Entropy Rising
Entropy Rising is a science fiction podcast and futurism podcast that explores the real science behind the future of humanity.Hosted by Jacob Hyatt and Lucas, this sci-fi podcast breaks down topics like space exploration, Dyson swarms, interstellar travel, AI, and advanced civilizations using real engineering and physics.If you’re looking for a science fiction podcast that goes beyond stories and asks what’s actually possible, this show connects speculative ideas to real-world science.Each episode covers big questions like:Could we colonize Venus or Mars?What would a Dyson swarm actually look like?Are we alone in the univ...
Latest Episodes
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore how advanced civilizations feed themselves: from personalized AI-designed meals to 3D-printed food systems. As humanity prepares for space exploration beyond Earth, the challenges of feeding colonies on Europa, Mars, and orbital habitats become critical. We break down whether future food could be engineered to surpass nature itself—and what that means for the survival of our species. Discover the real science transforming how we'll eat in a multi-planetary future.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Welcome to Entropy Rising, a science and futurism podcast that explores humanity's future through the lens of real physics.
Each week, we dive into ambitious questions about our universe. Could we build space elevators or Dyson spheres? How might we travel to other stars? Why haven't we found intelligent life? What technologies could shape civilization over the next century—or the next million years?
Rather than treating these ideas as science fiction, we examine what modern science says is possible, what remains speculative, and what the future could hold if humanity continues to push the boundaries of engineering and discovery.
If you're fascinated by space, physics, emerging technology, and the science behind science fiction, follow Entropy Rising and join us as we explore humanity's biggest ideas, one episode at a time.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Humanity's expansion into the outer Solar System won't look like science fiction imagines. Instead of building cities on frozen moons, our first civilizations beyond Mars may live inside enormous rotating space habitats orbiting Jupiter and Saturn.
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore what life beyond the asteroid belt could really be like. We discuss asteroid mining, O'Neill cylinders, cycler spacecraft, the economics of deep-space settlements, how entirely new cultures could emerge around the gas giants, and why someone born near Jupiter might go their entire life without ever meeting a person from Earth.
Topics include:
• O'Neill cylinders and rotating space habitats
• Colonizing Jupiter and the outer Solar System
• Asteroid mining and the future space economy
• Cycler spacecraft and interplanetary transportation
• The Expanse and realistic space colonization
• Space culture, governance, and the future of humanity
If you enjoy conversations about science, astronomy, futurism, and the long-term future of civilization, subscribe for new episodes every week.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Could life exist without sunlight? In this Entropy Rising episode, we explore chemosynthesis and extreme ecosystems on Europa and other dark worlds. From Earth's hydrothermal vents to Jupiter's icy moon, discover how alien biospheres might work in space where photosynthesis is impossible—and why this matters for finding extraterrestrial life during humanity's age of space exploration.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
What if nanobots could heal you cell by cell—or consume the planet? Nanotechnology and artificial intelligence converge in this episode of Entropy Rising, where we break down the real science behind molecular machines, from FDA-approved cancer treatments to the speculative fiction nightmare of self-replicating nanobots. Discover how the future might blur the line between medicine and existential risk.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
How will humanity feed billions of people on Earth—and eventually millions more in space?
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore the past, present, and future of agriculture. From AI-powered tractors, autonomous drones, and laser weed killers to vertical farming, hydroponics, lab-grown meat, and orbital agriculture, we examine how one of humanity's oldest industries has become one of its most technologically advanced.
We discuss why only a tiny fraction of the population now produces food for everyone else, how automation transformed farming long before AI, and what future food production might look like in O'Neill cylinders, space stations, and interstellar colonies.
Could future apples grow on vines instead of trees? Could space farms look more like factories than fields? And what happens when every square meter of growing space matters?
Join us as we explore the technologies that may one day feed an interplanetary civilization.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:00 Modern Agriculture and Automation
00:00 AI, Drones, and Precision Farming
00:00 Vertical Farming and Hydroponics
00:00 Space Agriculture
00:00 Engineering Future Crops
00:00 Lab-Grown Meat and Future Food Production
Subscribe for weekly discussions on the future of science, technology, space exploration, and civilization.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Are we alone in the universe… or are we being intentionally isolated from it?
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we dive into one of the most unsettling solutions to the Fermi Paradox: the Zoo Hypothesis. The idea is simple but disturbing. Advanced alien civilizations may already know humanity exists and are deliberately avoiding contact.
But why?
We explore the different versions of the theory, from civilizations observing us like animals in a cosmic nature documentary to galactic “prime directives” that prevent interference with developing species. We also discuss whether humanity is actually too dangerous, too primitive, or simply not advanced enough yet to join a larger galactic community.
Along the way we tackle:
• The Fermi Paradox and why the universe seems silent
• Whether humanity is unusually violent or just average
• If advanced civilizations could realistically hide from us
• Why a galactic quarantine might exist
• The connection between the Zoo Hypothesis and simulation theory
• Whether curiosity alone would eventually break the quarantine
• The terrifying possibility that aliens may already be watching humanity
Could Earth be an uncontacted tribe on a galactic scale? Or are we simply early in the history of intelligent life?
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Humanity might not just be early to the universe… we may have to be early.
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we dive into the Grabby Aliens theory, one of the most fascinating solutions to the Fermi Paradox. The idea is simple but unsettling: if intelligent civilizations tend to expand across the stars, then any civilization born too late would never get the chance to exist at all.
We explore:
• Why expansion may be a natural outcome of evolution
• How civilizations could spread across the galaxy in only a few million years
• Whether Dyson swarms and megastructures should already be visible
• The link between Grabby Aliens and the anthropic principle
• Whether advanced civilizations would preserve primitive life or consume all available resources
• How this theory compares to ideas like the Zoo Hypothesis and rare life scenarios
If the universe is full of expansionist civilizations, then humanity may not just be one of the first civilizations.
We may be forced to be.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
What happens when surviving your planet isn’t enough… and even your star starts to die?
In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore what it would actually take for a civilization to survive for billions, trillions, and even longer. Not just avoiding extinction, but pushing all the way to the edge of the universe itself.
We break down real, physics-based ideas like restarting a planet’s core, shielding worlds from solar death, harvesting and extending the life of stars, and eventually moving beyond planets entirely. From Dyson swarms to artificial black holes, this is the long-term survival strategy of a civilization that refuses to die.
At some point, the stars go out. After that, things get weird.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/
Venus colonization isn't science fiction—it's closer to reality than Mars. In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore why floating cloud cities in Venus's upper atmosphere could become humanity's second home, and what terraforming would actually take. From extremophiles thriving in acidic clouds to the engineering needed to strip away billions of tons of CO₂, discover why Earth's hottest neighbor might be our best bet for solar system expansion.
Website: https://www.entropy-rising.com/