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In the future we will rely ever more on Artificial Intelligence to run our civilization, but what role will AI and computers playing in governing?

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Credits:
AI Run Government
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 284; April 1, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors: 
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Campbell, Defender of Earth
Konstantin Sokerin

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AI Run Government (Narration Only)

Drake's Equation lies at the core of the Fermi Paradox and SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, but is it a good guide in our search for aliens, and what does modern astronomy tell us about the probabilities of finding life on exoplanets?

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox: Drake's Equation
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 285, April 8, 2021

Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Writers:
Alexander T. Long
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern

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The Fermi Paradox :Drakes Equation (Narration Only)

The Fermi Paradox contemplates the weirdness of our galaxy seemingly being devoid of intelligent alien life, but Many Worlds Theory, Multiverses, Parallel Universe, and Alternate Realities may radically alter our thinking on Aliens & SETI.

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 288; April 29, 2021

Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Script Editors: 
Alexander T. Long
Jason Burbank

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

The Fermi Paradox: Multiverse (Narration Only)

Arcologies are type of future giant buildings, towns, or off-world outposts where architecture meets ecology and contains entirely self-sufficient communities, from homes to farms and factories.

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Arcology Design
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 291, May 20, 2021

Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Anne Kopperud
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Keith Blockus

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Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Katie Byrne
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
LegionTech Studios
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc
SpaceResourcesCGI
Udo Schroeter

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Reign Pagaran:
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Arcology Design (Narration Only)

Our Sun constantly froths with sunspots and solar flares, many larger than our planet, and yet these are dwarfed by Coronal Mass Ejections, such as the Carrington Event of 1859, which would have wiped out our communication and electric grid had it occurred today. For all of that, our Sun is far less volatile than most stars, and this may be a factor in why Earth has a technological civilization.

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The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 292, May 27, 2021

Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg
Keith Blockus

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The Fermi Paradox: Solar Flares (Narration Only)

Teaming up with the machines we’ve designed and created has boosted our production and let us attempt things we never could have before, but as Artificial Intelligence emerges, what will Human-Machine Teaming come to look like?

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Credits:
Human-Machine Teaming
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 307, September 9, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Brent Winslow
Jason Burbank
Keith Blockus
Rob Seater

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

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Human-Machine Teaming (Narration Only)

Science fiction is full of stealthy spaceships able to cloak or hide from detection, but will stealth ships be possible in the future?

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Credits:
Stealth Spaceships
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 307a, September 12, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Andy Nelson
A.T. Long
Jerry Guern
Matthew Campbell

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Stealth Spaceships (Narration Only)

Megastructures of the future may range in size from cities to entire galaxies, and must be built to withstand damage and time, but how is this done and what happens when a megastructure dies?

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Credits:
Megastructure Death
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 308, September 16, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Curt Hartung
Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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

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Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
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Udo Schroeter
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Megastructure Death (Narration Only)

The Universe seems empty of alien civilizations, but could they simply be hiding, and if so, how would they do so?

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Credits:
The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 309, September 23, 2021
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
A.T. Long
Jerry Guern
Jason Burbank
Keith Blockus

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Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
LegionTech Studios

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The Fermi Paradox: Hidden Alien Civilizations (Narration Only)

Many dream of a future with lots of money, other where currency is a thing of the past, a prosperous post-scarcity civilization, but could such a future be possible? And what would a society without money be like?

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Credits:
A Future Without Money
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 310, September 30, 2021

Written by Isaac Arthur & Jerry Guern 

Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Dillon Olander
Jason Burbank
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin

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Udo Schroeter

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A Future Without Money (Narration Only)

An in-depth survey of the various technologies for spaceship propulsion, both from those we can expect to see in a few years and those at the edge of theoretical science. We'll break them down to basics and familiarize ourselves with the concepts.
Note: I made a rather large math error about the Force per Power the EmDrive exerts at 32:10, initial tentative results for thrust are a good deal higher than I calculated compared to a flashlight
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"Seeing the Future"
Frank Dorittke
"Morninglight"
Dexter Britain
"After The Week I've Had"
Chris Zabriskie
“Mario Bava sleeps in a little later than he expected to”
Kvazar
"Koalips"
Kai Engel
"Snowfall"
Kevin MacLeod
“Spacial Winds”
Phase Shift
“Forest Night”
Brandon Liew
"Into the Storm"

The Spaceship Propulsion Compendium

Astronomers have been looking for signs of extraterrestrial signals for decades, and not yet found any. Today we will examine the notion of Interstellar Beacons and ask just how far away you can be heard if you want to be.

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Credits & Notes:
Alien Beacons
Season 4, Episode 17

Writers:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Edward Nardella
Keith Blockus
Jerry Guern
Mark Warburton
Sigmund Kopperud

Producer
Isaac Arthur

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

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Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Justin Dixon
Luuk Warringa
Nick Nieuwoudt
Sergio Botero: https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Narrator:
Isaac Arthur

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

Music:
Markus Junnikkala, "Mobilize The Fleets" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/
Aerium, "2 Drowned Holodecks" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Denny Schneidemesser, "Echoes" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser
Miguel Johnson, "Alone in the Dark" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
Dan Macleod, "The End" https://neptuneuk.bandcamp.com/track/imperium
Markus Junnikkala,
"They Muddy the Water" 
Aerium, "Parks"
Denny Schneidemesser, "Acervus Vastatio"

Alien Beacons

The idea of spaceships or other machines that were essentially alive and able to repair and operate themselves has long been a popular one in science fiction. We'll take a look today at how that might be possible in the future, what advantages it would have for interplanetary or interstellar colonization, and how it might lead to entire artificial ecosystems dwelling in the void of space.
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Credits:
Space Whales & Bioships
Episode 195, Season 5 E30

Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jerry Guern https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TPBJSXF/

Editors:
Darius Said
Keith Blockus

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
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music:
Michael Wark, "Embryonic Universe" https://www.amazon.com/Embryonic-Universe-Michael-Wark/dp/B079PNX1B9
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars" https://soundcloud.com/migueljohnsonmjmusic
Aerium, "Fifth Star of Aldebaran" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Laybrinth" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Chris Zabriskie, "Cylinder Nine" http://chriszabriskie.com
Phase Shift, "Forest Night" https://www.last.fm/music/Phase+Shift/_/Enigmatic

Space Whales (Narration Only)

We continue our discussion of the Boltzmann Brain - a hypothetical randomly assembled mind rather than an evolved one - by looking at the Anthropic Principle and the Fine-Tuned Universe Theory, alternative ways of viewing the probability of our existence than the classic Copernican Principle. 
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Credits:
Boltzmann Brains, Part 2: The Anthropic Principle
Episode 195b, Season 5 E30b

Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jade Tan-Holmes

Script Editor:
Olly Epsom

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Jade Tan-Holmes

Music:
Markus Junnikkala,
"Plotting a Course" & "We Roam the Stars"
https://www.markusjunnikkala.com

Boltzmann Brains

Alien Invasions have been a staple of science fiction for years, with motherships and UFOs assaulting Earth, but how realistic is such a thing? We'll take a look at what might motivate an attack, how it might happen, what alternatives might make more sense, and what might prevent extraterrestrials from trying.

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Credits:
Invasive Aliens
Episode 196, Season 5 E31

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Campbell 
S. Kopperud

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

Graphics by:
LegionTech Studios https://hades9.com
Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@live.com

Music
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

Invasive Aliens (Narration Only)

Natural disasters can topple civilizations, even in modern times, but with more and more technology civilizations become more robust and capable of predicting future calamities and preventing such ruin. So what other threats face spacefaring civilizations, both at the interplanetary and interstellar scale?

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Credits:
Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations
Episode 197, Season 5 E32

Written by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Stuart Graham
Matt Campbell

Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier

Graphics by:
Bryan Versteeg
Fishy Tree
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
Sergio Botero

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa

Music:
Paradox Interactive, "The Titan" 
Kai Engel, "Endless Story About Sun and Moon" 
Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" 
Aerium, "Waters of Atlantis" 
Stellardrone, "Crystal Spheres" 
Marcus Warner, "The First Few Waves" 
Epic Mountain, "Space Travel"

Threats to Interplanetary & Interstellar Civilizations (Narration Only)

Nuclear Fusion holds the potential to free us of so many of the constraints offered by everything from fossil fuels to renewable energy option like wind and solar, if we can just get it working. Today we'll look at the challenges facing us in terms of the physics and engineering, the various possible reactors like the Tokamak, Poylwell, NFI, and more, and see what a bright future fusion might offers us.

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Credits:
Fusion: Powering a Brighter Future
Episode 198, Season 5 E33

Written by: 
Isaac Arthur

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

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

Graphics by: 
Bryan Verteeg http://spacehabs.com
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Fusion (Narration Only)

Science Fiction has long contemplated the idea that alien life not based on carbon chemistry such as silicon might exist on distant and strange worlds, or might be made to exist advanced biological engineering. What would such life be like?

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Alien Civilizations: Non-Carbon Based Life
Episode 234, Season 6 E16

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Jerry Guern

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Darius Said
Keith Blockus

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Non-Carbon Based Life (Narration Only)

Parallel Universes, Multiverses, Alternate Timeline & Realities are the focus of many theories of physics and popular science & science fiction.  

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Parallel Universes & Alternate Realities
Episode 238; May 14, 2020

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Isaac Arthur

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Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Matthew Acker

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Parallel Universe & Alternate Realities (Narration Only)

The genesis and origin of life may require a very rare and delicate mixture of certain chemicals. One of those is phosphorus, and trying to figure out how we ever got enough of it in Earth's primordial soup for life to form in the first place has long puzzled scientists. We will also discuss the recent discovery of Phosphine Gas in Venus's Atmosphere

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The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 257; September 24 20, 2020
Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur
Written by Isaac Arthur & Jerry Guern

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Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
S. Kopperud

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The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem (Narration Only)

We typically imagine interstellar civilizations as vastly superior in technology to modern times, but could the future see planets colonized by spaceships little better than our modern ones? Could some alien worlds allow space travel to develop far sooner and easier than it did on Earth? Or could civilizations abandon more advanced technology?

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Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 260; October 15, 2020
Written, Produced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Darius Said
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus
Konstantin Sokerin

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Low-Tech Spacefaring Civilizations (Narration Only)

As we move into space we prepare not just to settle the Moon and Mars, but stretch our reach out to other stars and settle the galaxy, becoming an interstellar species.

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Becoming an Interstellar Species
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 271; December 31, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
Matthew Campbell
Jason Burbank
Keith Blockus

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Becoming an Interstellar Species (Narration Only)

Our Universe is billions of years older than our planet, and we often contemplate alien civilizations that might have arisen early than us in our galaxy, but just how early could life have arisen?

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Civilizations at the Beginning of Time
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 272; January 7, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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

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Civilizations At The Beginning Of Time (Narration Only)

Cryonic freezing offers a pathway to reap future medical technologies today by preserving someone for future restoration, but what would the impact of this technology be on civilization?

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Interstellar Navigation
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 269; December 17, 2020
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Jason Burbank
Jerry Guern
Keith Blockus

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Cryonics: Frozen Civilizations (Narration Only)

Machines may help bring about a Post-Scarcity Utopia, assuming they don't take over instead, and we dream of a future that is a Post-Scarcity Utopia, but its dark reflection is the Post-Discontent society, one where through deception or brainwashing people do not even known how they are being deprived or oppressed. 

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Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies  
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 273a; January 17, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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

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Machine Overlords & Post-Discontent Societies (Narration Only)

Water is one of the most common substances in the Universe, and Earth has far more seas than land and life arose in the ocean first. Planets covered entirely in water may be common and abundant with life, including intelligence extraterrestrial life.

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Credits:
Alien Civilization: Oceanic Aliens
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 274; January 21, 2021
Produced, Written, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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

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Udo Schroeter

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