{"product_id":"a-city-on-mars-can-we-settle-space-should-we-settle-space-and-have-we-really-thought-this-through-hardcover","title":"A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through? - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZach Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e* THE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER * \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e's #1 Book for 2023 * A\u003ci\u003e New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice * A\u003ci\u003e Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Science and Environment Book of 2023 * A Tor.com Best Book of 2023 * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exceptional. . . Forceful, engaging and funny . . . This book will make you happy to live on this planet -- a good thing, because you're not leaving anytime soon.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eSoonish\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlement \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away--no climate change, no war, no Twitter--beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Critically acclaimed, bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of research, they aren't so sure it's a good idea. Space technologies and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the knowledge needed to have space kids, build space farms, and create space nations in a way that doesn't spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, \u003ci\u003eA City on Mars \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates whether the dream of new worlds won't create nightmares, both for settlers and the people they leave behind. In the process, the Weinersmiths answer every question about space you've ever wondered about, and many you've never considered: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan you make babies in space? Should corporations govern 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith deep expertise, a winning sense of humor, and art from the beloved creator of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself--whether and how to become multiplanetary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGet in, we're going to Mars.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weinersmiths, a wife-and-husband research team, cowrote the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling popular science book \u003ci\u003eSoonish\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePopular Science \u003c\/i\u003ebook of the year. \u003cb\u003eDr. Kelly Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e is an adjunct faculty member in the BioSciences department at Rice University. Her research has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNature. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eZach Weinersmith\u003c\/b\u003e makes the webcomic \u003ci\u003eSaturday Morning Breakfast Cereal\u003c\/i\u003e. He illustrated the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003ci\u003eOpen Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Slate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Forbes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScience Friday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Foreign Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, PBS, and elsewhere. The Weinersmiths live on an old farm in Virginia with their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.52 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756881207629,"sku":"9781984881724","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/DmhDseC6OG9781984881724.webp?v=1776754705","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/a-city-on-mars-can-we-settle-space-should-we-settle-space-and-have-we-really-thought-this-through-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}