Episode description
Episode description
What hurdles must humanity face before it can inhabit the final frontier? A City on Mars co-author Zach Weinersmith is here to ground us with the facts.
What We Discuss with Zach Weinersmith:- How tethered to reality are Elon Musk's grand plans for the human colonization of Mars? Shouldn't we focus on ensuring the sustainability of our current world before investing in centuries-long efforts to squeeze life out of a dead planet?
- With current technology, how well can human bodies be protected against prolonged exposure to radiation, extreme temperature fluctuation, and lesser gravity on the Red Planet and the Lunar surface?
- The economics of farming, mining, and extracting resources in space.
- The political, legal, and ethical considerations of space colonization.
- If now's not the most prudent time to hurl our species into the cold, uncaring void, then when?
- And much more...
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