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Julie michel klinger is an assistant professor of geography and spatial sciences at the university of delaware. She's also the author of rare earth frontiers, from territorial subsoils to lunar land capes. We talk about the myths around rare earth minerals and how thats fueling a new interest in space mining by private companies and certain governments around the world. But we also talk about what a more positive future of space and resource management might look like,. And how the global south is really key to that vision.

Paris Marx is joined by Julie Michelle Klinger to discuss the myths around rare earth elements and how they’re fueling a movement to enclose and mine space. But a better, more collaborative future that treats space as a commons is still possible, and the Global South may show us the way forward.

Julie Michelle Klinger is the author of “Rare Earth Frontiers: From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes” and an Assistant Professor of Geography & Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware. Her argument about why space is not the final frontier was recently published on urbanNext. Follow Julie on Twitter as @Prof_Klinger.

Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter.

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