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The Living Tech We Need to Support Human Life on Other Planets

Offered By: TED via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore the challenges and innovative solutions for human settlement on Mars in this 16-minute TED talk. Delve into the concept of using living technology to support extraterrestrial habitation, including the potential of "growing" houses from fungi and harnessing bacteria for electricity generation. Discover how digital information, metals, and biological processes could be leveraged to create sustainable living environments on other planets. Learn about the groundbreaking ideas proposed to overcome the immense obstacles of space colonization and gain insights into the future of interplanetary exploration.

Syllabus

Intro
The solution is life
The big idea
How will it happen
Digital information
Metals
Hell cell


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TED

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