The New Scientist Book Club has been studying Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s A Metropolis on Mars, a ebook that delves into whether or not the dream of settling new worlds might flip right into a nightmare for each the pioneers and people left behind. They deal with each space-related query you’ve ever had, and lots you haven’t but imagined. This week, our tradition editor Alison Flood caught up with the award-winning novelists to know why, after years of analysis, they’ve grown sceptical of the supposed advantages of settling area, why we needs to be excited about legislation in area sooner slightly than later, and why they began calling themselves the “area bastards”.
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