From carbon nanotubes to multi-layered graphene, we explore the revolutionary materials that could turn space elevators from sci-fi dreams into real-world infrastructure. Discover how these supermaterials might let us weave ribbons to the stars.

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Materials For Space Elevators - From Carbon Nanotubes To Graphene And Beyond...
Episode 741; July 24, 2025
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Materials For Space Elevators - From Carbon Nanotubes To Graphene And Beyond...

Explore the entire life story of the cosmos, from quantum flickers at the Big Bang to the distant eras of black holes and dark energy, and discover what kinds of civilizations might endure across these unimaginable spans of time.

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Spaceport Innovations - Designing the Next Generation of Launch Sites
July 31, 2025; Episode 744
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Epochs of the Universe - The Cosmic Clock & Civilization (July 31, 2025)
Recorded: June 2025
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Epochs of the Universe - The Cosmic Clock & Civilization (Narration Only)

Epochs of the Universe - The Cosmic Clock & Civilization

Imagine engineering projects so vast they mold galaxies into new shapes. We’ll explore the staggering feats of Kardashev-3 and beyond civilizations, crafting CARD galaxies, Birch Planets, and even rearranging superclusters.

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Spaceport Innovations - Designing the Next Generation of Launch Sites
August 3, 2025; Episode 746
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Galaxy-Scale Megastructures & Kardashev-3 Civilizations
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Galaxy-Scale Megastructures & Kardashev-3 Civilizations (Narration Only)

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The Great Scientific Scams - From Snake Oil to Cold Fusion

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The Great Scientific Scams - From Snake Oil to Cold Fusion (Narration Only)

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The Great Scientific Scams - From Snake Oil to Cold Fusion

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The Great Scientific Scams - From Snake Oil to Cold Fusion

Are we alone, or just looking for the wrong kind of aliens? Discover how the path to hive minds and distributed consciousness might answer the Fermi Paradox — and pose new dilemmas of their own.



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The Fermi Paradox & The Hivemind Dilemma

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The Fermi Paradox & The Hivemind Dilemma

The Fermi Paradox & The Hivemind Dilemma (Narration Only)

Rogue planets wander the cosmos without stars, but could we still call them home? This episode dives into how humanity might transform these frozen giants into thriving outposts of civilization.

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Colonizing Rogue Planets
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Colonizing Rogue Planets

Colonizing Rogue Planets (Narration Only)

The silence of the stars might be hiding more than an absence of life — it might conceal ancient machines, monuments, and traps from civilizations long vanished. Today, we explore these eerie cosmic echoes and the risks of unearthing them.

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Ancient Alien Artifacts - Cosmic Relics Of A Dangerous Past
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:42 The Cosmic Junkyard
3:56 What Survives When Civilizations Don’t
9:31 Dangerous by Design
12:04 False Gifts and Poisoned Knowledge
15:37 We Might Already Be Inside One
19:21 Detecting the Undetectable
21:34 The Human Reaction
23:31 The Million-Year Message
24:55 Galactic Cemeteries
26:53 The Ghosts We Might Meet
28:43 The Next Artifacts

Colonizing Rogue Planets

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