Whether its pioneering spirit and an urge to explore or a chance to make a fortune or new life out in space, colonization of our solar system may pursue many strategies across many new worlds.

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Solar System Colonization Strategies
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 316, November 11, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Sig’unnr

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Space Engine

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Solar System Colonization Strategies (Narration Only)

Kessler Syndrome is a scenario in which a cascade of orbital collisions could render low orbit a wasteland of dangerous debris. Will it happen to us, and what can we do if it does?

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Kessler Syndrome Planets
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 329, February 10, 2022
Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Written & Edited by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern of Jerry's Stories: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnySNJ_gDOdRAdUXbIpxYQw

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

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Bryan Versteeg https://www.spacehabs.com
Jarred Eagley
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Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Udo Schroeter

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Kessler Syndrome Planets (Narration Only)

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

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Fishy Tree

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Denny Schneidemesser, "Bridge Ambience"
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Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
Miguel Johnson, "Strange New World"

Primitive Aliens (Narration Only)

Aliens may one day visit Earth not to invade us but to seek refuge from an invasion or other calamity, how can we respond and should we?

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Alien Civilizations: Alien Refugees
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 354, August 4, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Konstantin Sokerin

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Darth Biomech
LegionTech Studios
Udo Schroeter


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Miguel Johnson, "Strange New World"

Alien Refugees (Narration Only)

Our history has been one of inventing ever more devastating and unstoppable weapons, and yet they may pale in comparison to those made to wreck whole galaxies or tear asunder reality itself. 
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Super Weapons
Episode 390a, April 16, 2023
Produced, Written & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Briana Brownell
David McFarlane

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Super Weapons

We continue our look at hypothetical alien civilizations by discussing the various possible circumstances in which we might first contact them or be contacted by them. 

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First Contact (Narration Only)

We often accuse people of being paranoid about extraterrestrials,  flying saucers, and UFOs - but what if it's the aliens who are paranoid?

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Alien Civilizations: Paranoid Aliens
Episode 216a, Season 5 E50a

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Mihail Yordanov
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Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Paranoid Aliens (Narration Only)

According to modern cosmology, one day all the stars will burn out and the Universe will be full of dead planets, black holes, and other stellar remnants, slowing decaying till entropy brings the Heat Death of the Universe. But could this fate be postponed or even reversed?

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Postponing the Heat Death of the Universe
Episode 225; Feb 13, 2020

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Phonetic Failure

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

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Jakub Grygier

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Postponing The Heat Death Of The Universe

Science Fiction has long contemplated the idea that alien life not based on carbon chemistry such as silicon might exist on distant and strange worlds, or might be made to exist advanced biological engineering. What would such life be like?

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Alien Civilizations: Non-Carbon Based Life
Episode 234, Season 6 E16

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Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern

Editors:
Darius Said
Keith Blockus

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

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Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Non-Carbon Based Life (Narration Only)

Science fiction often shows us seemingly benevolent aliens whose UFOs come in peace then turn out to have sinister motives and hidden conspiracies, but what would a genuinely friendly group of extraterrestrials be like?

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Credits:
Alien Civilizations: Conspiratorial Aliens
Episode 240, Season 6 E22

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell

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Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Benevolent Aliens (Narration Only)

Our future lies out among the planets and stars, but to climb out in to space we must take many steps to get off, and today we'll look at those first steps to becoming spacefaring species. From cheaper rockets & space stations to asteroid mining & defense to space tourism & commercialization, we've a long road ahead, but we have a roadmap.

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Becoming an Interplanetary Species: First Steps
Episode 246a; July 2, 2020

Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Derek Hightower
Jerry Guern
S. Kopperud

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SpaceResourcesCGI
Udo Schroeter

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Sergey Cheremisninov, "Sirius"
https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager"
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran"
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe"
https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser

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