Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Reusable Rockets: The Gateway to Space (Narration Only)

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 Singula

Reusable Rockets: The Gateway to Space

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 Singula

Where in the Universe Is Life Most Likely?

Earth may not be the Universe’s best home for life. We compare archipelago worlds, waterworlds, ocean moons, red dwarfs, rogue planets, and more to ask where life is most

Where in the Universe Is Life Most Likely? (Narration Only)

Earth may not be the Universe’s best home for life. We compare archipelago worlds, waterworlds, ocean moons, red dwarfs, rogue planets, and more to ask where life is most

Stealing the Ark: Could Pirates Hijack a Colony Ship?

Could pirates hijack a generation ship? We explore how colony ships might be tracked, infiltrated, seized, defended, or stolen outright. And why the most valuable spacecr

Stealing the Ark: Could Pirates Hijack a Colony Ship? (Narration Only)

Could pirates hijack a generation ship? We explore how colony ships might be tracked, infiltrated, seized, defended, or stolen outright. And why the most valuable spacecr

Beyond Space Defense: War, Sabotage & Survival Beyond Earth

In space, every ship, tug, mass driver, and power beam can become a weapon. We explore how future stations and settlements might defend themselves against attack, sabotag

Beyond Space Defense: War, Sabotage & Survival Beyond Earth (Narration Only)

In space, every ship, tug, mass driver, and power beam can become a weapon. We explore how future stations and settlements might defend themselves against attack, sabotag

Nuclear War Myths: Would Civilization Really End?

Nuclear war could kill millions or billions, but would it really end civilization? We separate blast, fallout, nuclear winter, and Hollywood myths from the physics of wha

Nuclear War Myths: Would Civilization Really End? (Narration Only)

Nuclear war could kill millions or billions, but would it really end civilization? We separate blast, fallout, nuclear winter, and Hollywood myths from the physics of wha

The Fermi Paradox: Civilization Extinction Cycles

What if alien civilizations are common, but keep collapsing before they can spread across the galaxy? We explore civilization extinction cycles as a solution to the Ferm

The Fermi Paradox: Civilization Extinction Cycles (Narration Only)

What if alien civilizations are common, but keep collapsing before they can spread across the galaxy? We explore civilization extinction cycles as a solution to the Ferm

The Future of Elections: Who Votes, How We Vote, and What Comes Next

Elections look simple until you ask what they’re meant to measure. From ranked voting and redistricting to online ballots, AI, and paper records, we explore how future el

The Future of Elections: Who Votes, How We Vote, and What Comes Next (Narration Only)

Elections look simple until you ask what they’re meant to measure. From ranked voting and redistricting to online ballots, AI, and paper records, we explore how future el

Colonizing the Multiverse: Beyond the Kardashev Scale Into Infinite Universes

Why colonize one universe when reality may offer infinitely many? We explore alternate Earths, multiversal travel, dangerous new worlds, and the rise of Omega-class civil

Colonizing the Multiverse: Beyond the Kardashev Scale Into Infinite Universes (Narration Only)

Why colonize one universe when reality may offer infinitely many? We explore alternate Earths, multiversal travel, dangerous new worlds, and the rise of Omega-class civil

Civilizations at the Galactic Center: Thriving at the Core

Could the most dangerous part of the Milky Way also be its most valuable? We explore civilizations at the galactic center, where dense stars, extreme radiation, black hol

Civilizations at the Galactic Center: Thriving at the Core (Narration Only)

Could the most dangerous part of the Milky Way also be its most valuable? We explore civilizations at the galactic center, where dense stars, extreme radiation, black hol

Could We Create Artificial Universes?

What if the ultimate technology isn’t a starship, but a universe? We explore simulated worlds, baby universes, black holes, false vacuum bubbles, and whether civilization

Could We Create Artificial Universes? Narration Only)

What if the ultimate technology isn’t a starship, but a universe? We explore simulated worlds, baby universes, black holes, false vacuum bubbles, and whether civilization