944: Zach Weinersmith | Out-of-This-World Hurdles to Colonizing Mars

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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