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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an out-of-this-world virtual conversation with New
  York Times bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive in
 to their book\, "A City on Mars"..\nhttps://westlakelibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/17358075
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify\;">Join us for 
 an out-of-this-world virtual conversation with <em>New York Times</em> bes
 tselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book\,
  <em>A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Ha
 ve We Really Thought This Through?</em></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify
 \;">Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far\, f
 ar away&mdash\;no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolling&mdash\;beckon
 s\, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? C
 ritically acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set o
 ut 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 g
 ood idea.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">In a world hurtling
  toward human expansion into space\, <em>A City on Mars</em> 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 Weinersmit
 hs answer every question about space you&rsquo\;ve ever wondered about\, a
 nd many you&rsquo\;ve never considered:</p>\n<ul>\n<li style="text-align: 
 justify\;">Can you make babies in space?</li>\n<li style="text-align: just
 ify\;">Should corporations govern space settlements?</li>\n<li style="text
 -align: justify\;">What about space war?</li>\n<li style="text-align: just
 ify\;">Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon&rsquo\;s Peaks of Et
 ernal Light&mdash\;and what happens if you&rsquo\;re left in the Craters o
 f Eternal Darkness?</li>\n<li style="text-align: justify\;">Why do astrona
 uts love taco sauce?</li>\n<li style="text-align: justify\;">Speaking of m
 eals\, what&rsquo\;s the legal status of space cannibalism?</li>\n</ul>\n<
 p style="text-align: justify\;">With deep expertise\, a winning sense of h
 umor\, and art from the beloved creator of <em>Saturday Morning Breakfast 
 Cereal</em>\, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions h
 umanity will ever ask itself&mdash\;whether and how to become multiplaneta
 ry.</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Register today to be a part of t
 he discussion!</p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><strong>About the Aut
 hors:<br /></strong>Zach Weinersmith is best known as the cartoonist of th
 e comic <em>Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal</em>. He also co-wrote the b
 estselling science books <em>Soonish</em> and <em>A City on Mars</em> with
  his wife\, and worked with the artist Boulet to create a children's retel
 ling of the story of <em>Beowulf</em> called <em>Bea Wolf</em>.&nbsp\;</p>
 \n<p style="text-align: justify\;">Dr. Kelly Weinersmith is an adjunct fac
 ulty member at Rice University\, and is currently President of the Helmint
 hological Society of Washington and the American Society of Parasitologist
 s. Her research on animal behavior and parasites has been featured in <em>
 The Atlantic</em>\, <em>National Geographic</em>\, BBC World\, <em>Science
 </em>\, <em>Nature</em>\, and more. Kelly co-wrote the <em>New York Times<
 /em> bestsellers <em>Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve An
 d/Or Ruin Everything</em> and <em>A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Sh
 ould We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thought This Through?</em>. In 2
 024\, she and her co-author/husband Zach received a Hugo Award and the Roy
 al Society Trivedi Book Prize for <em>A City on Mars</em>. Kelly is also c
 o-host of the podcast <em>Daniel and Kelly&rsquo\;s Extraordinary Universe
 </em>.&nbsp\;</p>\n<hr />\n<p><em>Brought to you in partnership with the L
 ibrary Speakers Consortium. <a href="https://libraryc.org/westlakelibrary"
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 ister and explore recordings of past events.<br /></em></p>\nhttps://westl
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