All we are made of comes from dying stars, those rare supernovae and other cosmic death throes that forge those scarce heavier elements, but could we learn true alchemy and mass manufacture those materials ourselves, and even others not found in nature?

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Nuclear Transmutation
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 332, March 3, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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"We Roam the Stars"

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"Fifth Star of Aldebaran"

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"Strange New World"

Nuclear Transmutation

One day humanity may settle countless worlds, but could any nation hope to govern multiple planets or even star systems?
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Multi-Planetary Empires
Episode 440a; March 31, 2024
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Multi-Planetary Empires (Narration Only)

Space offers a variety of clean and abundant sources of power, but how can we get them down to Earth? And which are safe and economical?
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Clean Energy From Space
Episode 441; April 4, 2024
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Editors: Dale Skran & Rod Pyle
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Clean Energy From Space

The galaxy is an immense and mysterious place we may one day explore and settle, but for now, we have only one planet, and the galaxy holds many dangers, so what can we do to defend Earth?

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Defending Earth 
Episode 442; April 11, 2024 
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Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"

Defending Earth

We are fascinated by portals between worlds, gateways between stars, wormholes through the fabric of reality, but could these be real, and if so, what would the civilizations using them be like?
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Stargates
Episode 442a; April 14, 2024 
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Stargates (Narration Only)

There are billion of binary star systems in our galaxy, including many of those stars closest to us. Can such systems host life, and what would it be like to live under two suns?

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Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems
Episode 444a; April 28, 2024 
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Colonization & Habitability Of Binary Star Systems (Narration Only)

The Banks Orbital is a ring-shaped Space Habitat over a million miles across with hundreds of times more living area than the entire Earth.
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The Banks Orbital: God's Bracelet
Episode 445; February 29, 2024
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The Banks Orbital: God’s Bracelet (Narration Only)

One day our civilization may settle our whole galaxy, with mighty star empires consisting of millions if not billions of worlds, but what would the centers of such empires be like?

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Cosmic Capitals
Episode 447; May 16, 2024
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

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Lukas Konecny

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Cosmic Capitals

Rated: Mature
Original Text: https://archiveofourown.org/works/9139246/chapters/20765425

Albion and the Woodsman

Chapter 6

Chapter 2

For every yellow star like our own there are ten times as many smaller stars. Red Dwarfs are the most common type of star, outnumbering all the others combined, and as we head out into interstellar space to colonize the galaxy, the exoplanets around these red alien suns may be the most common home for settlers.

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Colonizing Red Dwarfs
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 275, January 27, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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