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If everything is free, what’s still worth striving for? From replicators to reputation, we examine the surprising economics of a post-scarcity world.
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Credits:
The Economics of a Post-Scarcity Universe - What Happens When Everything Is Free?
Episode 730; July 3, 2025
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images 
Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:02 What Post-Scarcity Means Economically
5:10 Incentives Without Scarcity
8:17 Distribution, Duty, and Designed Idleness
14:27 Ownership and Property in a Post-Scarcity Economy
20:03 The Star Trek Economy & the Myth of a Moneyless Society
22:58 Wealth, Inheritance & Intergenerational Power
27:57 Upward Mobility and Inequality
29:02 Economic Failure Modes in Post-Scarcity
30:35 Where Economics Still Matters
33:02 The Infinite Price of a Meaningful Life

The Economics of a Post-Scarcity Universe - What Happens When Everything Is Free?

This series takes a look at concepts for everything from Terraforming Planets and Interstellar Colonization to more down to Earth matters like Arcologies and Planet Wide Cities before examining using black holes as power sources for starships.We then leap into the far distance future at the end of time to examine civilizations surviving around black holes after all the stars have died out.
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CS01 - Arcologies

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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Music by
Intro/Outro:
Sergey Cheremisinov
"Sirius"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Kevin MacLeod
"Spacial Winds"

Upward Bound: Getting into Space

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.

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

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Music by
Intro/Outro:
Sergey Cheremisinov
"Sirius"
Kai Engel
"Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Koalips
"Kvazar"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Kevin MacLeod
"Spacial Winds"
Lombus
"Amino"
Cory Gray
"Technological 1"

Upward Bound: Space Elevators

Many technologies are greatly anticipated and predicted, and promise to change our lives. Today we will be looking at some that get less fanfare, but hold the promise to change our lives in profound ways.

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Pierre Demet
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Stefan Blandin

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Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
Kai Engel, "Endless story about Sun and Moon"
Frank Dorittke, "Morninglight"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
AJ Prasad, "Aether"
Kevin MacLeod, "Spacial Winds"

Quiet Revolution

The concept of enhancing and augmenting animal minds & bodies to be able to use and understand human technology, known as Uplifting, has long fascinated us. Today in this two-part collaboration with John Michael Godier, we will explore this concept as well as the possibility of using such technology with alien races, the polar opposite of the classic Star Trek Prime Directive.

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Pierre Demet
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Stefan Blandin

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Andy Popescu
Connor Hogan
Edward Nardella
Eustratius Graham
Gregory Leal
Jefferson Eagley
Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
Mitch Armstrong
MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through"
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Markus Junnikkala, "We Roam the Stars"
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder 8"
Dexter Britain, "Seeing the Future"
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder 5"
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder 7"
Kai Engel, "Endless Story about Sun and Moon"
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder 3"
Kevin McLeod, "Space Xplorers"

Uplifting

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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Pierre Demet
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Stefan Blandin

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Luca de Rosa
Mark Warburton
Michael Gusevsky
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MolbOrg
Naomi Kern
Philip Baldock
Sigmund Kopperud
Steve Cardon
Tiffany Penner

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me the Odds"
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata"
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis"
Kai Engel, "January"
AJ Prasad, "Cold Shadows"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth"

Digital Death

Teleportation is a staple of science fiction, and today we will examine the idea to see if there are any ways under known science that might permit it, as well as discuss some novel uses for the technology that tend to be overlooked.

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Script Editors
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker

Music Supervisor
Luca De Rosa - lucaderosa2@live.com 

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Mobilize the Fleets" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Markus Junnikkala, 
"A Proud and Noble People"
Dexter Britain, "The Stars Are Out Interlude" https://dexterbritain.com
Kai Engel, "Snowfall Intro" https://soundcloud.com/anton-stanislavovich-fedchenkov
Koalips, "Kvazar" https://myspace.com/koalipsrus
Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser

Teleportation

To see deeper into space, we will need much bigger telescopes.
As astronomy seeks to find and study distant planets and peer further and more accurately into space and time, the limitations of ground based telescopes, especially optical telescopes, represents our largest barrier. Today we will examine what those limitations are, and ways to make vastly more enormous telescopes and arrays

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Credits:
Megatelescopes Season 4, Episode 19  Writers: Isaac Arthur Mark Warburton  Editors: Darius Said Jerry Guern Keith Blockus  Producer: Isaac Arthur  Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/artist/jakub_grygier  
Graphics Team: Jarred Eagley Jeremy Jozwik Justin Dixon Katie Byrne Luca DeRosa Mihail Yordanov Sam McNamara (Rapid Thrash) Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc  
Narrator: Isaac Arthur  Music Manager: Luca De Rosa  Music:  Stellardrone, "Billions And Billions" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com  Aerium, “Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ  Lombus, “Time Slip" https://soundcloud.com/lombusmusic  Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory Of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ 
Stellardrone, "Light Years" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com

Megatelescopes

As automation improves, what careers will be left for people?

Since the advent of technology, there have been concerns about it replacing jobs and leaving people without an income. Technological disruption has often eliminated entire industries. However, new fields of employment have always arisen to replace those, typically focusing more on training and skills, as machines have no minds and little flexibility. While artificial intelligence may one day change that, today we will examine what sort of jobs might be available to people in the future.

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Credits:
Jobs of the Future
Episode 147, Season 4 E33

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Dillon Olander
Evan Schultheis
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Sam MacNamara
Stuart Graham
Sigmund Kopperud
Matthew Campbell

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

Cover Artist:
Jakub Grygier

Graphics Team:
Ariesticnig
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Stellardrone, "Airglow" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Chris Zabriskie, "Stories About the World That Once Was" http://chriszabriskie.com
Markus Junnikkala, "Dark Pact" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Stellardrone, "A Moment Of Stillness" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
N.J. Mandaville, "Intrumental Background 1" https://soundcloud.com/nj-mandaville

Jobs Of The Future

Could we grow our foods in the heavens rather than on the earth?
In order to do serious exploration and colonization of space, we will need a source of food beyond Earth. But can we go beyond simply small hydroponic gardens to entire vast space farms in orbit of our planet, and could those farming on satellites and space stations eventually replace earth-based agriculture as our main food source at home?

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Upward Bound: Space Farming
Episode 148, Season 4 E34

Writers
Isaac Arthur

Editors
A.T. Long
Darius Said
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Sigmund Kopperud

Producer
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team
Ariesticnig
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Kristijan Tavcar
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Mihail Yordanov
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
A.J. Prasad, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/

Space Farming

A look at environments and ecology on truly massive space stations.
Check out Cheddar's video on Extinction: https://chdr.tv/youtu0277c
As we expand in space and build ever large space stations, true space habitats, we will need to incorporate ecosystems into them. However, such space habitats will have their own weather and cycles unlike those of Earth, and we will need to adapt to those unique conditions, which will vary by size and type. Today we will look at everything from smaller rotating habitats like Kaplana One and O'Neill Cylinders to vast structures such as Ringworlds, Supramundane Planets, Mega-Earths, and see the unique challenges each of them will offer us in the future.

See more of Bryan Versteeg's art at http://spacehabs.com
Check out Isaac's interview with John Micheal Godier at https://www.eventhorizonshow.com

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Credits:
Upward Bound:
The Environments of Space Habitats
Episode 157, Season 4 E43

Writers
Daniel McNamara
Isaac Arthur
Laura Graham
Mark Warburton
Stuart Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com

Editors:
A.T. Long
Gregory Leal https://www.gregschool.org/
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
Sigmund Kopperud

Producer:
Isaac Arthur

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

Graphics Team:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jarred Eagley 
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Mihail Yordanov
Mike Munt http://www.apogii.uk
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Stellardrone, "Belt of Orion" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Kai Engel, "Endless Story abut Sun and Moon" https://www.kai-engel.com/
Aerium, "Drowned Holodecks" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Serena Ellis, "Science" https://soundcloud.com/serenaelis
Stellardrone, "A Moment of Stillness" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com

The Environments Of Space Habitats

Many believe humanity's lies among the stars, colonizing distant planets around alien suns, or perhaps building artificial worlds, space habitats, and megastructures. But what if instead of traveling to worlds far away in outer space we create virtual worlds to live in instead, colonizing inner space? We will explore this possibility of simulated universes and what it might mean for humanity, and also ask if this might be a solution to the Fermi Paradox, the strange absence of other life in our own universe.

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox & Virtual Worlds: Colonizing Inner Space
Episode 167, Season 5 E01

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Alex Chamak
A.T. Long
Cooper de Ruiter
D. Hemanshi
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Evan Schultheis
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
Safia Postgate
Stuart Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com
Sigmund Kopperud
Matthew Campbell

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

Graphics by:
Bryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com
Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Mihail Yordanov
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Audio Editor:
Eric Schneider

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa  - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me The Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, "Pillars of Creation" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Marcus Warner, "The First Few Waves" https://marcuswarnermusic.bandcamp.com
Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Dont Lie To Inner Child" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Paradox Interactive, Andreas Waldetoft, "Faster Than Light" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Dracovallis, "Elven City" https://dracovallis.bandcamp.com/

The Fermi Paradox &  Virtual Worlds: Colonizing Inner Space

In order to get into space, we require either huge amounts of rocket fuel or dangerously powerful energy sources, making personal spacecraft a technology limited to science fiction. But by harnessing beamed power sources to run engines, we may be able to create a spaceplane cheap enough and safe enough that  anyone could have one in the future.
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Credits:
Upward Bound: Beam Powered Spaceships
Episode 192, Season 5 E27

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Darius Said
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
S Graham https://beyondnerva.wordpress.com
S. Kopperud

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

Graphics by:
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Stellardrone, "In Time" https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com
Scott Buckley, "Titan" http://www.scottbuckley.com.au
Kevin MacLeod, "Morning Snowflake"  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZXFhRIx6b0dFX3xS8L1yQ
Dan MacLeod, "Alpha Protocol" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through (Part II)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU

Beam Powered Spaceships

Discussion of advanced extraterrestrial civilizations often hinges on the idea that they may have ascended to a higher state or higher level of reality, and lost interest in us and the rest of the galaxy. While we can't know what technologies or enlightened paths they might have available, we can ask how realistic the portrayals of those aliens might be, and if this notion make sense as a Fermi Paradox solution.

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Alien Civilizations: Aloof Aliens
Episode 205, Season 5 E38

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Daniel McNamara
Darius Said
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell

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

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Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Martin Rezny, "Lifelight" https://soundcloud.com/martin-re-n-1
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Cold Shadow" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Paradox Interactive, "Distant Nebula" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Lombus, "Goldilocks Analemma" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Ross Bugden, "City Lights" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Aloof Aliens

There's many dangerous places on Earth, and everywhere off Earth is downright lethal, from the emptiness of space to the airless and radiation soaked Moon to the smoldering inferno of Venus, humanity can't visit them without protection. We'll see what options for spacesuits are under works and what options might emerge for even better ones in the distant future.

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Spacesuits & Extreme Environment Gear
Episode 206, Season 5 E41

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Wabrurton

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

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Isaac Arthur

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Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

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Aerium, "Docking Manouvers" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Paradox Interactive, "Abyss" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
AJ Prasad of Dark Future, "Staring Through (Part I) "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Naive" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Lombus, "Time Slip" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Reign Pagaran, "Distant Voyager"

Spacesuits

Venus is a desolate scorching world on which no life can exist. Yet if it can be cooled down, there is no other planet we know of more suitable for terraforming and colonization. We will examine methods of cooling Venus down and preparing it to be settled in the future.

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Winter on Venus
Episode 207, Season 5 E41

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
S. Kopperud

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

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Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
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Tristan3D

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Markus Junnikkala, "Hail the Victorious Dead" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Dan MacLeod, "Lucky" https://soundcloud.com/neptuneuk
Markus Junnikkala, "The Men Would love a good fight" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Lombus, "Doppler Shores" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Paradox Interactive, "In Search of Life" https://www.paradoxplaza.com
Ross Bugden, "Revelation" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQKGLOK2FqmVgVwYferltKQ

Winter On Venus

The ability to link mind and machine has long been the realm of science fiction, but now improvements in our understanding may allow us to network brain to computer in the near future. Companies like Neurolink have begun to explore how to link our neurons to machine, and we'll explore now such neural interfaces might function and how they might change our lives. 

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Neurolink Paper, "An integrated brain-machine interface platform with thousands of channels": https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/703801v1

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Mind-Machine Interfaces
Episode 209, Season 5 E43

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said

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

Produced & Narrated by: 
Isaac Arthur

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator

Mind-Machine Interfaces

From the most basic rockets to future ships designed for interstellar or even intergalactic flight, spaceship design is all about mission purpose, available technology, and keeping your crew safe and comfortable. 

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Spaceship Design, Episode 212, Season 5 E46

Written by:
Evan Schultheis
Isaac Arthur
Victoria Kelly

Editors:
Darius Said
David Schultz
Derek Hightower
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

Cover Art:
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Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

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Isaac Arthur

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Spaceship Design

The Fermi Paradox asks why we don't see any alien civilizations with our SETI efforts. The Late Filters are common solution suggested, that intelligent species may often arise but either destroy themselves or unwilling or incapable of interstellar travel to reach new worlds and colonize the galaxy.

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The Fermi Paradox Great Filters: Late Filters
Episode 213, Season 5 E47

Written by: 
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker
Phonetic Failure
Victoria Kelly 

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

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Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

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Lombus, "Cosmic Soup" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
Markus Junnikkala, "A Memory of Earth" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
AJ Prasad, "Aether" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com
AJ Prasad, "Staring Through" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA8-7qwaEPU

The Fermi Paradox: Late Filters (Narration Only)

Fire is often considered the foundation of human technology, but there may be many worlds on which it would not be likely to practical, such an ocean planets, and on which intelligent life like Dolphins might emerge. Could such worlds host technological civilizations anyway? Or would they be forever stuck at little to no technology?

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The Fermi Paradox: Could Technology Develop Without Fire?
Episode 220a

Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

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