On star talk. We talk about growng plants in space, not only in orbit, but one prietary bin return. What forces of nature do they care about most, and what do they just not care about at all? And how can we find you?
Can you actually grow potatoes on Mars? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul Mecurio explore how to grow plants in space and whether we can farm on the Moon and Mars with space biologists Anna-Lisa Paul and Robert Ferl.
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