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[Interview] What a REAL City On Mars Will Look Like

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Science fiction taught us that Mars cities are inevitable. That we will sooner or later have those cool looking glass domes with spaceports and stuff. But the world is a cruel place and reality is unforgivable. So, how will a realistic Mars habitat of the future will look like? Discussing it with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith.

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  • 00:00:00 Intro
  • 00:01:10 Space sucks. The Reality of living in space
  • 00:09:35 Why go to space
  • 00:22:28 Minimum size of the population
  • 00:30:30 Fascination with the apocalypse
  • 00:33:51 Simulating Mars missions
  • 00:38:12 Childbirth is space
  • 00:40:24 Technological progress
  • 00:44:32 Economical growth
  • 01:01:38 Current obsessions
  • 01:05:21 More thoughts and more interviews

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