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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Space Police (Narration Only)

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

🗓️ 18 June 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

As we head out into space we can expect to see crimes and a need for laws and someone to enforce them. Today we'll examine the notion of Space Police and future crime and law enforcement. Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/8aNqpKmRn5o Visit our sponsor, Brilliant: https://brilliant.org/IsaacArthur/ Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur 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 Credits: Space Police Episode 243; June 18, 2020 Writers: Isaac Arthur Editors: Matthew Acker Jerry Guern Keith Blockus Matthew Campbell Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Fishy Tree https://www.deviantart.com/fishytree/ Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator 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 asking the reason alien civilizations might be rare is because most aliens are huge.

0:10.5

To hear it and every episode early and ad-free, plus hours of bonus content,

0:15.1

check out go.nebola.tv slash Isaac Arthur and use my code, Isaac Arthur.

0:20.6

This episode is sponsored by Brilliant.

0:23.9

They say space is the final frontier.

0:26.7

If it's anything like prior frontiers, it's going to need a sheriff to ride into orbit

0:30.8

to keep the peace.

0:33.4

As long as people are people, some of them will commit crimes, so wherever people go, crime

0:38.8

will follow.

0:40.3

As we head into Earth orbit, then out to the solar system and the galaxy beyond, it stands

0:44.7

to reason we'll need police in space, so today we'll be looking at that, and in the broader

0:49.4

sense the future of police, some of the stranger crimes they might see, and even some

0:53.8

scenarios like

0:54.7

Galactic Police and Time Police. Of course, we often figure a future humanity will be a more

1:00.5

enlightened one, maybe one with few to no crimes, and we'll discuss that too, as well as some

1:05.6

other scenarios where crime might cease to be, even if humanity didn't get particularly

1:09.6

enlightened.

1:14.9

We're also exploring some more science fiction notions of crime and policing that might not be science fiction for too much longer.

1:17.7

Speaking of science fiction though, a lot of sci-fi is essentially the Wild West in space,

1:22.8

frontiers, pioneering spirit, strange new friends and enemies with alien ways, and not much in the way

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