Future Martians

Mars One astronaut candidates Josh Richards and D

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Mars One astronaut candidates Josh Richards and Dianne McGrath speak with Mars One project candidates and creators, the motivations behind their involvement of this one-way mission to Mars, and what they are doing to become or create Future Martians.
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Episode 13 - Future Martians live! Josh and Dianne in conversation with Prof Chris Daniels
Tuesday, 12 March, 2019

FUTURE MARTIANS PODCAST Episode 13: Future Martians Live! Duration: 77:50 “How do we see ourselves? How do we represent ourselves?” On FUTURE MARTIANS PODCAST Episode 13: Future Martians Live! Duration: 77:50 “How do we see ourselves? How do we represent ourselves?” On 18 Sept 2018, Josh Richards and Dianne McGrath converse with Professor Chris Daniels at the Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, UniSA. Josh and Dianne discussed their experience in sustainability, biohacking, team psychology, comedy and science communication to improve life on Earth while getting Mars-ready. EPISODE TOPICS 0:00 Introduction 01:22 Pre-event chat between Josh & Dianne 02:02 Jacinta Thompson gives the Welcome to Country 04:33 Professor Daniels introduces the event 08:19 Dianne's bio and why she signed up for Mars One 09:17 Josh's bio and why he signed up for Mars One 11:20 The astronaut selection process to date 15:10 The final selection stages 15:43 The qualities sought in the candidates 17:10 Leadership models for a Martian community 18:27 What will a Martian culture look like? 19:43 What will happen when Earth & Mars grow apart? 20:47 The benefits of being a multicultural society 21:29 Should we be going to Mars? 24:00 Feeding the colony 27:18 Sense of place 29:16 Waste management & the challenge of resupply 30:50 Technology 31:27 Energy solutions 32:20 The need for robots 33:35 The first Martians & how space affects biology 36:25 The psychological challenges 40:28 Choosing to go to Mars 41:03 Will there be alcohol in space 42:10 Plants with multiple functions 43:10 Environmental ethics of living on Mars 46:36 Outpost Alpha 51:30 Connectivity 53:22 Audience Q&A 1:12:00 What does success look like? 1:14:00 Post event chat between Josh & Dianne 1:17:05 Closing remarks. Links to topics mentioned in the podcast: - Professor Chris Daniels: http://people.unisa.edu.au/chris.daniels - The Hawke Centre events: https://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Hawke-Centre/Events-calendar/ - Mars One: Website: https://www.mars-one.com; Twitter: https://twitter.com/marsoneproject; Instagram: https://instagram.com/marsoneproject - Mars One astronaut selection process: https://www.mars-one.com/faq/selection-and-preparation-of-the-astronauts/how-will-the-astronaut-selection-proceed - Paul Davies one-way to Mars article: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/sep/15/space-mars-martian-astronaut - Whitey on the Moon: https://youtu.be/goh2x_G0ct4 - Thailand cave rescue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue. Acknowledgements: - Thanks to Professor Daniels, Jacinta, Emma and all the UniSA team for bringing this event together - Thanks also to Population of Mars for the fantastic soundtrack used for the Future Martians podcast. Hear more of Population of Mars’ music at: https://soundcloud.com/popofmars - To learn more about Mars One: https://www.mars-one.com. Closing stuff: Catch up on earlier Future Martians podcast episodes: - SoundCloud: @future_martians - iTunes: itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/futur…d1422572196?mt=2 - Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/future-m…with-the-mars100, - Blubrry: www.blubrry.com/futuremartians/, - Castbox: castbox.fm/vc/1392988 - Listen Notes: www.listennotes.com/c/1240e6029cc94…hosted-by-josh/ - Overcast: overcast.fm/itunes1422572196/future-martians - Podbean: www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/f7…-Martians-Podcast - Podtail: podtail.com/en/podcast/future-martians/ - TuneIn: tunein.com/podcasts/Science-Po…-Martians-p1147440/, and more! Follow hosts Josh and Dianne: JOSH RICHARDS Facebook: www.facebook.com/joshrichardsspacepirate/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/mighty_ginge/ Twitter: twitter.com/mighty_ginge Website: joshrichards.space DIANNE MCGRATH Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dianne.McGrath.Astronaut.Candidate/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/damcgrath/ Twitter: twitter.com/liteandportable Website: www.diannemcgrath.com.au.