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Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Things Which Will Never Exist (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

Isaac Arthur

Science, Futurism, Sci Fi, Future, Scifi, Technology, Space, Engineering

4.8739 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

It's popular to say nothing is impossible, especially in regard to the future and our Universe, but are there somethings which might turn out to be impossible or at least so impractical they never occur? Watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KIvaPRzDJwo SFIA Episode List (Chronological): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1E7UTCFWSRk1vuyjmYhSvtmvINVSU9tWy5LabQeHW9t8/edit?usp=sharing Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: http://curiositystream.com/isaacarthur 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 Credits: Things Which Will Never Exist Episode 200, Season 5 E35 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Darius Said Evan Schultheis Keith Blockus Mark Warburton Victoria Kelly Olly Epsom Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - [email protected] Music: Markus Junnikkala, "Always Tell Me The Odds" https://www.markusjunnikkala.com/ Aerium, "The Islands moved while I was asleep" & "Parks" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRnUJY3l5vIJFGsY3XvW4dQ Lombus, "Hydrogen Sonata" https://lombus.bandcamp.com Kai Engel, "Soli" https://www.kai-engel.com/ Brandon Liew, "Into the Storm" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ2I19QUIXA 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. 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.

0:20.1

This episode is sponsored by CuriosityStream.

0:24.0

We've spent 200 episodes discussing the amazing things that might be possible in the future,

0:30.7

but what about the impossible?

0:34.3

So today is our 200th episode here on SFIA.

0:38.8

It's been quite a journey to get here and I thought we'd indulge in some commemoration of

0:43.1

the event, but in deference to any new watchers here just for this topic, we'll save

0:48.4

that for the end of the episode, beyond saying now just how grateful I am to everyone

0:54.1

for making this occasion possible.

0:56.8

We're also about to hit the fifth anniversary of the show in just under a month, and I wanted

1:01.5

to thank everyone for all the inspiration and well wishes over the last five years, and of

1:07.0

course for tuning in every week.

1:09.9

On the one hand, the topic of things which will never exist seems an odd one for a show

1:15.4

focused on discussing all of the awesome things which might come to exist in the future,

1:20.5

and I was surprised this topic when our poll for episode 200, but on the other hand, we do

1:26.1

often emphasize that our goal here is to look at

1:29.0

what might come to be within the realm of known science.

1:33.1

We rarely drift outside that and I always try to announce it loudly when we do, because

1:37.8

the difference between science fiction, science fantasy, and science futurism is that focus

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