Join New York Times bestselling a
uthors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith for a lively virtual discussion of their
acclaimed book\, \;A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, a
nd Have We Really Thought This Through? \;Drawing on years of
research\, science\, and humor\, they explore what it would really take f
or humans to live beyond Earth&mdash\;and whether we should.
Ea
rth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far\, far awa
y&mdash\;no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolling&mdash\;beckons\, an
d settling the stars ï¬nally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critica
lly acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to
write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements\, but
after years of research\, they aren&rsquo\;t so sure it&rsquo\;s a good id
ea.
In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space\,&nbs
p\;A City on M
ars \;investigates whether the dream of new worlds won&rsquo\
;t create nightmares\, both for settlers and the people they leave behind.
In the process\, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you&r
squo\;ve ever wondered about\, and many you&rsquo\;ve never considered:&nb
sp\;
With deep expertise\, a winning sense of humor\, and art f
rom the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfas
t Cereal\, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest quest
ions humanity will ever ask itself&mdash\;whether and how to become multip
lanetary.
Regi
ster today to be a part of the discussion!
Ab
out the Authors: \;
Z
ach Weinersmith \;is best known as the cartoonist of the
comic \;Saturday Morning Br
eakfast Cereal. He also co-wrote the bestselling science books&nb
sp\;Soonish \;and&n
bsp\;A City on
Mars \;with his wife\, and worked with the artist Boulet to
create a children's retelling of the story of Beowulf called \;Bea Wolf. \;
Dr. Kelly Weinersm
ith \;is an adjunct faculty member at Rice University\, a
nd is currently President of the Helminthological Society of Washington an
d the American Society of Parasitologists. Her research on animal behavior
and parasites has been featured in \;The Atlantic\, \;
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