Settling on Moon vs Mars

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Exploring the challenges and risks of establishing human settlements on the Moon and Mars, comparing factors such as gravity, radiation exposure, atmosphere, extreme temperatures, and distance from Earth. The chapter delves into the lesser-known difficulties of Martian settlement, including issues with the electrically charged and toxic soil, and challenges engineers face in problem-solving for sustainable habitation.

Paris Marx is joined by Zach Weinersmith to discuss why building space colonies will be much more difficult than the space billionaires want us to believe.

Zach Weinersmith co-wrote A City On Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? with Kelly Weinersmith. He also makes the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic.

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The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.

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