Fictional portrayals of alien invasion or reports of alien sightings and abductions often imply motives which on inspection make little sense... unless perhaps the true purpose was mischief. 

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Alien Civilizations: Annoying Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 298a; July 11, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Annoying Aliens

Science Fiction often shows us aliens who look much like humans, and suggest this is a result of convergent evolution to useful traits. But is such convergence to the human form or mind likely with extraterrestrial life?

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Convergent Evolution
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 313, October 21, 2021

Written by:
Curt Hartung
Isaac Arthur

Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Keith Blockus

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Convergent Evolution (Narration Only)

Artificial Intelligence offers many challenges, including criminals using AI to break the law, but also of AI, robots, and androids becoming criminals themselves.

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Criminal AI
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 314, October 28, 2021

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 Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern

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Criminal AI (Narration Only)

Criminal AI

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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A.T. Long
Keith Blockus
Sig’unnr

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Solar System Colonization Strategies

Many feel Humanity walks a thin line between needing ambition to develop and being so aggressive we destroy ourselves. Could aliens civilizations exist that were even more belligerent than us?

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Alien Civilizations: Belligerent Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 317; November 18, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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A.T. Long
Matthew Campbell

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Belligerent Aliens

As our civilization has expanded outward we find ourselves running out of new room to settle and farm, and often look to other worlds as an option, but perhaps our farms can rise vertically much as many of our buildings have.

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Vertical Farming
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 321, December 16, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Vertical Farming (Narration Only)

Every year has new challenges, every generation faces its own unique crises, and as we move into the New Year, we will look at the challenges facing us in the next century and out Top 10 Predictions for life in the year 2121.

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Challenges & Predictions for the Next 100 Years
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 323, December 30, 2021
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Konstantin Sokerin
Yamagishi

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Challenges & Predicitons For The Next 100 Years

Solar power has been promised for decades as bringing us a bright future, and at last is beginning to see widespread use. What new innovations and opportunities await Solar in the decade to come?

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Alien: Civilizations: Hibernating Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 325, January 13, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Keith Blockus
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Yamagishi
Evan Schultheis

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The Future Of Solar Power

Clandestine conspiracies and covert alien activity are popular theories involving UFO & UAP sightings as well as in science fiction, but what would covert alien activity look like?

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Alien Civilizations: Clandestine & Covert Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 334, March 17, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Israel Debro
Jason Burbank

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Covert Aliens

The Moon may one day be colonized and grow to be covered in domes and bases spanning the entire once-barren surface, a single mega-city sprawling not just over the surface, but deep below too.

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Moon: Mega-City
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 335; March 24, 2022
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Jason Burbank
S. Kopperud
David McFarlane

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