Exploring the Implications of Human Reproduction in Space Environments

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Exploring the hurdles of human biology in space, particularly regarding reproduction and the dearth of data on procreating in lunar or Martian environments. This chapter elucidates the impacts of space conditions on bone density, muscle mass, and vision, underscoring the critical need for longitudinal studies beginning with animal models to determine the feasibility of reproduction in varying gravitational and radiation settings.

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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