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The Upward Bound Series looking at launch vehicles and megastructures for getting into Space, as well as some awesome projects we might engage in while up there.

Upward Bound Series (Narration Only)

Upward Bound

A series looking at concepts for truly huge structures that we might see in the future. This is an audio-only compilation of videos created originally for Youtube, and is best watched rather than listened to, the video playlist can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQLDwY-LT_o&list=PLIIOUpOge0LtW77TNvgrWWu5OC3EOwqxQ

MS10 Matrioshka Brains

MS09 Nicoll - Dyson Beams

MS08 Shkadov Thrusters

MS07 Hoopworlds

MS06 Discworlds

MS04 Rotating Habitats

MS03 Launch Loops And Mass Drivers

MS02 Skyhooks

MS01 Orbital Rings And Space Elevators

Our second installment of a new series looking at Faster Than Light, or FTL, concepts and technologies. In this episode we look at the Tachyon, a hypothetical superluminal particle than can travel back in time as well as looking at what theory tells us about Time Travel and Temporal Paradoxes.

FTL02 - Tachyons And Time Travel

The first installment in a new series discussing alternative means of getting in space, from better rockets to massive structures like Space Elevators, Skyhooks, and Launch Loops.

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Upward Bound: Getting into Space (Narration Only)

In this episode we examine the concept of a Space Elevator, a popular piece of developing technology designed to lift people and cargo into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. We will look at technology as well as many of the misconceptions about Space Elevators which have emerged.

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/dc8_AuzeYKE

"The physics of the space elevator", P. K. Aravind:
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/d402/ba5f97884b7398ae2a1ff79136f9c1a03993.pdf

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Upward Bound: Space Elevators (Narration Only)

In this episode we examine the Skyhooks and Rotovators, technology designed to lift grab spaceplanes or rockets at far slower speeds than normal and lift them into space at a fraction of normal launch costs. 

Watch the video: https://youtu.be/TlpFzn_Y-F0

Boeing's "Hypersonic Airplane Space Tether Orbital Launch -- HASTOL":
http://www.niac.usra.edu/files/library/meetings/annual/jun01/391Grant.pdf

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Upward Bound: Skyhooks (Narration Only)

This episode feature Mass Drivers, Space Guns, and other means of rapidly accelerating a spaceship up to orbital speeds without a rocket. We will explore the basic concepts, the engineering issues, and the potential cost & safety advantages & disadvantages along with how these devices can be used in tandem with other systems we have looked at.

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Mass Drivers (Narration Only)

A look at methods for predicting the future, how plausible they are and what hurdles they face, with a focus on Isaac Asimov's concept of Psychohistory, from the classic Foundation series.

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Season 3, episode 21
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

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Tiffany Penner

Psychohistory (Narration Only)

The Launch Loop is a type of space vehicle launch assist mechanism that allows us to transfer vast amounts of energy and  momentum from ground based generators to a launch vehicle high in the upper atmosphere.

Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/J1MAg0UAAHg

View Lofstrom's 2009 updated paper:
http://slides.launchloop.com//launchloop.pdf

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Launch Loops (Narration Only)

Today we look at using Space Towers, Buoyant Structures, Airships, and Space Fountains as means of launching spaceships, as well as their other applications to create enormous structures that normal materials could never permit.

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Space Towers (Narration Only)

The Orbital Ring is a type of launch-assist system that goes beyond moving small ships and crews into space and allows cheap movement of bulk cargo up to space, into orbit, and beyond.

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Orbital Rings (Narration Only)

We return to the Megastructures series to examine the the concept of a Dyson Sphere, a means of enclosing a star to gather all of it energy. We will look at myths and misconceptions about Dyson Spheres, as well as a number of additional purposes they can be put to, from allowing interstellar travel to generating black holes or running computers large enough to simulate whole Universes.

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Dyson Spheres (Narration Only)

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In the previous episode we saw how civilizations might not simply survive after all the stars in the Universe had died, but might indeed  thrive far better during the Black Hole Era of the Universe. Today, we will go beyond even the Dark Era to examine the concepts or Iron Star Civilizations, Boltzmann Brains, Reversible Computing, and even reversing Entropy itself.

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Civilizations at the End of Time: Iron Stars (Narration Only)

We continue our look at possible explanations why life may be very rare in the Universe by examining our planet itself, and looking at which of its characteristic might be important to intelligence developing and how improbable those traits are for a given planet in a given solar system.

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Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Rare Earth (Narration Only)

Force fields are a staple of science fiction, but usually regarded as only science fiction, not science fact. Today we'll examine the notion and see what options we might have inside known science, as well as what alternatives might achieve similar effects.

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Force Fields (Narration Only)

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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Hidden Aliens (Narration Only)

We begin the new Outward Bound series by discussing the Colonization of Mars, and survey all the colonizing and terraforming options from the early settlement days to the far future and a Green Mars. 

We will also look at alternatives to terraforming which might make more sense for Mars, like bioforming the people to the environment, rather than terraforming it to our environment.

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Colonizing Mars (Narration Only)

We continue our look at colonizing the solar system by visiting Venus, and exploring both the options for vast floating habitats in the upper atmosphere as well as full terraforming of the planet.

Watch the Video Version: https://youtu.be/BI-old7YI4I

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Dan McLeod, "Vacuum"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"

Colonizing Venus

It is often thought that if we cure aging or find out how to upload a human mind that humans will be immortal. Today we will examine that notion and see how well it holds up against astronomical timelines.

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Digital Death (Narration Only)

Today we discuss the concept of trade throughout a colonized solar system, and ask how viable it is and what challenged it faces.

While Interplanetary trade faces many challenges, Interstellar Trade faces even more, this episode will seek to examine in detail what can be traded between worlds, what probably can't, and what technologies might impact that.

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Interplanetary Trade (Narration Only)

In memory of Carl Sagan, this episode will review many of the topics he covered during his career and see what what we've learned about the Cosmos and its inhabitants since then.

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Tiffany Penner

Cosmic Ocean (Narration Only)

A look at creating artificial planets, ones vastly bigger than Earth.
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We return to the Megastructures series to discuss various ways of creating artificial planets, the special issues with making an Earth-like planet much larger or smaller than Earth, and the maximum size they can be, potentially larger than entire solar systems. 

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Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Mega Earths (Narration Only)

Jupiter and its moon are a rarely considered prospect for colonization, but potentially the ripest opportunity for it in the solar system. In this episode of the Outward Bound series we will examine the options for colonizing each of Jupiter's primary moons and even discuss ways to colonize the giant planet itself.

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Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Colonizing Jupiter (Narration Only)

A look at the concept of Self-Replicating Machines, Universal Assemblers, von Neumann Probes, Grey Goo, and Berserkers. While we will discuss the basic concept and some on-Earth applications like Medical Nanotechnology our focus will be on space exploration and colonization aspects.

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Self - Replicating Machine (Narration Only)

Today we take a trip inward, to explore Sun-Scorched Mercury.

Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun, a seeming airless wasteland little discussed in conversations about colonizing our solar system. Today we will challenge that, and show that Mercury may be one of the most promising places for humanity to make new homes on.

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Credits:
Outward Bound: Colonizing Mercury
Season 4, Episode 23

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

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Darius Said
Derek Hightower
Edward Nardella
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Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Kristijan Tavar
Mihail Yordanov
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Koalips, "Kvazar" http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Koalips/
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Colonizing Mercury (Narration Only)

A look at the possibility of future civilizations rising and falling. 
It's long been observed that empires tend to rise and fall in a seeming cycle, never identical but sharing many similarities. Today we will examine the idea that this may be the reason that we have encountered no advanced civilizations in our own galaxy, and that the solution the Fermi Paradox, as to why we have seen no alien civilizations, may be that they are caught in a perpetual loop. Unable or unwilling to use technology which might allow them to travel the cosmos. We will also consider if such a loop may await us, or that we are already in it.

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox: Cyclic Apocalypses
Season 4, Episode 24

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors
A.T. Long
Darius Said
Dillon Olander
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team:
Darth Biomech
Justin Dixon
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Kristijan Tavar

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa

Music:
Miguel Johnson, "Attack on the Colonies" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
Stellardrone, "A Moment Of Stillness" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Miguel Johnson, "The Endless Dark" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me The Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
H.S. Crow, "Night King" https://www.hscrowofficial.com
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2I19QUIXA

Cyclic Apocalypses (Narration Only)

Technology may one day grant us a Utopia in which virtually all tasks are performed by robots and artificial intelligence. In such a post-scarcity civilization, people may have difficulty finding a purpose to existence. Today we will explore how this may come about, what the consequences of this existential threat might be, and what purposes people may find for themselves in such a  future.

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Credits:
Post-Scarcity Civilizations: Purpose
ep 140 Season 4, Episode 26

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Darius Said
Dillon Olander 
Jerry Guern
Justin Dixon
Mark Warburton
Matthew  Acker
Matthew Campbell


Producer:
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team
Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Ken York
Kristijan Tavcar

Narrator
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Dracovallis, "Cynthia" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/
Stellardrone, "Breathe In The Light" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Chris Zabriskie, "A New Day in a New Sector" http://chriszabriskie.com
Kai Engel, "Morbid_Imagination"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2I19QUIXA

Purpose (Narration Only)

A visit to Ceres and the Asteroid Belt.
Ceres, a dwarf planet amid the Asteroid Belt, hold the potential to be the hub of a vast mining and manufacturing network in the Belt, as well as potentially growing the food to support future colonists. Today we'll look at colonizing Ceres and asteroid mining, faming in space, and a potential distant future of a developed asteroid belt.

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Credits:
Outward Bound: Colonizing Ceres
141 Season 4 Episode 26

Writers
Isaac Arthur

Editors
A.T. Long
Derek Hightower
Evan Schultheis
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Oliver Epsom
Sigmund Kopperud
Stuart Graham

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team:
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Ken York
Kristijan Tavcar
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Sam MacNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca De Rosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon"  https://www.kai-engel.com/
Stellardrone, "Last Day On Earth" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Epic Mountain, "Rising Sky" https://soundcloud.com/epicmountain
Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Phase Shift, "Forest Night" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift/_/Enigmatic
Lombus, "Amino" https://lombus.bandcamp.com

Colonizing Ceres (Narration Only)

Today we will begin our look at the spaceships we might use for colonizing interstellar space in the future. In order to cover the vast distances between even the nearest stars in our galaxy within the boundaries of known physics, we need vessels able to voyage at high speeds for very long periods of time while carrying everything they need to colonize another solar system, a concept typically known as a space ark or generation ship. We will explore the challenges and options for such a vessel, as well as some alternative approaches to the problem.

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Credits:
Generation Ships
142, Season 4 Episode 27

Writers
Isaac Arthur

Editors
A.T. Long
Darius Said
Evan Schultheis
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Sigmund Kopperud

Producer
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team: 
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Kristijan Tavcar
Sam McNamara https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Sergio Botero

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager: 
Luca De Rosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Plotting a Course" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Phase Shift, "Forest Night" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift/_/Enigmatic
Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Stellardrone, "Between the Rings" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Denny Shneidemesser, "Constellations" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser
Koalips, "Kvazar"  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Koalips/
Ayreon, "The Theory of Everything" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCihO6uVisilu1mn4x2u-HOA

Generation Ships (Narration Only)

An Introduction to our Upward Bound Series looking at launch vehicles and megastructures for getting into Space, as well as some awesome projects we might engage in while up there.