In the future humanity may build enormous structures, feats of mega-engineering that may rival planets or even be of greater scope. This episode catalogs roughly 100 major types of Megastructure, from those that are cities in space to those that rival galaxies.

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The Megastructure Compendium
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 346, June 9, 2022
Written & Produced by Isaac Arthur
Narrated by Isaac Arthur & Sarah Fowler Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Graeme Kilshaw
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Sig’unnr’s Deluge

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Fishy Tree
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Stephen Huck
Steve Bowers
Udo Schroeter

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The Megastructure Compendium

The Silurian Hypothesis contemplates how long the ruins of a civilization would be detectable, on Earth or even other worlds, and if we could ever know if a world had once been inhabited by a technological civilization. 

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The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces of Humanity will be Left 50 Million Years from Now?
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 346a, June 12, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

Graphics:
Darth Biomech
Jarred Eagley

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces Of Humanity Will Be Left in 50 Million Years (Narration Only)

The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces Of Humanity Will Be Left 50 Million Years From Now?

We continue our discussion of surveying for habitable exoplanets by touring our possible option for interstellar probes, dumb and smart, flyby and protracted orbital.
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Interstellar Probes
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 347, June 16, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Keith Blockus
Sig'Unnr

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

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Jeremy Jozwik
Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

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"Red Giant", "Billions and Billions", "Cosmic Sunrise", "The Night Sky in Motion"
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"Expedtion" & "So Many Stars"

Interstellar Probes

Interstellar Probes (Narration Only)

Science Fiction has shown us humanity exploring the stars at hundreds of times faster than light speed, but what if the fastest ships we can make never even reach a hundredth of light speed? Can we still settle the galaxy and what will that colonization entail?

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Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 348, June 23, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
David McFarlane
Jason BurbankDavid McFarlane
Keith Blockus
Sig'Unnr

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg
Jeremy Jozwik
Legiontech Studios
Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

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Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds (Narration Only)

Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds

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SFIA Monthly Livestream 44 - June 25, 2022

We conclude our journey begun in Interstellar Probes by exploring an alien world and asking what life will be like as a Planetary Explorer.

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Life as a Planetary Explorer
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 350, June 30, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
David McFarlane
Jason BurbankDavid McFarlane
Keith Blockus
Sig'Unnr

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg
Darth Biomech
Mike Munt (Apogii)
Jeremy Jozwik
LegionTech Studios

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"Red Giant", "Billions and Billions", "Cosmic Sunrise", "The Night Sky in Motion"
Miguel Johnson, https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
"Expedition" & "So Many Stars"

Life As A Planetary Explorer

Every known planet, moon, and asteroid in our solar system occupies a volume of space both enormous and yet tiny compared to the vast empty gulf between stars. But interstellar space isn't truly empty and may one day be home to countless billions of isolated deep space habitats.

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IDeep Space Habitats
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 350, July 7, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Konstantin Sokerin

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics by: 
Bryan Versteeg
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

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"Red Giant", "Billions and Billions", "Cosmic Sunrise", "The Night Sky in Motion"
Miguel Johnson, https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
"Expedition" & "So Many Stars"

Deep Space Habitats

We often imagine Earth being visited by more advanced civilizations, but in the future humanity may encounter more primitive ones on alien worlds. What challenges and dilemmas would we face?

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Alien Civilizations: Primitive Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 350a, July 10, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

Graphics:
Darth Biomech
Fishy Tree

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Music by:
Martin Rezny, "Lifelight"
Denny Schneidemesser, "Bridge Ambience"
Stellardrone, "A Moment of Stillness", "Cosmic Sunrise", "Limbo", "Red Giant"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Miguel Johnson, "Strange New World"