So many of hopes and dreams for colonizing space rely on faster than light travel, and yet the ability to move between stars in moment seems against the laws of reality... but perhaps we can break those rules.

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Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 297, July 1, 2021

Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
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Matthew Campbell

Cover Art:
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Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality (Narration Only)

Fictional portrayals of alien invasion or reports of alien sightings and abductions often imply motives which on inspection make little sense... unless perhaps the true purpose was mischief. 

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Alien Civilizations: Annoying Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 298a; July 11, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jason Burbank

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

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Legiontech Studios

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Annoying Aliens

A popular concept in science fiction is uncovering ancient alien artifacts, but if we encounter these extraterrestrial relics in the future, how should we investigate them and what might they reveal?

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Alien Civilizations: Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 303a; August 15, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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Udo Schroeter

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Aliens Artifacts & Xenoarcheology

To travel to the stars by Folding Space is a method of space travel seen in many science fiction classics like Dune, but could it be possible under known science?

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Folding Space
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 316a, November 14, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Sig’unnr

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

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Folding Space (Narration Only)

This episode continues our look at Colonizing Space by examining the idea of Asteroid Mining and setting up colonies on Asteroids. We explore the science as well as practical issues of engineering, economics, legality, and psychology of such distant outposts.

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We return to the Moon to explore ways to go beyond simple Lunar Bases to a full-fledged productive colony that can help us travel to other worlds and expand our own.

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Season 3, episode 20
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

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Katie Byrne
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Sergio Botero
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Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
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Sigmund Kopperud
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Tiffany Penner

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Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Dan McLeod, "Mysterious Universe"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Kai Engel, "December"
Dan McLeod, "Calculations"
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm"

Industrializing the Moon

It is often suggested that the reason we don't hear from alien civilizations is that they are in hiding. In this episode, we will explore that notion, and examine why a civilization might hide and how they would go about doing it.

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Jarred Eagley
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
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Murat Mamkegh
Pierre Demet
Sergio Botero
Stefan Blandin

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

Hidden Aliens (Narration Only)

The possibility that ancient civilizations might have encountered or even been influenced by extraterrestrials has fascinated us for as long as we knew there were distant suns they might visit from. Today we will examine the evidence and consider the numerous scenarios form the perspective of the Fermi Paradox, to see how reasonable the Ancient Aliens hypothesis is, and ask if the evidence of UFOs visiting us in the past is credible.

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Credits:
Ancient Aliens & the Fermi Paradox
Season 4, Episode 22

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Campbell

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team:
Isaac Arthur
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
Kristijan Tavar

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Isaac Arthur

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Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Aerium, "Windmill Forests"  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Phase Shift, "Enigmatic" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift/_/Enigmatic
Chris Zabriskie, "There's Probably No Time"  http://chriszabriskie.com
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"  https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Ancient Aliens (Narration Only)

In order to terraform new planets, we will need to be able transport entire ecologies & ecosystems through interstellar space in the future. Today we will examine how we could build and maintain such environments inside vast arks, generations ships able to colonize our galaxy, and the challenges these starships will face maintaining not just stores of DNA and genetic material but living organisms which depend heavily on other members of their species and other species to survive and thrive, not least of which is human ourselves.

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Credits:
Exporting Earth
Episode 150, Season 4 E36

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/
Jerry Guern
Konstantin Sokerin
Laura Graham
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Sigmund Kopperud
Stuart Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com

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Isaac Arthur

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Katie Byrne
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Sam McNamara
Sergio Boterio https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

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NJ Mandaville, "Intrumental Background 1" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville
Kevin Macleod, "Infinite Wonder" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZXFhRIx6b0dFX3xS8L1yQ
Chris Zabriskie, "Candlepower" http://chriszabriskie.com
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Lombus, "Amino" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Aerium, "Windmill Forests" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Epic Mountain, "Rising Sky" https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain

Exporting Earth (Narration Only)

A look at Neptune, a potential gateway to the stars...
The Icy Giants, Neptune and Uranus, are often overlooked for as candidates for colonizing our solar system. Even when noted, the focus tends to be on their larger moons like Triton. Today we will challenge that notion by looking at way we might place a colony on the planet itself, and how Orbital Rings and Chandelier Cities might let us colonize any gas giant. We will also look at how helium-3, a core ingredient of aneutronic fusion abundant on Neptune, might serve as the fuel of future starships, and the physics behind some other starship drives future science might give us access to, such as laser propulsion.

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Credits:
Outward Bound: Colonizing Neptune
Episode 152, Season 4 E38

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/gregschoollessons/orbital-rings-and-planet-building
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Sigmund Kopperud

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Isaac Arthur

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Katie Byrne
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Kit Carson
Krisitijan Tavcar https://www.miragedereve.com
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
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Sergio Boterio https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur 

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Luca DeRosa   - lucaderosa2@live.com

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Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Serena A, "Science"
Stellardrone, "Cepheid" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
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Aerium, "Fifth star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
NJ Mandaville, "Swell" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville

Colonizing Neptune

Interstellar travel is very time consuming, moving from star to star, but perhaps we could use stars themselves as spaceships, and move whole solar systems or even galaxies.
Today we'll look at how to use Shkadov Thrusters, novas, supernovae, black holes and quasars to move through space, literal starships.

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Credits:
Generation Ships: Fleet of Stars
Episode 186, Season 5 E20

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Phonetic Failure
Sigmund Kopperud

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

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Jarred Eagley
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Mihail Yordanov
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com 

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Markus Junnikkala, "Plotting a Course" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me the Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Stellardrone, "Fermi Paradox" 
Lombus, "Time Slip" https://lombus.bandcamp.com https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/