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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Exploring the Cosmos

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Technology, Energy Abundance, Future Of Humanity, Spacecraft, Genetics, Space Infrastructure, Scifi, Post Scarcity, Sci Fi, Technological Future, Interstellar Travel, Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Space Station, Space, Long Term Future, Human Civilizaiton, Civilizaiton, Cybernetics, Science, Futurism, Space Megastructures, Space Colonization, Space Industry, Future Philosophy, Transhumanism, Spaceship, Megastructures, Physics, Starship, Astronomy, Future

4.9782 Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Today we're joined by Fraser Cain of Universe Today to discuss the future of astronomy, how you can get started in it as a hobby, and a wide-range of other topics. Watchthe video version: https://youtu.be/nIJKdSR8gbY Check out Fraser's new book: https://www.universetoday.com/139658/our-book-the-universe-today-ultimate-guide-to-viewing-the-cosmos/ ... and check out more amazing episodes on Fraser's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/universetoday Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur SFIA Merchandise available: https://www.signil.com/sfia/ Social Media: Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Graphics: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Ken York https://www.facebook.com/YDVisual/ Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?fref=gc Music: Kevin Macleod, "Spacial Winds" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZXFhRIx6b0dFX3xS8L1yQ Denny Schneidemesser, "Across the Universe" https://soundcloud.com/denny-schneidemesser See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hello, SFIA audio listeners.

0:02.5

In this month's Nebula exclusive, big alien theory,

0:05.2

we're asked at the reason alien civilizations might be rare

0:08.0

is because most aliens are huge.

0:10.5

To hear it and every episode early and ad-free,

0:13.3

plus hours of bonus content,

0:15.1

check out go.nebula.tv slash Isaac Arthur,

0:17.6

and use my code, Isaac Arthur.

0:26.7

Thank you. slash Isaac Arthur and use my code, Isaac Arthur. Good afternoon and welcome to SFIA.

0:29.1

We're going to be hosting today, Frazier King of Universe Today, one of our sister channels,

0:34.1

and let's just go ahead and get started.

0:36.2

Good afternoon, Frazier.

0:37.0

How are you doing

0:37.5

hey isa doing great what does s fia stand for oh science and futurism with isaic

0:43.0

all though we ended up with that uh title just because it was the one that got stuck on us we

0:47.0

couldn't think of one better of right so no that's awesome i suspect most of audience is already

0:52.1

very familiar with your show. We've collaborated before,

0:54.9

and you've been around for quite some time doing this. But for those who aren't familiar with

0:59.6

Universe Today as a publication, a channel, could you go ahead and tell us how that got started

1:03.7

and what that's about? Sure, yeah. I started Universe Today as sort of as a side gig. I was

1:10.5

working for as a web developer back in the 90s.

1:14.6

And in 1999, so we're almost 20 years now, I founded Universe today as a way to

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