Podcast: Sustained Solar System Exploration

Live from the 2015 Astrobiology Science Conference in Chicago, our BlueSciCon podcast for June features a lively discussion of our collective ideas for the “Sustained Exploration of the Inner Solar System.” We are currently promoting our essay contest for undergraduate students with the same theme, and we hope that our discussion will help to stimulate ideas in many of our essay contest participants. We purposefully excluded Mars from the conversation (only because Mars gets a lot of attention…), and so […]

June 14, 2015

BlueSciCon Episode 39: Sustained Exploration of the Inner Solar System

Live from AbSciCon 2015 Beverages: Various Listen: [mp3 download] Questions to consider: How can human civilization develop a successful strategy for the sustained exploration of the inner solar system for the next 200 years? What planets and astronomical bodies should we target? Can space exploration be profitable? Is space colonization desirable? [ca_audio url=”http://beerwith.bmsis.org/BlueSciCon_39_JUN2015.mp3″ width=”500″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player”]

February 25, 2015

A Chat with Astronaut Ron Garan

Retired NASA astronaut Ron Garan appears in an interview on HuffPost Live where he discusses his perspectives on space exploration and his ideas for shaping the future. Our own Dr. Sara Walker is featured in the conversation (at 11:20 from the start), asking Garan his thoughts about our prospects of becoming an interstellar civilization. [Watch the conversation at HuffPost Live]

April 1, 2014

Essay Contest Featured in Eos

Our essay contest on the distant future of humanity was featured in this week’s issue of AGU’s newsletter Eos. The contest is open to college students with submissions due in just a few weeks! [Access the article at Eos]

January 22, 2014

Essay Contest: Preparing for the Distant Future of Civilization

The first BMSIS essay contest invites college students to craft an essay addressing the question: In the next 100 years, how can human civilization prepare for the long-term changes to the Earth system that will occur over the coming millennium? Essays are due on 22 April 2014, and cash prizes will be awarded to the winner and two honorable mentions. For more details visit bmsis.org/essaycontest, and please spread the word to any individuals or groups that may be interested! [BMSIS […]

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