03349cam a2200325 4500 1066288651 TxAuBib 20231207120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593791936 0593791932 d53c2710-5883-4ead-aa2a-3a2879ac7d2b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9674340 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Weinersmith, Kelly. A City on Mars [Libby Audiobook] : Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through. Books on Tape, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 311MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 311MB. HTML:<b>“Helpfully pulls back the curtain on some of the lesser-discussed challenges to humanity’s off-Earth pursuits . . . Any reader enthusiastic about space settlement will find much to appreciate in this book . . . [The Weinersmiths] write with a confident belief that humanity will one day travel off-planet.” –<i>Science</i> &#160;<br /> From the bestselling authors of <i>Soonish</i>, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement</b><br /> Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no war, no Twitter—beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the knowledge needed to have space kids, build space farms, and create space nations in a way that doesn’t spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, <i>A City on Mars</i> investigates whether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you’ve ever wondered about, and many you’ve never considered:<br /> Can you make babies in space? Should corporations govern space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing crisis on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—and what happens if you’re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco sauce? Speaking of meals, what’s the legal status of space cannibalism?<br /> With deep expertise and a winning sense of humor, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether and how to become multiplanetary.<br /> Get in, we’re going to Mars. Technology. Nonfiction. Politics. Science. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-12-07 20:00:02. Weinersmith, Zach, 1982- Pressley, Brittany. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d53c2710-5883-4ead-aa2a-3a2879ac7d2b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=d53c2710-5883-4ead-aa2a-3a2879ac7d2b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)