Can we do better in space than we’ve done here on Earth? Author Erika Nesvold joins us to discuss her book “Off-Earth: Ethical Questions and Quandaries for Living in Outer Space.” Space settlement is rapidly becoming ever more likely. Will it look like the utopian vision of Star Trek? Or the dark future of Star Wars? Erika challenges us to decide.

A timely reminder that it's not just rocket science, this thought-provoking book explores the all-too-human issues raised by the prospect of settling in outer space.

Get the book here: https://goo.gle/428zg4B.
For more information on Erika, please visit https://www.erikanesvold.com/.

Erika Nesvold has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Maryland and has performed computational astrophysics research at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, the Carnegie Institution for Science, NASA Ames, and SETI. She now works as an Astrophysics Engineer on the educational astrophysics software Universe Sandbox. Erika is the co-founder of the JustSpace Alliance, a nonprofit advocating for a more inclusive and ethical future in space. She is the co-editor of Reclaiming Space: Progressive and Multicultural Visions of Space Exploration.

Moderated by Sanders Kleinfeld.

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