# Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Author: Isaac Arthur
Episodes: 1226

## Resource

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
- [The End of Time: Heat Death, Big Rip, or Big Crunch? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-end-of-time-heat-death-big-rip-or-big-crunch-narration-only) — 2026-07-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [The End of Time: Heat Death, Big Rip, or Big Crunch?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-end-of-time-heat-death-big-rip-or-big-crunch) — 2026-07-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Most Dangerous Stars in the Universe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-most-dangerous-stars-in-the-universe) — 2026-07-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Most Dangerous Stars in the Universe (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-most-dangerous-stars-in-the-universe-narration-only) — 2026-07-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Digital Immortality - Backing Up the Human Soul (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/digital-immortality-backing-up-the-human-soul-narration-only) — 2026-07-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [Digital Immortality - Backing Up the Human Soul](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/digital-immortality-backing-up-the-human-soul) — 2026-07-05T13:00:00+00:00
- [Is AI the Great Filter? | The Fermi Paradox](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/is-ai-the-great-filter-the-fermi-paradox) — 2026-07-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [Is AI the Great Filter? | The Fermi Paradox (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/is-ai-the-great-filter-the-fermi-paradox-narration-only) — 2026-07-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [Water Shielded Starships - Surviving Radiation in Deep Space](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/water-shielded-starships-surviving-radiation-in-deep-space) — 2026-06-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [Water Shielded Starships - Surviving Radiation in Deep Space (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/water-shielded-starships-surviving-radiation-in-deep-space-narration-only) — 2026-06-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [Antimatter Containment - Bottling the Lightning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/antimatter-containment-bottling-the-lightning) — 2026-06-25T13:00:00+00:00
- [Antimatter Containment - Bottling the Lightning (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/antimatter-containment-bottling-the-lightning-narration-only) — 2026-06-25T13:00:00+00:00
- [What If We Found a Second Earth Nearby?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/what-if-we-found-a-second-earth-nearby) — 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [What If We Found a Second Earth Nearby? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/what-if-we-found-a-second-earth-nearby-narration-only) — 2026-06-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Haven’t We Found Dyson Spheres Yet?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/why-haven-t-we-found-dyson-spheres-yet) — 2026-06-20T13:00:00+00:00
- [Why Haven’t We Found Dyson Spheres Yet? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/why-haven-t-we-found-dyson-spheres-yet-narration-only) — 2026-06-20T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Physics of FTL Travel](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-physics-of-ftl-travel) — 2026-06-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Physics of FTL Travel (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-physics-of-ftl-travel-narration-only) — 2026-06-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/space-habitats-the-megastructures-we-ll-call-home) — 2026-06-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [Space Habitats: The Megastructures We’ll Call Home (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/space-habitats-the-megastructures-we-ll-call-home-narration-only) — 2026-06-13T13:00:00+00:00
- [What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/what-if-humanity-never-masters-fusion) — 2026-06-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [What If Humanity Never Masters Fusion? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/what-if-humanity-never-masters-fusion-narration-only) — 2026-06-11T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-moon-base-shackleton-crater-vs-other-sites) — 2026-06-07T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Moon Base: Shackleton Crater vs Other Sites (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-moon-base-shackleton-crater-vs-other-sites-narration-only) — 2026-06-07T13:00:00+00:00
- [Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/merging-with-alien-civilizations-our-future-in-a-galactic-community) — 2026-06-04T13:00:00+00:00
- [Merging with Alien Civilizations - Our Future in a Galactic Community (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/merging-with-alien-civilizations-our-future-in-a-galactic-community-narration-only) — 2026-06-04T13:00:00+00:00
- [Antimatter Propulsion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/antimatter-propulsion) — 2026-05-31T13:00:00+00:00
- [Antimatter Propulsion (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/antimatter-propulsion-narration-only) — 2026-05-31T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Von Braun Wheel - Building Humanity’s First Rotating Space Station](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-von-braun-wheel-building-humanity-s-first-rotating-space-station) — 2026-05-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Von Braun Wheel - Building Humanity’s First Rotating Space Station (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-von-braun-wheel-building-humanity-s-first-rotating-space-station-narration-only) — 2026-05-28T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Zoo Hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox: Are We Being Watched? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-zoo-hypothesis-and-the-fermi-paradox-are-we-being-watched-narration-only) — 2026-05-24T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Zoo Hypothesis and the Fermi Paradox: Are We Being Watched?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-zoo-hypothesis-and-the-fermi-paradox-are-we-being-watched) — 2026-05-24T13:00:00+00:00
- [Don’t Panic - A Guide to Artificial Intelligence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/don-t-panic-a-guide-to-artificial-intelligence) — 2026-05-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [Don’t Panic - A Guide to Artificial Intelligence (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/don-t-panic-a-guide-to-artificial-intelligence-narration-only) — 2026-05-21T13:00:00+00:00
- [The First Interplanetary War: Tactics in the Solar System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-first-interplanetary-war-tactics-in-the-solar-system) — 2026-05-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [The First Interplanetary War: Tactics in the Solar System (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-first-interplanetary-war-tactics-in-the-solar-system-narration-only) — 2026-05-17T13:00:00+00:00
- [Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/fleet-unity-the-eridani-expedition-interstellar-beachhead) — 2026-05-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/fleet-unity-the-eridani-expedition-interstellar-beachhead-narration-only) — 2026-05-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/seti-explained-how-we-search-for-alien-civilizations) — 2026-05-12T13:00:00+00:00
- [SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/seti-explained-how-we-search-for-alien-civilizations-narration-only) — 2026-05-12T13:00:00+00:00
- [Nomadic Aliens – Cultures That Wander the Galaxy (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/nomadic-aliens-cultures-that-wander-the-galaxy-narration-only) — 2026-05-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Nomadic Aliens – Cultures That Wander the Galaxy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/nomadic-aliens-cultures-that-wander-the-galaxy) — 2026-05-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Tokamak Problem: Can We Ever Make Fusion Practical?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-tokamak-problem-can-we-ever-make-fusion-practical) — 2026-05-07T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Tokamak Problem: Can We Ever Make Fusion Practical? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-tokamak-problem-can-we-ever-make-fusion-practical-narration-only) — 2026-05-07T13:00:00+00:00
- [Genetic Bottlenecks – How Few People Can Start a World? Or Restart One?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/genetic-bottlenecks-how-few-people-can-start-a-world-or-restart-one) — 2026-05-03T13:00:00+00:00
- [Genetic Bottlenecks – How Few People Can Start a World? Or Restart One? (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/genetic-bottlenecks-how-few-people-can-start-a-world-or-restart-one-narration-only) — 2026-05-03T13:00:00+00:00
- [Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/fleet-of-the-void-designing-warships-for-deep-space) — 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [Fleet of the Void - Designing Warships for Deep Space (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/fleet-of-the-void-designing-warships-for-deep-space-narration-only) — 2026-04-30T13:00:00+00:00
- [Post-Consciousness Civilizations: Evolving Beyond Human Awareness](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/post-consciousness-civilizations-evolving-beyond-human-awareness) — 2026-04-26T13:00:00+00:00
- [Post-Consciousness Civilizations: Evolving Beyond Human Awareness (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/post-consciousness-civilizations-evolving-beyond-human-awareness-narration-only) — 2026-04-26T13:00:00+00:00
- [Magnetic Monopoles & Magmatter - The Strongest Material That Might Exist (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/magnetic-monopoles-magmatter-the-strongest-material-that-might-exist-narration-only) — 2026-04-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [Magnetic Monopoles & Magmatter - The Strongest Material That Might Exist](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/magnetic-monopoles-magmatter-the-strongest-material-that-might-exist) — 2026-04-23T13:00:00+00:00
- [1 Million A.D.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/1-million-a-d) — 2026-04-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [1 Million A.D. (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/1-million-a-d-narration-only) — 2026-04-19T13:00:00+00:00
- [Additive Manufacturing in Microgravity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/additive-manufacturing-in-microgravity) — 2026-04-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [Additive Manufacturing in Microgravity (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/additive-manufacturing-in-microgravity-narration-only) — 2026-04-16T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Fermi Paradox: Human Uniqueness and Oddity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-fermi-paradox-human-uniqueness-and-oddity) — 2026-04-12T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Fermi Paradox: Human Uniqueness and Oddity (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-fermi-paradox-human-uniqueness-and-oddity-narration-only) — 2026-04-12T13:00:00+00:00
- [Cosmic Strings – Cracks in the Fabric of the Universe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/cosmic-strings-cracks-in-the-fabric-of-the-universe) — 2026-04-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Cosmic Strings – Cracks in the Fabric of the Universe (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/cosmic-strings-cracks-in-the-fabric-of-the-universe-narration-only) — 2026-04-09T13:00:00+00:00
- [Interstellar Banking - The Galactic Financial System](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/interstellar-banking-the-galactic-financial-system) — 2026-04-04T17:00:00+00:00
- [Interstellar Banking - The Galactic Financial System (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/interstellar-banking-the-galactic-financial-system-narration-only) — 2026-04-04T17:00:00+00:00
- [The Space Habitat Diaspora – Humanity Spreads Without Planets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-space-habitat-diaspora-humanity-spreads-without-planets) — 2026-04-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [The Space Habitat Diaspora – Humanity Spreads Without Planets (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-space-habitat-diaspora-humanity-spreads-without-planets-narration-only) — 2026-04-02T13:00:00+00:00
- [The End of Science (Narration Only)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/science-futurism-with-isaac-arthur-714313/the-end-of-science-narration-only) — 2026-03-31T13:00:00+00:00

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