A Galaxy of trillion of worlds, all separated by vast gulfs of time and space, it is very easy for pioneers and colonists to disappear. But what happens to these lost space colonies?

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Rogue Civilizations: Lost Space Colonies
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 342a, May 15, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Curt Hartung
Jason Burbank
Keith Blockus

Graphics:
Darth Biomech
Jeremy Jozwik
Ken York
Sergio Botero
Tytus Grabowski
Udo Schroeter

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

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

Lost Space Colonies

Our capability to render virtual realities better and better makes it seem likely one day we could simulate our world flawlessly, and perhaps our minds too. If so, perhaps we will in the future... and perhaps we already did in the past.

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What are Ancestor Simulations... and are we living in one?
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 345, June 2, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

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

Graphics:
Darth Biomech
Jeremy Jozwik
Udo Schroeter

Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
also featuring "Moonstead" by Eric Smith (Rak)

What Are Ancestor Simulations... And Are We Living In One (Narration Only)

What Are Ancestor Simulations... And Are We Living In One

In the future humanity may build enormous structures, feats of mega-engineering that may rival planets or even be of greater scope. This episode catalogs roughly 100 major types of Megastructure, from those that are cities in space to those that rival galaxies.

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The Megastructure Compendium
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 346, June 9, 2022
Written & Produced by Isaac Arthur
Narrated by Isaac Arthur & Sarah Fowler Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Graeme Kilshaw
Sarah Fowler Arthur
Sig’unnr’s Deluge

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

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg
Fishy Tree
Jarred Eagley
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana
Justin Dixon
Katie Byrne
Ken York Ken York of YD Visual https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/
Mafic Studios
Mike Munt (Apogii)
Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gcJarred Eagley
Stephen Huck
Steve Bowers
Udo Schroeter

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

The Megastructure Compendium (Narration Only)

The Megastructure Compendium

The Silurian Hypothesis contemplates how long the ruins of a civilization would be detectable, on Earth or even other worlds, and if we could ever know if a world had once been inhabited by a technological civilization. 

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The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces of Humanity will be Left 50 Million Years from Now?
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 346a, June 12, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane

Graphics:
Darth Biomech
Jarred Eagley

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

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The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces Of Humanity Will Be Left in 50 Million Years (Narration Only)

The Silurian Hypothesis: What Traces Of Humanity Will Be Left 50 Million Years From Now?

We continue our discussion of surveying for habitable exoplanets by touring our possible option for interstellar probes, dumb and smart, flyby and protracted orbital.
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Interstellar Probes
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 347, June 16, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
David McFarlane
Keith Blockus
Sig'Unnr

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

Graphics by: 
Jeremy Jozwik
Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

Music Courtesy of 
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"Red Giant", "Billions and Billions", "Cosmic Sunrise", "The Night Sky in Motion"
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"Expedtion" & "So Many Stars"

Interstellar Probes

Interstellar Probes (Narration Only)

Science Fiction has shown us humanity exploring the stars at hundreds of times faster than light speed, but what if the fastest ships we can make never even reach a hundredth of light speed? Can we still settle the galaxy and what will that colonization entail?

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Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Episode 348, June 23, 2022
Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur

Editors:
Darius Said
David McFarlane
Jason BurbankDavid McFarlane
Keith Blockus
Sig'Unnr

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

Graphics:
Bryan Versteeg
Jeremy Jozwik
Legiontech Studios
Rapid Thrash
Sergio Botero
Udo Schroeter

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