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Ep. 770: The Ethics of Mars Exploration

Ep. 770: The Ethics of Mars Exploration

365 Days of Astronomy - Weekly Edition vor 11 Monaten

Full Raw Episode with Q&A

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51:14

Streamed live on Nov 3, 2025.

Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela L. Gay.

It is arguable that humanity now has the technological ability to
live on Mars. It would be done at enormous expense and sacrifice,
and there are some tricky problems that we haven’t solved yet.
Although we could live on Mars, should we? There is a famous
quote from Jurassic Park: "Your scientists were so preoccupied
with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they
should." This concept is played out across the sciences, and in
planetary exploration, it requires us to ask, all because we can
launch humans toward Mars, should we?

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In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, BogieNet,
Brian Cagle, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, Ed, Gerhard
Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Jeanette Wink, Michael Purcell, Sergey
Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler, Sérgio Sancevero