Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change our Bodies and Our Bodies and Minds - Discussion and Book Signing
Join the What is The Cosmos? Constellation and the Duke SPACE Initiative for a panel discussion of Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change our Bodies and Our Bodies and Minds, with the author, Dr. Scott Solomon, from Rice University.
How living in space will affect future generations-and what the potential unintended consequences of space settlements are.
We are on the cusp of a golden age of space travel in which, for the first time, it will be possible for large numbers of people to venture into space. Some intend to stay. But what happens-and will happen-to us in the extreme conditions of space? What should space tourists expect to happen to them during a journey to an orbiting space station, the Moon, or Mars? What would happen to children born on another planet? Would they evolve into a new species? In Becoming Martian, Scott Solomon explores the many ways in which humanity's migration into space will change our bodies and our minds.
This book focuses on the latest science, taking readers to the front lines of research. We hear from astronauts, including Scott Kelly who writes the foreword, and we join a team of scientists guiding a rover across the surface of Mars. We visit a high-security lab where engineers are simulating space radiation to measure its effects on the body. We travel to isolated islands where field biologists are gleaning insights into evolutionary processes applicable to people isolated on faraway planets. We meet synthetic biologists developing gene-editing tools to equip future humans to thrive in alien environments. We watch a rocket designed to carry humanity to Mars make its first successful launch. And then we ask, knowing what we know: Should we go?
The panel will be moderated by Executive Vice Provost, Mohamed Noor
Panelists:
Dawn Bowles, Assistant Professor in Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
Tim Hammond, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Siobhan Oca, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
This is event is being organized by the Duke What is the Cosmos? Constellation with support from the Duke SPACE Initiative.
Book signing begins at 3:30.
How living in space will affect future generations-and what the potential unintended consequences of space settlements are.
We are on the cusp of a golden age of space travel in which, for the first time, it will be possible for large numbers of people to venture into space. Some intend to stay. But what happens-and will happen-to us in the extreme conditions of space? What should space tourists expect to happen to them during a journey to an orbiting space station, the Moon, or Mars? What would happen to children born on another planet? Would they evolve into a new species? In Becoming Martian, Scott Solomon explores the many ways in which humanity's migration into space will change our bodies and our minds.
This book focuses on the latest science, taking readers to the front lines of research. We hear from astronauts, including Scott Kelly who writes the foreword, and we join a team of scientists guiding a rover across the surface of Mars. We visit a high-security lab where engineers are simulating space radiation to measure its effects on the body. We travel to isolated islands where field biologists are gleaning insights into evolutionary processes applicable to people isolated on faraway planets. We meet synthetic biologists developing gene-editing tools to equip future humans to thrive in alien environments. We watch a rocket designed to carry humanity to Mars make its first successful launch. And then we ask, knowing what we know: Should we go?
The panel will be moderated by Executive Vice Provost, Mohamed Noor
Panelists:
Dawn Bowles, Assistant Professor in Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
Tim Hammond, Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
Siobhan Oca, Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
This is event is being organized by the Duke What is the Cosmos? Constellation with support from the Duke SPACE Initiative.
Book signing begins at 3:30.
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Book Signing, Humanities, Lecture/Talk, Natural Sciences, Student