Paul Gilster curates space-blog Centauri Dreams and is an expert in interstellar space research. 

We chat: the current state of interstellar space tech; whether Elon Musk’s dream of colonising mars is possible; human speciation in colonies on other planets; space law and jurisdiction of new planets; Terraforming; the Kontiki expedition + the human impulse to pioneer and explore; existential threat posed by comets + bases on asteroids, the Oumuamua object; SETI; long term thinking and much more. 

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Recorded in Christchurch, New Zealand