Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check

About this episode

The episode discusses the feasibility of building cities on the moon and Mars, featuring insights from biologist Scott Solomon.

Now Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Biologist Scott Solomon, author of a new book titled "Becoming Martian," sizes up the prospects for building a city anywhere that's beyond Earth.

People in this episode

Host: Alan Boyle

Guest: Scott Solomon

Topics covered

• Mars
• moon
• city building
• biological prospects
• space exploration

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• moon city
• Mars city
• Scott Solomon
• Becoming Martian

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Becoming Martian

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