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Footage from Videoblocks, Artlist. Other footage from NASA and ESO. Music from Epidemic Sound, Artlist, Silver Maple and Yehezkel Raz. Images of scientists frequently from the AIP Icons from The Noun Project. Quantum Fluctuations by Derek Leinweber.
00:00 Introduction. 04:18 Will The Universe Go On Forever? 17:42 What Lingers In The Long Night? 33:20 What Would It Mean? 46:20 Everything Everywhere
Colonizing brown dwarfs: habitats, megastructures, and hidden homes around failed stars. Could these dim embers power civilizations for trillions of years?
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Chapters. 0:00 Intro. 1:56 WHAT A BROWN DWARF IS 7:15 L Dwarfs. 11:57 T-Dwarfs. 17:04 Nebula. 18:15 Habitable Zones. 22:12 Megastructures
Asteroids could be the ultimate spacecraft. Explore how space rocks become starships, habitats, and interstellar vessels.
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Credits: Using Asteroids As Spaceships. Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur. Episode 379, January 26, 2023 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur.
Editors: Briana Brownell. David McFarlane. Donagh B.
Graphics by: Fishy Tree. Jeremy Jozwik. Ken York. Sergio Botero. Udo Schroeter.
Could we sculpt dead planets into living worlds? From artificial crusts and orbital mirrors to taming tectonics and engineering biospheres, this is your definitive guide to turning alien rocks into second Earths.
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Nanotechnology is moving from the realm of science fiction to reality, and in the process, these tiny technologies are offering giant opportunities.
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Credits: Nanotechnology: The Future of Everything. Episode 481a; January 12, 2025 Produced, Narrated & Written: Isaac Arthur. Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator. Stellardrone, \
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Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net. Join Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/isaacarthur. Support us on Patreon: / isaacarthur. Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-a… Facebook Group: / 1583992725237264 Reddit: / isaacarthur. Twitter: / isaac_a_arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: / discord. Credits: Orbital Farms — Extended Edition. Episode 471a; November 1, 2024 Produced, Narrated & Written: Isaac Arthur. Graphics: Jarred Eagley. Jeremy Jozwik. Katie Byrne. Ken York YD Visual. Udo Schroeter. Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images. Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator