Space Hex! (The Curse of Restlessness, Revisited)

About this episode

The episode explores humanity's obsession with transcending Earth in light of environmental issues and the implications of space exploration.

“We don’t go to other planets because our planet is dying. Our planet dies, specifically because we perpetually want to go somewhere else.” Fresh off of the Initial Public Offering of Space X, the largest IPO in human history, it's worth revisiting the deeper implications of humanity's incessant drive... beyond. Today on the podcast, we look at humanity’s increasing obsession with transcending planet Earth, in the context of the mythologies of human restlessness. How human beings, whether thr...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Schrei

Topics covered

• human restlessness
• space exploration
• mythology
• transcendence
• environmental concerns

Keywords

• Space X
• restlessness
• humanity
• environment
• transcendence
• mythology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Space X

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