Episode 13 - Future Martians live! Josh and Dianne in conversation with Prof Chris Daniels Future Martians

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:
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- 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/litea