After over half a century, it is time to return to the Moon, and use its vast resources as a bridge to countless new worlds. 

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In Situ Resource Utilization: Lunar Mining, Processing & Refining 
Episode 402, July 6, 2023

Produced, Written & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Brianna Brownell
David McFarlane
John Kross

Lunar Mining, Processing & Refining (Narration Only)

A Space Elevator on the Moon, made of mundane materials, could be built with modern technology, and allow ultra-cheap freight off the Moon.
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Lunar Space Elevator
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 406, August 3, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

Lunar Space Elevator (Narration Only)

The ability to get a strike force anywhere and fast is of vast strategic value, and the future may dropships landing anywhere on a planet within minutes.

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Dropships & Drop Pods
Episode 405, July 27, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Konstantin Sokerin

Dropships & Drop Pods (Narration Only)

Eons from now the last stars will be born, living trillions of years before they too fade out, and in the gathering darkness will come the final sunset on the last planet.

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The Last Planet August
Episode 407, August 10, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Lukas Konecny

The Last Planet (Narration Only)

In the future we may deploy armies of cybernetic superhumans to fight our battles, people so augmented they could tear through walls or dodge bullets. But would these invincible warriors be willing to fight for mundane humans, or merely fight each other to rule us?

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Cyborg Armies 
Episode 407a, August 13, 2023

Produced, Written & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

Cyborg Armies (Narration Only)

To celebrate 750,000 subscribers we're taking a look at the benefits and disadvantages of settling and terraforming planets vs constructing megastructure space habitats

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Planets vs Megastructures
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 406b, August 6, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Planets vs Megastructures (Narration Only) - SFIA 750,000 Subscriber Special Edition

Humanity has evolved in the face of much hardship and turmoil, and invented technologies to aid us, but could an end to hardships be our undoing and cause us to devolve?

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Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s 
Episode 409, August 24, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Jerry Guern
Donagh Broderick
David McFarlane

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Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"

Human Devolution: Morlocks & C.H.U.D.s (Narration Only)

Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key to reaching and creating new worlds?
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Comet Mining
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 408, August 17, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

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Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Between the Rings"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", Forgotten Stars"
Miguel Johsnon, "So Many Stars"
Taras Karkavyi, "Alpha and ..."

Comet Mining

Comets have awed, amazed, and even terrified humanity for thousands of years, with many believing they heralded the end of the world, but could they be the key to reaching and creating new worlds?
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Comet Mining
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 408, August 17, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Comet Mining (Narration Only)

Many millennia from now we may have journeyed out to colonize billions and billions of planets in our galaxy, but every journey has to start somewhere.

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Credits: Near Term Space Colonization 
Episode 410, August 31, 2023
Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Jason Snyder

Editors:
David McFarlane

Near Term Space Colonization (Narration Only)

To travel between the stars requires vast amounts of fuel and energy, but as it turns out, the ocean of night in deep space is full of fuel, if you can collect it along the way.

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Credits:  Bussard Ramjet Starship Drive
Episode 411b, September 10, 2023
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

The Last Planet (Narration Only)

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