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)

As we continue to scan the heavens for signs of intelligent life, we must contemplate what it might mean if we are the first civilization to ever arise.

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Damaged Spacecraft & Shipwrecked Saucers
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 366, October 27, 2022
Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Humanity: Firstborn Space Civilization (Narration Only)

One day humanity might settle the Red Planet, but how will we grow food on world more barren than any desert or tundra on Earth?

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Farming On Mars
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 373, December 15, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Farming On Mars

Alpha Centauri may be the closest star system to us, but reaching it will be the voyage of a lifetime.
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Journey to Alpha Centauri
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 383, February 23, 2023
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Journey to Alpha Centauri (Narration Only)

Alpha Centauri may be the closest star system to us, but reaching it will be the voyage of a lifetime.
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Journey to Alpha Centauri
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 383, February 23, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Journey To Alpha Centauri

If the end of the world is nigh, it may be too late to avert a catastrophe. So what can we do to mitigate the damage or recover after a cataclysm comes?

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Surviving An Apocalypse 
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 385a, March 12, 2023
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Surviving An Apocalypse (Narration Only)

A recording of SFIA's monthly livestream Q&A session [#52] from February 26, 2023

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SFIA Monthly Livestream Q&A: Sunday, February 26, 2023

Far beyond our Moon and Mars and the other planets is our greater galaxy and its billions and billions of stars. And yet it is but a flyspeck compared to the enormity of the Universe beyond. Could we every voyage to these distant galaxies?

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Intergalactic Voyages
Episode 385, March 9, 2023
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Intergalactic Voyages (Narration Only)

Cities in the future will need to be increasingly clever in how they operate, by utilizing more data collection, automation, and artificial intelligence to serve its citizens and businesses. 
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Smart Cities
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 392, April 27, 2023
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Smart Cities (Narration Only)

Our Universe is vast, ancient, and mysterious. It's no surprise that in our quest to explore and explain it, many misconceptions have arisen.
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 Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe 
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 394, May 11, 2023
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Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe

The goal of science is to understand and master the Universe around us, but could our skill grow so great that we could learn to warp reality itself?

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▬ Reality Warping Concepts  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 Intro
2:06 Warping Spacetime
4:58 Negative Mass
5:25 Spaceship Propulsion
8:41 Forcefields & Shields
11:07 Reversing Universal Expansion
12:17 Matter Creation
12:49  Super Strong Materials
14:14 Cloaking
15:17 Hammerspace
19:07 Tractor Beams
20:11 Time Manipulation & Stasis
24:20 Ultra-fast Communication
25:08 Vacuum Energy
25:48 Universe Creation
26:40 Probability Manipulation & Luck
27:47 Perpetual Civilizations

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Warping Reality
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 396, May 26, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
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Journey to Alpha Centauri (Narration Only)

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