What Elon Musk Isn't Telling You About Colonizing Mars w/ Zach Weinersmith [Ep. 434]

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Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really
thought this through? The allure of a fresh start on a new planet
has captivated humans for a very long time, and now, public figures
like Elon Musk are trying to make it a reality. But should we? Is
it even possible? And how would life on Mars even look like? 
These are the questions Zach and Kelly Weinersmith tackled with a
deep expertise and winning sense of humor in their new book, A City
on Mars, which has become an instant bestseller.  Zach is a
cartoonist and writer best known for his webcomic Saturday Morning
Breakfast Cereal (SMBC). Outside of SMBC, he has worked on a sketch
comedy series, a podcast, and multiple other webcomics. Kelly, on
the other hand, is a biologist, writer, and podcaster. She is a
faculty member in the Department of BioSciences at Rice University
and an alumni collaborator with the Parasite Ecology Group at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. Today, Zach is joining me
on Into the Impossible to discuss whether and how to become
multi-planetary. Tune in!  Key Takeaways: 00:00:00 Intro
00:01:22 Elon Musk’s obsession with Mars 00:04:38 Why Mars?
00:12:11 Why not just build bunkers underground? 00:18:03 Judging a
book by its cover  00:19:37 Space psychology  00:29:16
The hard physics of colonizing space 00:36:22 The economics of
space exploration  00:43:34 Audience questions  00:56:35
Elon Musk’s bizarre notions about space  01:01:17 Outro —
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