minds together to act in concert, or even fuse into a new singular entity, has been popular in science fiction for decades. Today we will explore the idea and Networked Intelligence in general, to see how realistic it is, and what benefits or concerns might arise from it.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Lee Rosevere, "It's such a beautiful day"
Kai Engel, "Morbid Imagination"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Jump in Infinity"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Hive Minds

Could the cold outer reaches of the solar system ever be called home?
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Far beyond even Pluto and the Kuiper Belt is a vast and mostly empty region of space that we theorize may contain trillions of comets and other icy bodies. Frozen and barren though they would be, we will consider how they might one day become thriving and comfortable habitats for us.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead"
Koalips, "Kvazar"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis"
Chris Zabriskie, "CGI Snake"

Colonizing The Oort Cloud

The concept of Interstellar Empires has fascinated us for as long as we've know those stars in the night sky were other solar systems, and it's become a staple of science fiction. But rarely do we consider how realistic such galaxy-spanning confederations are, and what special challenges they'd face.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Misho Yordanov
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music
Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
A.J. Prasad, "Aether"
Kai Engel, "Snowfall"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth"
Brandow Liew,
"Into the Storm"

Interstellar Empires

We often discuss the notion of settling the galaxy but do we need to stop there? This episode will examine the additional difficulties with traveling between galaxies and ask just how far we might be able to journey even without faster than light travel.

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Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland
Luuk Warringa
Misho Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

Script Editing:
Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Keith Blockus
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music
Markus Junnikkala, "Always tell me the odds"
Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
A.J. Prasad, "Cold Shadow"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Markus Junnikkala, "Memory of Earth
Brandow Liew, "Into the Storm"

Intergalactic Colonization

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 Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrUvtdg-Mk0&list=PLEGMUt83iL3shDrIEpgeWeK-MdD1T8j4M
1 - Worldbuilding in Scifi: https://youtu.be/HrUvtdg-Mk0
2 - Character & Roleplaying: https://youtu.be/r8pIA2z2EZs
3 - Ship Design in Hades 9: https://youtu.be/h0Cdosr_eIA
4 - In the Beginning: https://youtu.be/cHqBXnpr1lI
HADES 9 Website: https://hades9.com

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Script Editors:
Editors
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Keith Blockus    
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker

Graphics Team:
Edward Nardella
Jeremy Jozwik
Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland of Mafic Stufios: www.maficstudios.com
Luuk Warringa
Mihail Yordanov
Murat Mamkegh
Nick Talmers Nieuwoudt
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Stefan Blandin

Music Supervisor
Luca De Rosa

Brandon Liew, “Into the Storm”
Markus Junnikkala, “Plotting A Course”
Ross Bugden, “Unstoppable”
Evan King, “Enchiridion: Singularity”
Sergey Cheremisinov, “Night Snowfall”
Sergey Cheremisinov,“Phoenix”
Kai Engel, “Endless Story About Sun and Moon”
Kai Engel, “Periculum”
Miguel Johnson, “Revelation”
Dan Mcleod, “Alpha Protocol”
Dan Mcleod, “Lucky 13”

Interstellar Warfare

A look at O'Neill Cylinders, immense space habitats.
Far larger than any conventional Space Station, O'Neill Cylinders could potentially serve as as entire city-states or nature preserves. Today we will review how these megastructures might be built and how they may represent a superior option to terraforming planets.
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Cover Art by Jakub Grygier: https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Script Editors:
Darius Said
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Michael Gusevsky
MolbOrg
Sigmund Kopperud
Sam McNamara

Producer
Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist
Jakub Grygier

Graphics Team
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sam McNamara (Rapid Thrash)
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa - lucaderosa2@live.com 

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Brandon Liew, "Mystic Forest Orchestral  Fantasy" https://soundcloud.com/brandon-liew
Ayreon, "String Theory" http://www.arjenlucassen.com
Chris Zabriskie, "Stories About the World That Once Was" https://soundcloud.com/chriszabriskie
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory Of Earth"
Phase Shift, "Enigmatic."
NJ Mandaville, "The Resting Vale" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville
Dracovallis, "The Grave of My Beloved" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/
Sergey Cheremisinov, "White Atlantis" https://sergeycheremisinov.bandcamp.com/