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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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    Life in a Relativistic Starship (Narration Only)

    08/13/2026 | 34 mins.
    Aboard a relativistic starship, time is cargo: gamma-10 cruise, decades slipping by outside, lethal dust grains, beam routes, antimatter, ramjets, and the strange culture of crews who trade history for the stars.

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    Credits:
    Life in a Relativistic Starship
    Editors: Donagh Broderick & Merv Johnson II
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
    Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    7:02 Life Aboard a Relativistic Starship
    11:11 Relativity Without the Chalkboard
    14:08 The Propulsion Wall
    18:35 The Engines That Can Actually Go Relativistic
    25:14 The Hazards of Going Too Fast
    30:17 Beyond Reality
    31:08 How Fast Is Fast Enough?
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  • Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

    Life in a Relativistic Starship

    08/13/2026 | 34 mins.
    Aboard a relativistic starship, time is cargo: gamma-10 cruise, decades slipping by outside, lethal dust grains, beam routes, antimatter, ramjets, and the strange culture of crews who trade history for the stars.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Checkout Otusider Aliens and our Alien Life Collection: https://nebula.tv/isaacarthur/alien-life-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:
    Life in a Relativistic Starship
    Editors: Donagh Broderick & Merv Johnson II
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
    Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    7:02 Life Aboard a Relativistic Starship
    11:11 Relativity Without the Chalkboard
    14:08 The Propulsion Wall
    18:35 The Engines That Can Actually Go Relativistic
    25:14 The Hazards of Going Too Fast
    30:17 Beyond Reality
    31:08 How Fast Is Fast Enough?
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  • Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

    Are We Living in a Simulation? A Modern Look at the Simulation Argument (Narration Only)

    08/09/2026 | 40 mins.
    Are we living in a simulation, or are we becoming the simulators? From AI worlds to digital immortality and the Fermi Paradox, we explore reality’s weirdest possibility.

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    ⭐ Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur
    👥 Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/
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    💬 SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE
    Credits:
    Are We Living in a Simulation? A Modern Look at the Simulation Argument
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music Courtesy of Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    5:48 The Simulation Argument
    13:19 Simulated Futures
    13:53 Motives for Making Simulated Worlds
    26:46 Can We Tell?
    34:01 Simulations and the Fermi Paradox
    37:32 Does It Matter?
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  • Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

    Are We Living in a Simulation? A Modern Look at the Simulation Argument

    08/09/2026 | 40 mins.
    Are we living in a simulation, or are we becoming the simulators? From AI worlds to digital immortality and the Fermi Paradox, we explore reality’s weirdest possibility.

    🛒 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:
    Are We Living in a Simulation? A Modern Look at the Simulation Argument
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music Courtesy of Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    5:48 The Simulation Argument
    13:19 Simulated Futures
    13:53 Motives for Making Simulated Worlds
    26:46 Can We Tell?
    34:01 Simulations and the Fermi Paradox
    37:32 Does It Matter?
    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

    The First Martian Cities: Planning Habitats

    08/06/2026 | 33 mins.
    Mars won’t get cities because it becomes easy to live there. It gets cities because people stay. We explore how the first fragile outposts become homes, economies, neighborhoods, and civilization.

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    🛒 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:
    The First Martian Cities: Planning Habitats
    Editors: Phil Leichauer
    Graphics: Bryan Versteeg
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
    Stellardrone & Chris Zabriskie

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    5:16 Fluorine in the Toolbox
    10:14 The Halogen Sea
    17:35 Rocket-Engine Biology & Fluorine Dragons
    23:11 Worlds, Weather, Detection, and Civilization
    28:16 TierZoo
    29:24 Life Under Armed Guard
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About Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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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