This hour, we’ll talk about why Mars may not be the most viable option for a space colony – and we’ll talk about the place that is: Titan, a moon orbiting Saturn, with planetary scientist Amanda Hendrix, co-author of “Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets.”
This hour, we’ll talk with Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, about perseverance and other wisdom he’s gained in his 86 years, which he’s collected in “No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon.”
This hour, we’ll talk about efforts to nail down the existence of the celestial body known as “Planet X” with Michael D. Lemonick. His story “Hidden Planet X” appears in the current issue of “Scientific American.”
We’ll talk this hour about how far science can take us with Dartmouth College theoretical physicist Marcelo Gleiser. His new book is “The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning.”
What are the odds that life exists on other planets? We’ll talk about the possibility this hour with Michael Lemonick, who explores the question in a cover story for the July issue of National Geographic.
