Isaac Albert Arthur (born September 20, 1980) is a

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, YouTuber and futurist. He is best known as producer of his

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channel, ''Science & Futurism With Isaac Arthur'' (''SFIA''), where he discusses a broad variety of topics on futurism and

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Early life and education

Arthur was raised by his mother and his grandfather, Alan Arthur, along with an older sister. He was

homeschooled Homeschooling or home schooling, also known as home education or elective home education (EHE), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school. Usually conducted by a parent, tutor, or an onlin ...

from the age of ten, and dropped out of

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at age twelve. He received his

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at the age of sixteen. In 2001 he graduated at the top of his class with a degree in physics from

Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...

and began to pursue a graduate degree in biophysics. Arthur became involved in local politics and now serves as chairman of the

Ashtabula County Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson. The county was created in 1808 and later organized in 1811. The name Ashtabula deriv ...

board of elections. His wife, Sarah Fowler Arthur has represented Ohio's 99th district in the Ohio state legislature since 2021.

''Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur''

Arthur began the educational YouTube channel ''Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur'' in 2012. In September 2014, he released the first video on the channel on the topic of megastructures. As of March 7 2023 the channel has over subscribers and videos. He contributed to the United States Air Force Academy’s simultaneous transition to remote education during the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of the graduation of USAFA cadets into the United States Space Force by joining USAFA’s Space Policy course as a visiting lecturer. Arthur continues to serve as a board member of his hometown's Board of Elections by day, spending the majority of his personal time working on the production of his videos. Following the success of his channel, Arthur collaborates with other science communicators, including Paul Sutter and Fraser Cain, and acts as an analyst and consultant for science fiction novels and games, such as ''HADES 9''. His channel is dedicated to topics including space colonization in the near and far future,

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, and

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, among others, especially in the context of

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, the Fermi paradox, and the

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. The channel's main focus is to speculate on how humanity or other hypothetical advanced civilizations may behave logistically, technologically, and socially, in the near and distant future under the laws of known science. The channel releases new episodes every Thursday, which tend to be around thirty minutes in length and are roughly organized into series: * ''Advanced Civilizations'' * ''Alien Civilizations'' * ''Post Scarcity Civilizations'' * ''Civilizations at the End of Time'' * ''Cyborgs, Androids, Transhumanism & AI'' * ''Fermi Paradox'' * ''Interstellar Warfare'' * ''Megastructures'' * ''Upward Bound'' * ''Outward Bound'' Arthur also collaborates with other YouTubers and science communicators.

National Space Society

In 2020, Arthur was named the recipient of the National Space Society's Space Pioneer Award for Education via Mass Media for his YouTube channel. On March 1st, 2023, Arthur was elected President of the National Space Society.

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Official website

YouTube channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arthur, Isaac 1980 births Living people American transhumanists YouTubers from California Kent State University alumni Science communicators

Early life and education

''Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur''

National Space Society

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