When the largest of stars dies, the supernova they produce can outshine a whole galaxy, and potentially sterilize vast swathes of space. Future civilizations will need to be able to prevent or mitigate such events, though some might seek to artificially ignite a nova.

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Killing Stars
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 281; March 11, 2021

Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Killing Stars (Narration Only)

In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing?

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AI Run Government
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 284; April 1, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Mark Warburton
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AI Run Government (Narration Only)

In the future Biotechnology may allows us repair, modify, or augment humans, but how will this be done? What will these technologies look like and should we embrace them?

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Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 289, May 6, 2021

Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Isaac Arthur
Jason Burbank

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A.T. Long

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Biotech: Human Modification and Augmentation (Narration Only)

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

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Faster Than Light Travel: Cheating Reality (Narration Only)

Is it possible the Earth might be separated from the Sun or the Sun go out? And if so, could we survive under an eternally dark sky?

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What if Earth became a Rogue Planet?
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 338, April 14, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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David McFarlane

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What If Earth Became A Rogue Planet? (Narration Only)

A look at how emerging concepts in science & technology could disrupt our most our understandings of identity, consciousness, and free will. This is the 5th episode of the Existential Crisis series which looks at concepts like Transhumanism, Life Extension, the Simulation Hypothesis, the Doomsday Argument, and the Anthropic Principle. 

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EC05 Consciousness And Identity

The concept of a Technological Singularity, an accelerated rush in processing speed improvements culminating in a super-mind, has captivated people for decades. Today we will examine this idea and look at some misconceptions about it.

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EC06 Technological Singularity

H.P. Lovecraft is known as the father of the Cosmic Horror genre of fiction. The creator of Cthulhu and many other terrifying dark gods in his novels paints a bleak and decaying view of our world and the Universe. Today we'll examine what it might imply if that nihilistic and grim view of reality was correct.

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Gods & Monsters: Space as Lovecraft Envisioned it
Episode 214, Season 5 E48

Written by
Isaac Arthur

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Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Victoria Kelly
Matthew Campbell

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Gods & Monsters: Space As Lovecraft Envisioned It (Narration Only)

As ancient and vast as the Universe is, it seems like some alien race arose in the galaxy long before us, but who rose before them? What would the cosmos be like for the first civilization to arise, and what if it is us?

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The Fermi Paradox: Firstborn
Episode 242; June 11, 2020

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The Fermi Paradox: Firstborn

Aliens are portrayed in Science Fiction both as our potential saviors and best friends, as well as the stuff of nightmares. Would an extraterrestrial civilization be benevolent or terrifying, and how would we seem to them?

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Terrifying Aliens
Episode 62; October 29, 2020
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Matthew Campbell

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Terrifying Aliens (Narration Only)

Dark Matter is both the most abundant and most mysterious substance in the Universe, what properties does it have and what technologies might we create to use it in the future?

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Dark Matter Technologies
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 277, February 11, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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