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 universe?
- How would space warfare really work?
Whether you’re into speculative fiction, engineering podcasts, or space exploration podcasts, Entropy Rising gives you grounded, no-BS explanations of the future.
New episodes explore the intersection of science fiction, technology, and reality, built for listeners who want more than surface-level takes.
Episodes
60 episodes
The Future of Surveillance: How Far Will AI Go?
AI is making mass surveillance cheaper, faster, and far more powerful, but how far could it actually go?In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore the future of surveillance technology and what it could mean for privacy. We discuss A...
If We Have Spaceships, We’ll Have Space Pirates
Space piracy sounds like something straight out of science fiction, but if humanity builds a large economy beyond Earth, crime will almost certainly follow it. Ships will be carrying fuel, equipment, raw materials, valuable technology, and pote...
First Contact With Aliens Happens Tomorrow. What Do We Do?
What would actually happen if humanity made first contact with intelligent alien life, and would discovering an advanced extraterrestrial civilization unite us, divide us, or completely change our future?Support Entropy Rising on Patreo...
Could Simulation Theory Solve the Fermi Paradox?
Simulation theory, the Fermi paradox, the Zoo Hypothesis, alien civilizations, digital consciousness, and Matrioshka brains all raise one strange possibility: what if advanced civilizations stop exploring space and choose simulated realities in...
Changing Humans Might Be Easier Than Terraforming Mars
Could genetically engineered humans be the key to colonizing Mars and exploring deep space? In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore genetic engineering, transhumanism, human augmentation, Mars colonization, and the future of space travel ...
Orbital Rings Are More Realistic Than You Think
Orbital rings might be one of the most practical megastructures humanity could eventually build. They could provide cheap access to orbit, move massive amounts of material between Earth and space, and avoid many of the problems that come with s...
The Science of Project Hail Mary: Astrophage, Alien Life, and Panspermia
How realistic is the science behind Project Hail Mary?In this episode, we break down Astrophage, its incredible energy density, its ability to dim a star, and whether biology could ever evolve something that extreme. We also exp...
Why Building an Artificial Planet Might Actually Work: Shell Worlds and Birch Worlds
Shell Worlds and Birch Worlds are some of the largest megastructures ever imagined, offering a vision of artificial planets that could support civilizations ranging from a single family to trillions of people. From hollow planets filled with hy...
Interstellar Travel: How Spaceships Survive Light Speed Collisions
What does it really take to survive interstellar travel? As future spaceships approach light speed, even a tiny grain of interstellar dust becomes a devastating collision, forcing engineers to rethink everything we know about spacecraft design,...
Space Elevators: The Physics, the Promise, and the Risks
What if rockets became obsolete? Space elevators could be the megastructure that transforms humanity into a true spacefaring civilization—if we can solve the material science and engineering challenges. In this episode of Entropy Rising, we bre...
Will Processed Food Ever Be a Good Thing? Future Food, 3D Printing & Space Travel
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 colonie...
Entropy Rising Trailer
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? H...
The Cities That Will Orbit Jupiter: How Humanity Will Colonize the Outer Solar System
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 Sat...
Dark Worlds & Alien Ecosystems | What Life Needs to Survive
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...
Nanobots & Molecular AI | Engineering Life at the Cellular Level
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 ...
The Future of Food, Farming, and Space Agriculture
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 w...
The Fermi Paradox: Are We Living in an Alien Zoo?
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...
Grabby Aliens and the Fermi Paradox: Why We Had to Be Early
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 unsett...
The Physics of Immortal Civilizations | Engineering the End of Time
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 lon...
The Case for Venus: Terraforming the Solar System's Dark Horse
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 actu...
Are Humans Actually Special in the Universe?
Humanity, at the center of the galaxy… or just another average species?In this episode of Entropy Rising, we break down the popular sci-fi idea behind “Humanity, F*** Yeah” (HFY)—the belief that humans would dominate any galacti...
The Ugly Truth About Realistic Spaceship Design
Most science fiction shows sleek, elegant starships—but real spaceships would look very different. In this episode of Entropy Rising, we break down what realistic spacecraft design might actually look like using real physics and engine...
Hiveminds: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Hive minds are not just a sci fi trope. They might be a natural outcome of evolution.In this episode of Entropy Rising, we explore whether hive minds could realistically evolve in nature and whether advanced civilizations might choose to...
Every Interstellar Spaceship Is a Planet Killer
If a civilization can cross interstellar space, the war is already decided.In this episode of Entropy Rising, we examine planetary invasion through the lens of real physics. No cinematic dogfights. No convenient alien weaknesses. Just pr...
Colonizing Earth’s Orbit Is the First Real Step Into Space
We often talk about the future of space as if it starts on Mars, in the asteroid belt, or among the stars. Giant habitats and interstellar travel dominate the conversation. Those ideas are exciting, but they skip over a much closer and more pra...
