PodcastsScienceScience & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Latest episode

1190 episodes

  • Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

    Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead (Narration Only)

    14/05/2026 | 32 mins.
    Before Fleet Unity can colonize Eridani, someone must arrive first, build the brakes, and turn frozen moons into the machinery of interstellar arrival.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Watch my exclusive video Surviving a New Ice Age: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-surviving-a-new-ice-age
    Check out Quinn's Ideas: https://nebula.tv/quinnsideas?ref=isaacarthur

    🛒 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:
    Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead
    Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
    Written by Isaac Arthur & Matt Kosub
    Graphics from Jeremy Jozwik, LEgionTech, Sergio Botero
    Music Courtesy of Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    0:00 Intro
    4:23 Authority at the End of a Light-Year
    10:58 The Beachhead
    21:49 Lachesis & Atropos
    29:30 Dune
    30:40 Arrival

    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

    Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead

    14/05/2026 | 32 mins.
    Before Fleet Unity can colonize Eridani, someone must arrive first, build the brakes, and turn frozen moons into the machinery of interstellar arrival.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Watch my exclusive video Surviving a New Ice Age: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-surviving-a-new-ice-age
    Check out Quinn's Ideas: https://nebula.tv/quinnsideas?ref=isaacarthur

    🛒 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:
    Fleet Unity: The Eridani Expedition - Interstellar Beachhead
    Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur
    Written by Isaac Arthur & Matt Kosub
    Graphics from Jeremy Jozwik, LEgionTech, Sergio Botero
    Music Courtesy of Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    0:00 Intro
    4:23 Authority at the End of a Light-Year
    10:58 The Beachhead
    21:49 Lachesis & Atropos
    29:30 Dune
    30:40 Arrival

    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

    SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations

    12/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    Explore SETI’s history and modern methods—from radio and laser searches to Dyson spheres and technosignatures—and how we might detect alien civilizations across the galaxy.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Watch my exclusive video Surviving a New Ice Age: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-surviving-a-new-ice-age
    Check out Gods & Monsters:
    https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur

    🛒 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:
    SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Graphics from Ken York, Sergio Botero
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    0:50 Why SETI Is Harder Than It Sounds
    2:50 The Birth of SETI
    6:15 Why Radio SETI Made Sense—and Why It Didn’t Work
    9:34 The Shift in Perspective
    10:55 Laser SETI
    13:52 Dysonian SETI
    16:59 Signals, Artifacts, and Echoes
    19:09 Recognition Is Harder Than Detection
    21:30 Gods & Monsters
    22:30 What SETI Looks Like Today
    25:18 SETI as a Mirror, Not a Phone Call

    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

    SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations (Narration Only)

    12/05/2026 | 26 mins.
    Explore SETI’s history and modern methods—from radio and laser searches to Dyson spheres and technosignatures—and how we might detect alien civilizations across the galaxy.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Watch my exclusive video Surviving a New Ice Age: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-surviving-a-new-ice-age
    Check out Gods & Monsters:
    https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur

    🛒 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:
    SETI Explained - How We Search for Alien Civilizations
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Graphics from Ken York, Sergio Botero
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    0:50 Why SETI Is Harder Than It Sounds
    2:50 The Birth of SETI
    6:15 Why Radio SETI Made Sense—and Why It Didn’t Work
    9:34 The Shift in Perspective
    10:55 Laser SETI
    13:52 Dysonian SETI
    16:59 Signals, Artifacts, and Echoes
    19:09 Recognition Is Harder Than Detection
    21:30 Gods & Monsters
    22:30 What SETI Looks Like Today
    25:18 SETI as a Mirror, Not a Phone Call

    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

    Nomadic Aliens – Cultures That Wander the Galaxy (Narration Only)

    09/05/2026 | 34 mins.
    What if the oldest aliens in the galaxy are not empires, but nomads? We explore wandering fleets, deep-time survival, and civilizations without a homeworld.

    Get Nebula using my link for 50% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur
    Watch my exclusive video Surviving a New Ice Age: https://nebula.tv/videos/isaacarthur-surviving-a-new-ice-age
    Check out Gods & Monsters:
    https://nebula.tv/curiousarchive/gods-and-monsters?ref=isaacarthur

    🛒 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:
    Nomadic Aliens – Cultures That Wander the Galaxy
    Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
    Music Courtesy of Chris Zabriskie & Stellardrone
    Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images

    Chapters
    0:00 Intro
    2:44 The Ship Is the World
    10:49 The Nomadic Group Is Not the Species
    19:15 Accretion, Not Assimilation
    25:53 When Nomads Stop, and When They Refuse To
    28:32 Gods & Monsters
    29:32 The Oldest Civilizations May Be the Ones Still Moving
    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
More Science podcasts
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.
Podcast website

Listen to Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur, Get Birding and many other podcasts from around the world with the radio.net app

Get the free radio.net app

  • Stations and podcasts to bookmark
  • Stream via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth
  • Supports Carplay & Android Auto
  • Many other app features