Life in a Space Colony, ep1: Extraterrestrial Colonies

[@Sammy197]

Ok... This is officially the BEST science channel out there. Your videos are very complete with some next-level research; and links for further independent research. The visual aid is either an animation made by you, or an on-topic or image (which is rare for a science channel).Your video topics are very well chosen and very well organized in such a way that they all kind of interconnect. You SOMEHOW manage to make a video each week with little or no video reschedules. AND despite it being the length of a documentary; you make them as entertaining and re-watchable as a Vsauce video. Oh yeah, and you have an unnoticeable "speech impediment" yet you still take the time to add closed captions to enhance our viewing experience.

[@trikkinikki970]

Seriously, I am so absolutely thrilled I came across this youtube channel. Isaac has been absolutely spoiling us with amazing content.

[@AtheistBelgium]

i can only imagine how much time it takes to create a topic like these each week. And i completely agree with the 'next-level research'. This goes much further than what most science channels post. My hat off to you sir!

[@Dalet_]

Sammy197 and the biggest science channels have way more resources than him.

[@bashkillszombies]

It has incredible potential, but OP needs to address his speech impediment. He's not seeking any treatment, and his speech has not changed since day one. One of the greatest issues with that particular kind of impediment is laziness. It originates because humans are lazy and choose to not improve their elocution as children, so they retain the childish pattern of speech they originally learned. It's behavioural not neurological. So the longer he leaves it, the harder it will be to dismiss; and in the interim we all have to enduwuh having to heawah lawzy speech acwosst the entiwah orf. I would rather endure him not producing ANY KZbin content and spending that time on dealing with his speech impediment first.

[@enriqueflores4584]

who needs that we have closed captions

[@LordNethesis]

There's been a large hole in youtube where an in-depth channel like this needed to be. I'm glad you filled that hole.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks!

[@jonboy9734]

giggity

[@302yongestreet]

Will did isaac arthur fill your hole? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@papabaer6069]

Phrasing

[@bobinthewest8559]

Hey now… This is a family friendly channel 🤨 😂😂😂

[@jeova0sanctus0unus]

i started watching these as research for that scifi novel i wanted to write, And now, 4 Months have passed, and am still watching, even neglecting said novel... I regret nothing.

[@xl000]

so any news on the "novel" ?

[@durianjaykin3576]

Same bro, but looking at the amount kf thinking i have to do, om kinda overwhelmeed lol

[@kristinehansen.]

Did you eventually write that novel?

[@dr3a4lyfe]

I'm so glad I discovered this channel! I love anything related to space exploration, space colonization, space tourism, etc. **subs and proceeds to binge watch these videos**

[@theintertainer9393]

Easily the best science channel on KZbin. I could have never thought of being this close to understanding the universe without Sir Isaac. Other channels like veritasium and kurgazagt gave some knowledge but either their videos were uploaded late or lacked content. Isaac Sir, you actually filled the gap between TRUE SCIENCE and sort-of science. My greatest gratitude to you for feeding me with your incomparable amount of knowledge!!

[@mihailazar2487]

see also, Cool Hard Logic ... the best way to learn astronomy 100% 3d animations , all the math you'd need made easy tounderstand, while being very very funny , the premise of CHL is not to make educational videos per se, he goes about explaining why conspiracies are wrong, his best series is Testing Geocentrism (most math) , Testing Flattards(best animations) and World of Batshit (funniest) , there's also one on Global Warming, but that one's just too sad each series has 9 episodes and counting it's good content, 10/10, would totally reccomend tip: begin with Geocentrism ... thank me later

[@FirstRisingSouI]

I've gotten into the habit of hitting "like" as soon as the page loads. Because you never let me down!

[@puddles5501]

this is one of the best channels on youtube. incredible.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks Mike!

[@kregadeth5562]

It really is

[@TheStevedie]

@@isaacarthurSFIA I second that!

[@ScottPBrown]

Isaac ... you really do one of the best jobs of producing information and thoughts into video and absolutely holding my attention captive throughout, of any I've ever seen. I really Really appreciate your courage and your effort. Thank you my friend and God bless.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thank you Scott!

[@tevinstewart766]

i don t know if its just late so am feeling all emotional , but i just feel a great love for human kind just all of us just to think that one day we will live among the stars.we will be great

[@dantess2693]

I really enjoy your videos that deal with social topics and futurism, not just tech and heavy science. The human side of things is the most relatable!

[@north2803]

I have been looking for a channel like this for years. Great quality, great insight and right on the edge of today. Healthy food for the mind. This really keeps me going. Glad to see so many like minded people interested in investing in science.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Welcome to the channel Joe

[@belmiris1371]

Great job Isaac! That was by far the most detailed look at early space colonization I've ever seen. I love the colony vehicle graphics. Thank you again for sharing the results of your hard work with us.

[@northernsun6003]

"...and try out some of the other episodes on the channel." But I already watched them all :(

[@nexusoflife]

Watch them again! I've watched some of his videos several times.

[@northernsun6003]

I already did. :(

[@mizzshortie907]

Me too

[@Netanya-q4b]

These comments give me hope for humanity :)

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Author's Note: The Schedule in the credits got typo'd, eps 2 and 3 come out Dec 8 and 15, Dec 22 is "Fermi Paradox: Stay At Home Civilizations" (working title)

[@fnl90]

Mister Isaac, could you make a video about Production of X in space? I have given it some though, and at least at the level i'm considering it, there seems to be some major challenges compared to production of large scale installations, and even mass production of smaller ones here on Earth.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

There's some risk on something like that of being both boring and inaccurate. A lot of production comes down to nuts and bolts that you don't know till you've done it many times.

[@fnl90]

Isaac Arthur Ahh that is true, i was mainly interested in the problem related to heat management on a production vessel and our current reliance on gravity in our production methods, and how both might change our expectation on manufacturing goods and large scale items in space. Your concerns are valid though :)

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

That's actually my mom's birthday too, Tea Day not the 22nd. In any event, happy early birthday. :)

[@freedomloverusa3030]

Isaac Arthur I love your videos, space colonization is someting I want to see someday(I hope). I think that the first thing is the king of goverment. The best example is the founding fathers of the United States they choose a form of goverment that works and grants the fundamentals rights to the individuals.

[@extropiantranshuman]

This is seriously one of the most important episodes - and a series at that! - because it's the reality of what's going on, not just the tech.

[@uumatter_0106]

Damn... This series was the first I watched when I found your channel, combined with the Civilizations at the End of Time series they will always have a special place in my heart because Interstellar Travel has always been one of my dreams

[@nikolaishriver7922]

Your voice just has the best way of sending my mind out to space. I love to listen to these laying in bed before I fall asleep. I really appreciate the work you put into these videos

[@knightsbailey]

This channel has given me some solid science to work on a novel I started years ago. I got bogged down trying to put concepts in place but you've sparked some really nice plot ideas with all of your videos.

[@chrisschembari2486]

29:30 law courts can be like circuit courts were historically. A judge and his court personnel would travel from town to town on their circuit to hear cases. In this case, flying from colony to colony, or hearing cases via telepresence from the local bigger colony. Edit: I see that you touched on telepresence a bit later. What I get for pausing mid video to comment!

[@shockwave9100]

and another great video, you have definitely landed on my top 3 youtube channels, it goes Vsauce, Isaac Arthur, then Cody's lab. Cant wait for the next video to come out. Currently Thursday is my favorite day because a new science video comes out.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

:) Thanks!

[@wmjessemiller]

the longer the better!

[@AtheistBelgium]

Huray! Thursday at last!

[@isaacshultz8128]

darn, I was hoping there were others I hadn't heard of :(

[@1invag]

Isaac Shultz try styropyro it's well yeah if you into sci fi or science generally you won't fail to think, whatever else you think... "ok damn this is pretty cool"... abit stupid and dangerous possibly but still cool! haha

[@fs5866]

Wow the videos on this channel are professionally made and narrated and it just became my favourite one on space science topics

[@coversmcsweeney6059]

Again goes without saying you have the most amazing intellectual insight on your videos I'm like a big child when I get notification on your new videos to you-tube I think I could be up there as one of your biggest fans. isaac you here insane amount of intelligence. its amazing stuff your doing with your videos also if I you don't mind me saying I know you mention of all of your videos about closed captions I think it's quirky they way you sound I for one completely understand everything you say. also I think your accent and so called speech impediment only adds to an awesome effect on your videos hands down your one of the most intelligent persons I know when it comes to your extensive knowledge on physics and astronomy and all things space. I truly mean this I always look forward to your new content and video on you-tube I'm glad you done dark matter and dark every I requested you done a video of that of late and it's been my favourite to date. goes without saying keep up the Amazing work#legend

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

You always make great quality videos in a short time span, congrats.

[@coffeefish]

Closed captions are not necessary.

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

I'm thinking of writing a science fiction novel about a colony in space.. or maybe a series. The first book could be about the journey and why they're leaving. A series could follow several generations. Mr. Arthur your channel is a must for fans of science, astronomy and cosmology in particular! Thank you for your work, sir.

[@spuduk78chips53]

Issac thank you for expanding my very limited knowledge on topics I find most interesting and I really appreciate all the hard work you must put into your videos. Got your self a live long fan in me

[@hiepdoshin7846]

That under the sun quote was the best opportunity for a joke like, "but when we are no longer under the sun..."

[@aporiac1960]

The human brain is a wonderful thing. I've watched a few of your videos over a period of several weeks and now I find I no longer need to use subtitles in case I miss something. It's absolutely fucking amazing that what was often implacably and maddeningly indecipherable is now as clear as a bell, and the transformation had nothing whatsoever to do with any effort on my part. It is a great thing to credit human effort, but there are occasion when we should give a nod to nature for the amazing faculties she provides to us for free.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

:) My friends always claim they don't even notice it in anymore, though weirdly I have problems understanding myself when rewatching the older videos

[@sssppp4248]

I love this channel so much.

[@silberlinie]

Absolutely superb videos. Best pictures and animations. And the courage to think far away. However, you also have the old saying: It always comes unlike you might think.

[@logsupermulti3921]

Where did the various animations of a mars colony with the overlays come from?

[@colinp2238]

Wow! I thought that I may take in 3 of these videos but after watching this I realise that I need to space them and let the information soak in, maybe reviewing this video before attempting to move on. There is so much info here I couldn't absorb it all in one go even that I stopped and rerun some sections. I never realised that anyone had thought this through in such great depth my gast is flabbered.

[@J9_j3]

i liked the closing music theme.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

"Into the Storm"? Yeah its sorted of mutated into my credit roll song.

[@alexandercarvunaris846]

i have listened to hours of your stuff these are great.

[@RavenclawSeer]

You have better content than Science Channel on TV! Thanks!

[@iliyanz_]

Thank you for the effort that you put in every video Isaac

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks for watching Iliyan!

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

Thanks for switching to the metric system! :)

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

A one time thing :) I actually strongly disapprove of a metric-only approach, it encourages bad habits in scientists and engineers.

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

Isaac Arthur For example?

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Addicting people to base 10 would probably be the big one, also people work slower in decimal then in fractional approaches, 2/5 compared to .4. It also tends to generate a bit of 'standardization obsession', people start wanting metric time and such. Overall metric is much easier to do science and engineering calculations in but I don't like exclusive use of it, and I also don't like using it for scale when half my audience isn't intuitively comfortable with it.

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

Isaac Arthur​ Okay, thanks. I still disagree, though. I don't like base 10 but using a common base (yes, this includes time) has proved to be very useful as you can cancel out orders of magnitudes on both sides of a fraction bar very easily. I don't see how desiring standardization is bad, either. Is really half your audience from the US?

[@HansPeter-qg2vc]

Kavetrol Don't you dare argue against base 1760 (ratio between mile and yard)! It's so much more useful than base 10! Btw.: I'm all for base 16 but everyone switching to base 10 is probably more realistic than base 16 even finding broad acceptance.

[@argento1950]

I rarely comment anything, but I have to say that I love your videos, and please keep the good work, especially the longer ones....cheers

[@poganka45]

to me, its one of the best channels on youtube ever i really appreciate your work, big thanks to you

[@atreides213]

Instant subscribe. Where has this channel been all my life?

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Welcome on board!

[@c.arthuraiken1936]

Love your videos, Isaac. Insightful. Intelligent. Well thought out. Wish there were more like you on KZbin. We need you. So looking forward to your future videos.

[@callanhutchison1871]

This is the best futurism and aliens channel I know of on KZbin and I watch ALOT of smart KZbin

[@YoSomePerson]

I didn't watch the entire video yet but I just noticed that you put a relevant background clip for everything you said. Not just some still relevant image for as far as I have seen but you found actual clips for it. That amount of work... Holy Shit. My respect! I might add another comment on the subject matter later.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Whenever I can I try to add something relevant, sometimes there isn't any and I need to make one, and sometimes there isn't time to do so, but these days I usually can.

[@scrapsteenlifeintheforks1943]

Aecond time starting this series, I love it, his stories are great for semi lucid dreams.

[@strawmanfallacy8341]

Will definitely be watching soon.

[@yodaco]

ahh, I love to hear Isaac say the words, "part 1 of" roll on December 8th!

[@FerroNeoBoron]

8:30 that gives a new spin on the phrase "I just work here".

[@erichart2072]

I particularly enjoyed this one, Isaac. Great job!

[@michaelsord6475]

Love the vids especially the ones you collaborated with Jean Michael Godier. Good job!

[@10000words1]

As per usual Isaac, fascinating topic and excellent production!

[@rerun3283]

These 3 are my favorite of all your videos

[@nicholibaldron8171]

Thank you for making awesome videos! Every week i find your videos uplifting, and they fill me with a sense of hopefulness that one day we'll achieve greatness as a species. With the way you break it down on how we can do so much with our current technology, it makes me feel like that brighter future is over the horizon.

[@EricHunting]

Great video on a topic that doesn't get enough thoughtful, detailed, consideration despite all the hype about colonization these days.

[@Mozarks007]

Great Stuff.. I like the Issac Arthur style .. informative, entertaining and above all well written. Great head trip, I enjoy the insights given by Issac as he explores and presents his various subjects, rarely leaving any stone unturned. You can almost see the gears whirling in his head as he plows through his topics like a well oiled machine! I really like the human aspect of the colony videos, it keeps the subject matter relevant and makes things fun and easy to relate to. I'd like to see more videos that emphasize the human side of the equation, gives it a more balanced feel. I would like to see the psycho-social side explored more... such as in "Space Madness" on the Ren & Stimpy Show! .. lol! Mental Health in Outer Space!

[@WillayG]

I don't know about other people but I rejoice when I see an Isaac Arthur video that's almost 40 minutes long. I know most youtubers aim for brevity but these videos are the exception to the rule. He should compile all of his ideas into a book and record it yourself. Then sell it on audible.com. I'd buy it even if it was stuff I'd already heard. Anyway, these are awesome. Keep up the good work.

[@RavenousRobyn]

Mushroom colonies... I like it.

[@caelvanir8557]

RavenousRoss The Blorg approve.

[@Strettger]

F...friend? ..

[@rebelbeammasterx8472]

The Toads approve.

[@PanzyTheOne]

What a brilliant episode, loved it still loving it this is the fourth time I've watched this.

[@johnrivers5934]

Hey, is there some way you could use spin gravity to cancel out gravity rather than create it?

[@cedriceric9730]

Yes there is , amusement parks amuse using this method all the time .

[@cedriceric9730]

Yes there is , amusement parks amuse using this method all the time .

[@DFMurray]

Crazy awesome channel. Been binge watching since I discovered it! Love it all, very thought provoking.

[@obobongo7020]

Finally your new video is out! Thank you!

[@robertweidner2480]

A science fiction story with a bunch of Orthodox Amish setting up a farming space habitat in the darkness of the outer solar system using large mirrors to collect sunlight would be interesting!

[@antifusion]

Can't... stop... rewatching! :D

[@zenderzagato8174]

3K views, 448 likes, & 0 dislikes. Wow.

[@DrunkenUFOPilot]

March 2017: it's 14 now. Fourteen people, or web bots maybe, who are totally insane.

[@jasonmey5235]

Zender Zagato August 2017: 34 people disliked this. My hypothesis? Issac said that the colonies should be allowed to pick their own form of government and they are the kind of people convinced that only their version of a Utopian government is the right one...

[@SeaDemon25]

Hello from the future. 2019 with 80 something dislikes :) i jist found this channel. Its the best thing i found ever

[@fletcherluders415]

Great video and a fantastic insight into out possible space-faring future. On a side note, love how you included Ceres (Station) and mentioned it was located in 'The Belt'... subtle tilt of the hat to The Expanse there. In fact, I'd go so far as to say this entire video was, in part, influenced by the colony lifestyles depicted in the awesome aforementioned SyFy TV series. Please correct me if I'm wrong though :)

[@jacobyocom9598]

Fantastic again. I never lose interest

[@LordBitememan]

Interesting. Before listening to your videos on the matter I never considered the possibilities we had with colonizing smaller objects in our solar system.

[@brandonhutchins7235]

This is a very unique channel. Thank you for your content.

[@LuamCortez]

Wow, great content in your videos, greetings from Brazil :)

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks Luam!

[@caelvanir8557]

Nice! This is going to be a good series.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

I think so, it took me a long time to settle on a script and I actually ended up redoing ep 2 this morning and recording it, but I like how it is going so far.

[@GlasgowGallus]

Thoughtful, intelligent and informative video mate, just what KZbin needs...thank you. Subscribed and looking forward to watching your back catalogue. And as for your concerns over speech? It's honestly not an issue, a pleasure to listen you...and I would know, I'm Scottish😂...best always pal 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@barriewright2857]

beautiful, more please will be watching the other 2 episodes.

[@doorknob2525]

your videos are best enjoyed right before bed time, they ensure that you have nice dreams.

[@alexgoldsmith8598]

Single asteroid homes? Did british gas predict the future?

[@bobthebomb1596]

So, THAT's where Sid went?

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

Sid, or Waldo?

[@j.jasonwentworth723]

Single-asteroid homes are reminiscent of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story "The Little Prince"; in his charming tale, the boy lived in a well-appointed home, on an asteroid that was scarcely larger than it.

[@palfers1]

Perchance To Dream. Great episode and thanks!

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

Fascinating! Another favorite topic of mine! I look forward to the next two installments! :)

[@ladwigs]

Asteroids, could start out, as a mining & refining population, then be converted into something else

[@Matracokura]

Oh c'mon! I wanted to go to bed. You just had to upload a new video... well guess i will blame the forklift accidents at my workplace on you.. Keep them coming man! Great content as always. I seriously can't remember the last time i was so glad i subscribed to a channel.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

:) The video will still be there tomorrow

[@alexv3357]

The giant salt mountain was a nice touch

[@lilsammich8252]

Thank you for your thought provoking insight.

[@denizx4690]

Isaac Arthur,your awesome. keep up the good work.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

Thanks!

[@DianaBell_MG]

11:22 "Almost every celestial object you probably know the name of is category 4 or 5" Sir, you underestimate just how big of a nerd I am and how many small moons I can name.

[@peterknowles23]

As always outstanding excellence!

[@eviltigerlily]

How would a colony founded by and for cats function? I am only asking since, judging by my cat's rapt attention to this video, he is seriously considering starting one.

[@jonnyassmuncher5414]

Thanks for making these videos.

[@JWMCMLXXX]

Every once in a great while, you can defy KZbin's algorithm and actually stumble onto something really awesome. That happened this week Thanks for posting.

[@isaacarthurSFIA]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you found us :)

[@donovan4105]

This was,.... phenomenal 🙌🏾

[@Auxf5]

502 Thumbs Up. 0 Thumbs Down. Good work, Isaac!

[@Zaimengzhongde]

wow this was so cool. Loved this talk.

[@ronschlorff7089]

I stumbled onto this site/channel by accident, so glad I did. I was looking/searching for space craft images/ideas/concepts for scratch-building scale models and/or dioramas. Asking Isaac if it's ok to use some of images as "plans" for making models. An example would be those nifty rovers on the Mars colony. It's not a commercial or "job-related" venture by the way; only for my own "non-professional" interests and maybe to enter into IPMS model-making competitions. Awesome content here, it's like canteens of water to a man thirsting in the desert (that would be most of cable/dish tv's offering). Thanks.

[@suryavamsi8058]

Wow thank you sir 👌👌👌👌

[@82spiders]

PBS Space Time is good. So is Stuart Gary. The Perimeter Institute Lectures are outstanding. But Arthur has the best graphics by far. What speech impediment? I have no problem understanding him. The audio and video quality is excellent..

[@DamienZshadow]

I understand that the concept of witch governments space colonies would end up using is very subjective but I think we could still discuss possible new kinds of governments that would be particularly affected by the conditions presented in space colonies. I would love to see a return on this subject.

[@rhuiah]

Great episode.

[@flukeseawalker]

Great Sci-Fi documentary video.

[@seankelly1291]

I see sky’s of black, and sky’s of blue. If I’m optimistic I see sky’s full of you. Humans are amazing, and they need to be worthy of galactic colonizing. We need to get the positive ideas of space colonizing to feel deferent from old world colonizing. It needs a future driven idealogical theme. Money must not be the goal. Why do I feel like a minority in this?

[@benwilson5893]

I wreally enjoy your videos!

[@nickmoore6381]

You should totally do a video on Resource Based Economies, (or RBEs). You can find more information from the Venus Project on the interwebs!

[@samuelculpepper4490]

I've always wondered where the emphasis on the educational curriculum would be and how much history would be doctored in the interest of mission success.

[@michaelspence2508]

In the episode about self-replicating machines you talked about how they might proliferate throughout the solar system. Do you think that interactions between human colonies and space-based machine life will be a significant part of life in space?