Enjoy an out-of-this-world virtual convers ation with \;New York Times \;bestselling authors Kelly a nd Zach Weinersmith as they dive into their book\, \;A City on Mar s: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thoug ht This Through?
\nEarth is not well. The promise of starting l ife anew somewhere far\, far away&mdash\;no climate change\, no war\, no d oomscrolling&mdash\;beckons\, and settling the stars ï¬nally seems wit hin our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious fu ture of space settlements\, but after years of research\, they aren&rsquo\ ;t so sure it&rsquo\;s a good idea. \;
\nIn a world hurtling tow ard human expansion into space\, \;A City on Mars \;inves tigates whether the dream of new worlds won&rsquo\;t create nightmares\, b oth for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process\, the We inersmiths answer every question about space you&rsquo\;ve ever wondered a bout\, and many you&rsquo\;ve never considered:
\nCan you make babie s in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon&rsquo\;s Peaks of Ete rnal Light&mdash\;and what happens if you&rsquo\;re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals\, what&rsquo\;s the legal status of space cannibalism?
\nWith deep exp
ertise\, a winning sense of humor\, and art from the beloved creator of
Zach Weinersmith \;is best kn own as the cartoonist of the comic \;Saturday Morning Breakfast Ce real. He also co-wrote the bestselling science books \;Soonis h \;and \;A City on Mars \;with his wife\, and w orked with the artist Boulet to create a children's retelling of the story of Beowulf called \;Bea Wolf. \;
\nDr. Kelly Weine rsmith \;is an adjunct faculty member at Rice University\, and is curr ently President of the Helminthological Society of Washington and the Amer ican Society of Parasitologists. Her research on animal behavior and paras ites has been featured in \;The Atlantic\, \;National Geographic\, \;BBC World\, \;Science\, \;Nature\, \; and more. \;Kelly co-wrote the \;New York Times \;bes tsellers \;Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve And/ Or Ruin Everything \;and \;A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thought This Through?< /em>. \;In 2024\, she and her co-author/husband Zach received a Hugo A ward and 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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