A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon.
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Lunar Space Elevator
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 406, August 3, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
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Lunar Space Elevator (Narration Only)

Eons from now the last stars will be born, living trillions of years before they too fade out, and in the gathering darkness will come the final sunset on the last planet.

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The Last Planet August
Episode 407, August 10, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Lukas Konecny

The Last Planet (Narration Only)

In the future we may deploy armies of cybernetic superhumans to fight our battles, people so augmented they could tear through walls or dodge bullets. But would these invincible warriors be willing to fight for mundane humans, or merely fight each other to rule us?

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Cyborg Armies 
Episode 407a, August 13, 2023

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Isaac Arthur

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Cyborg Armies (Narration Only)

Humanity has evolved in the face of much hardship and turmoil, and invented technologies to aid us, but could an end to hardships be our undoing and cause us to devolve?

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Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s 
Episode 409, August 24, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern
Donagh Broderick
David McFarlane

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Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"

Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s (Narration Only)

Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key to reaching and creating new worlds?
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Comet Mining
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 408, August 17, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
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Taras Karkavyi, "Alpha and ..."

Comet Mining

Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key to reaching and creating new worlds?
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Comet Mining
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 408, August 17, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Comet Mining (Narration Only)

We often dream of a future out in the galaxy, exploring and settling  strange new worlds under the light of alien suns, but what would living in space truly be like?
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Living in Space
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 411, September 7, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Donagh Broderick
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Konstantin Sokerin

Living In Space (Narration Only)

Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere.

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Credits: Near Term Space Colonization 
Episode 410, August 31, 2023
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Jason Snyder

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Near Term Space Colonization (Narration Only)

The cosmos seem silent and empty of any great interstellar empires, but perhaps they once existed, and if so, what titanic ruins might they have left behind?
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The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires
Episode 412a, September 17, 2023
Produced, Written & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern
Konstantin Sokerin
David McFarlane

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The Fermi Paradox: Fallen Empires (Narration Only)

To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect it along the way.

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Credits:  Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive
Episode 411b, September 10, 2023
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Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive (Narration Only)

Science fiction has popularized asteroid mining and cities in the sky, but could the future of mining be in cloud cities hanging far above distant worlds?
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
02:08 Venus-like worlds
08:48 Titan Moons
12:38 Ice Giants / Hycean [buoyancy viable]
17:23 Gas Giants – fusion candle and others
22:02 Starlifting
26:16 Stellar Remnants
27:15 Black Hole Series

Credits: Atmospheric Mining
Episode 413, September 21, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Konstantin Sokerin

Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s (Narration Only)

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