27 Jan 2019

The Next Frontier - 27 January

From TED Radio Hour, 7:06 pm on 27 January 2019

The Next Frontier
Colonizing Mars or more distant planets seems like science fiction. But becoming a spacefaring species may be in our near future. This hour, TED speakers on living beyond Earth--and whether we should.

James Green: Could The Building Blocks Of Life Exist Elsewhere In Our Solar System?
Stephen Petranek: How Will Humans Live On Mars?
Lisa Nip: How Can We Engineer The Human Body To Survive On Mars ... And Beyond?
Lucianne Walkowicz: Should We Be Using Mars As A Backup Planet?
From NPR’s TED Radio Hour

 

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