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URL:https://www.derbynecklibrary.org/events/virtual-author-talk-a-city-on-
 mars-the-science-and-absurdities-of-space-settlement-with-kelly-and-zach-w
 einersmith
SUMMARY:Virtual Author Talk: A City on Mars: The Science and Absurdities of
  Space Settlement with Kelly and Zach Weinersmith
DESCRIPTION:Register here! This is a virtual program. You will receive an 
 email with the link to the program feed.Join us for an out-of-this-world v
 irtual conversation with New York Times bestselling authors Kelly and Za
 ch Weinersmith as they dive into their book\, A City on Mars: Can We Sett
 le Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thought This Throug
 h?Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far\, far
  away—no climate change\, no war\, no doomscrolling—beckons\, and sett
 ling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically accla
 imed\, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the
  essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements\, but after yea
 rs of research\, they aren’t so sure it’s a good idea. In a world hur
 tling toward human expansion into space\, A City on Mars investigates wh
 ether the dream of new worlds won’t create nightmares\, both for settler
 s and the people they leave behind. In the process\, the Weinersmiths answ
 er every question about space you’ve ever wondered about\, and many you
 ’ve never considered:Can you make babies in space? Should corporations g
 overn space settlements? What about space war? Are we headed for a housing
  crisis on the Moon’s Peaks of Eternal Light—and what happens if you
 ’re left in the Craters of Eternal Darkness? Why do astronauts love taco
  sauce? Speaking of meals\, what’s the legal status of space cannibalism
 ?With deep expertise\, a winning sense of humor\, and art from the beloved
  creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\, the Weinersmiths investiga
 te perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself—whether a
 nd how to become multiplanetary.Register today to be a part of the discuss
 ion! About the Authors: Zach Weinersmith is best known as the cartoonis
 t of the comic Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal. He also co-wrote the be
 stselling science books Soonish and A City on Mars with his wife\, and
  worked with the artist Boulet to create a children's retelling of the sto
 ry of Beowulf called Bea Wolf. Dr. Kelly Weinersmith is an adjunct facu
 lty member at Rice University\, and is currently President of the Helminth
 ological Society of Washington and the American Society of Parasitologists
 . Her research on animal behavior and parasites has been featured in The 
 Atlantic\, National Geographic\, BBC World\, Science\, Nature\, and m
 ore. Kelly co-wrote the New York Times bestsellers Soonish: Ten Emergi
 ng Technologies That'll Improve And/Or Ruin Everything and A City on Mar
 s: Can We Settle Space\, Should We Settle Space\, and Have We Really Thoug
 ht This Through?. In 2024\, she and her co-author/husband Zach received a
  Hugo Award and the Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize for A City on Mars. 
 Kelly is also co-host of the podcast Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary U
 niverse. 
CATEGORIES:Adult
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