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A City on Mars

Can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through?

Kelly Weinersmith & Zach Weinersmith

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Description

A City on Mars (2023) explores what would really happen if humans were to settle in space. Would we live up to the great promise of starting life anew on another planet? Or would we mess it all up, as usual? This engaging and funny guide answers every question imaginable about the prospects of space life – from making babies to interplanetary legal systems.

Who Should Listen

  • Aspiring astronauts and space explorers 
  • Science fiction fans fascinated by speculative futures
  • Armchair philosophers and ethicists intrigued by thought experiments

About the Authors

Kelly Weinersmith is a behavioral ecologist and adjunct at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Her husband Zach Weinersmith is an American cartoonist and writer best known for his long-running webcomic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. Together, the couple has co-authored the bestselling book Soonish.