Join us for an out-of-this-world virtual c onversation with \;New York Times \;bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book\, \;A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
\nEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew som ewhere far\, far away&mdash\;no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolling &mdash\;beckons\, and settling the stars ï¬nally seems within our gras p. Or is it? Critically acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Wei nersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of spac e settlements\, but after years of research\, they aren&rsquo\;t so sure i t&rsquo\;s a good idea. \;
\nIn a world hurtling toward human ex pansion into space\, \;A City on Mars \;investigates whether the d ream of new worlds won&rsquo\;t create nightmares\, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process\, the Weinersmiths answer eve ry question about space you&rsquo\;ve ever wondered about\, and many you&r squo\;ve never considered:
\nCan you make babies in space? Should co rporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed f or a housing crisis on the Moon&rsquo\;s Peaks of Eternal Light&mdash\;and what happens if you&rsquo\;re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Wh y do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals\, what&rsquo\;s the leg al status of space cannibalism?
\nWith deep expertise\, a winning se nse of humor\, and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakf ast Cereal\, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions hu manity will ever ask itself&mdash\;whether and how to become multiplanetar y.
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About the Authors: \;
\nZach Weinersmith \;is best k nown as the cartoonist of the comic \;Saturday Morning Breakfast Cerea l. He also co-wrote the bestselling science books \;Soonish \;and& nbsp\;A City on Mars \;with his wife\, and worked with the artist Boul et to create a children's retelling of the story of Beowulf called \;B ea Wolf. \;
\nDr. Kelly Weinersmith \;is an adjunct faculty member at Rice University\, and is currently President of the Helmintholog ical Society of Washington and the American Society of Parasitologists. He r research on animal behavior and parasites has been featured in \;The Atlantic\, \;National Geographic\, \;BBC World\, \;Science\,& nbsp\;Nature\, \;and more. \;Kelly co-wrote the \;New York Tim es \;bestsellers \;Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Impr ove And/Or Ruin Everything \;and \;A City on Mars: Can We Settle S pace\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thought This Through?.& nbsp\;In 2024\, she and her co-author/husband Zach received a Hugo Award a nd the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize for \;A City on Mars. Kelly is also co-host of the podcast \;Daniel and Kelly&rsquo\;s Extraordinary Universe. \;
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