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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

By: Isaac Arthur
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Summary

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur explores humanity’s long-term future through space exploration, advanced technology, and big-picture science. Hosted by National Space Society President Isaac Arthur, each episode uses real science and careful speculation to examine space colonization, megastructures, artificial intelligence, post-scarcity economies, and the physics shaping civilization beyond Earth.

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Episodes
  • Terraforming the Asteroids: Turning Rubble into Worlds (Narration Only)

    Terraforming the Asteroids: Turning Rubble into Worlds (Narration Only)
    Nov 14 2026

    What if humanity's first terraformed worlds aren't planets at all? Discover how tiny asteroids could become vast habitats, thriving ecosystems, and entire civilizations built among the stars.


    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur

    Checkout Self-Replicating Spacecraft and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection


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    🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur

    💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE

    Credits:

    Terraforming the Asteroids Turning Rubble into Worlds

    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

    Graphics from: Fishy Tree, Ken York, Sergio Botero, Jeremy Jozwik, and Bryan Versteeg

    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images


    Chapters


    0:00 Intro

    3:59 The Raw Material of Worlds

    9:46 Engineering a Micro-World

    22:11 Space Industry

    23:09 Power, Industry, and the Economics of Turning Rocks into Real Estate

    28:01 The Light of Little Worlds



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    30 mins
  • Terraforming the Asteroids: Turning Rubble into Worlds

    Terraforming the Asteroids: Turning Rubble into Worlds
    Nov 14 2026

    What if humanity's first terraformed worlds aren't planets at all? Discover how tiny asteroids could become vast habitats, thriving ecosystems, and entire civilizations built among the stars.


    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur

    Checkout Self-Replicating Spacecraft and our Space Industry Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/space-industry-collection


    🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/

    🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net

    ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur

    ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur

    👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/

    📣 Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/

    🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur

    💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE

    Credits:

    Terraforming the Asteroids Turning Rubble into Worlds

    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

    Graphics from: Fishy Tree, Ken York, Sergio Botero, Jeremy Jozwik, and Bryan Versteeg

    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images


    Chapters


    0:00 Intro

    3:59 The Raw Material of Worlds

    9:46 Engineering a Micro-World

    22:11 Space Industry

    23:09 Power, Industry, and the Economics of Turning Rocks into Real Estate

    28:01 The Light of Little Worlds



    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    31 mins
  • Reusable Rockets: The Gateway to Space

    Reusable Rockets: The Gateway to Space
    Nov 12 2026

    Landing a rocket is impressive. Making it cheap and reliable enough to fly again and again is what could open the Solar System.

    🚀 Explore Future, the new Cell to Singularity expansion developed with scientific input from Isaac Arthur: https://celltosingularity.onelink.me/SHqQ/chszz8o5


    🛒 SFIA Merchandise: https://isaac-arthur-shop.fourthwall.com/

    🌐 Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net

    ❤️ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur

    ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur

    👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/

    📣 Reddit Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/

    🐦 Follow on Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur

    💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE


    Credits:

    Reusable Rockets: The Gateway to Space

    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images


    Chapters

    0:00 Intro - The Rocket in the Museum

    2:54 The Cost of Throwing Rockets Away

    5:12 The Price of Coming Home

    7:51 Atlantis and the First Reusable Age

    13:31 The Rocket Comes Home

    17:02 Catching a Skyscraper

    20:57 The Hard Half of Reusability

    23:36 From Landing to Daily Launch

    28:36 Reuse Needs Traffic

    31:36 The Gateway to Space

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    35 mins
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Love the optimistic but skeptical (the philosophical type of skeptic not the "5g is controlling me" nut type) analysis of the potential future arising from our current science and technology.

Excellent science based futurism

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Good to hear the story in audible very interesting and way of narration was very well

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