The Living Tech We Need to Support Human Life on Other Planets
Offered By: TED via YouTube
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
Taught by
TED
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