Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far\, far away&mdash\;no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolling&mdash\;beckons\, and settling the stars ï¬nally seems w ithin our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed\, bestselling authors Kell y and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements\, but after years of research\, they aren&rsqu o\;t so sure it&rsquo\;s a good idea. \;
\nIn a world hurtling t oward human expansion into space\, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won&rsquo\;t create nightm ares\, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process\ , the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you&rsquo\;ve ever wo ndered about\, and many you&rsquo\;ve never considered:
\nCan you ma ke babies in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What abo ut space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon&rsquo\;s Peak s of Eternal Light&mdash\;and what happens if you&rsquo\;re left in the Cr aters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals\, what&rsquo\;s the legal status of space cannibalism?
\nWith deep expertise\, a winning sense of humor\, and art from the beloved creat or of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\, the Weinersmiths investigate per haps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself&mdash\;whether an d how to become multiplanetary.
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\nAbout the Authors: \;
\nZach Weinersmith is best known as the cartoonist of the com
ic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He also co-wrote the bestse
lling science books Soonish and 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. \;
D r. Kelly Weinersmith is an adjunct faculty member at Rice Univers ity\, and is currently President of the Helminthological Society of Washin gton and the American Society of Parasitologists. Her research on animal b ehavior and parasites has been featured in The Atlantic\, National Geo graphic\, BBC World\, Science\, Nature\, and more. Kelly co-wrote the New York Times bestsellers Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologie s 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?. In 2024\, she and her co-author/husband Zach received a Hu go Award and the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize for A City on Mars. Kell y is also co-host of the podcast Daniel and Kelly&rsquo\;s Extraordina ry Universe. \;
\nThis program is sponsored by the Alexandria Library Foundati on.
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