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Playlist: What would it be like to live on another planet? (8 talks)

Forget the rest of solar system -- Mars is humanity's next destination. We keep talking about it, but what would it really be like to live there?
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_would_it_be_like_to_live_on_another_planet

Stephen Petranek: Your kids might live on Mars. Here's how they'll survive

It sounds like science fiction, but journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: within 20 years, humans will live on Mars. In this provocative talk, Petranek makes the case that humans will become a spacefaring species and describes in fascinating detail how we'll make Mars our next home. "Humans will survive no matter what happens on Earth,"...
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_petranek_your_kids_might_live_on_mars_here_s_how_they_ll_survive

Roman Mars: Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed

Roman Mars is obsessed with flags -- and after you watch this talk, you might be, too. These ubiquitous symbols of civic pride are often designed, well, pretty terribly. But they don't have to be. In this surprising and hilarious talk about vexillology -- the study of flags -- Mars reveals the five basic principles of flag design and shows why h...
https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_mars_why_city_flags_may_be_the_worst_designed_thing_you_ve_never_noticed

Penelope Boston: There might just be life on Mars

So the Mars Rovers didn't scoop up any alien lifeforms. Scientist Penelope Boston thinks there's a good chance -- a 25 to 50 percent chance, in fact -- that life might exist on Mars, deep inside the planet's caves. She details how we should look and why.
https://www.ted.com/talks/penelope_boston_there_might_just_be_life_on_mars

Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars

Planetary scientist Joel Levine shows some intriguing -- and puzzling -- new discoveries about Mars: craters full of ice, traces of ancient oceans, and compelling hints at the presence, sometime in the past, of life. He makes the case for going back to Mars to find out more.
https://www.ted.com/talks/joel_levine_why_we_need_to_go_back_to_mars

Playlist: What's the big deal about Mars? (8 talks)

Learn all the hubbub going on with the big Red Planet in these insightful and utterly fascinating talks.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/what_s_the_big_deal_about_mars

Erika Debenedictis: Strategies for fuel-efficient space travel

A manned mission to Mars has long captivated our collective imagination. Perhaps the most significant obstacle to achieving this mission is fueling a craft to and from Mars. Erika Debenedictis offers some compelling theories on how we can make it happen.
https://www.ted.com/talks/erika_debenedictis_strategies_for_fuel_efficient_space_travel

Charles Elachi: The story behind the Mars Rovers

At Serious Play 2008, Charles Elachi shares stories from NASA's legendary Jet Propulsion Lab -- including tales and video from the Mars Rover project.
https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_elachi_the_story_behind_the_mars_rovers

Lucianne Walkowicz: Let's not use Mars as a backup planet

Stellar astronomer and TED Senior Fellow Lucianne Walkowicz works on NASA's Kepler mission, searching for places in the universe that could support life. So it's worth a listen when she asks us to think carefully about Mars. In this short talk, she suggests that we stop dreaming of Mars as a place that we'll eventually move to when we've messed ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/lucianne_walkowicz_let_s_not_use_mars_as_a_backup_planet

Nathalie Cabrol: How Mars might hold the secret to the origin of life

While we like to imagine little green men, it's far more likely that life on other planets will be microbial. Planetary scientist Nathalie Cabrol takes us inside the search for microbes on Mars, a hunt which counterintuitively leads us to the remote lakes of the Andes mountains. This extreme environment — with its thin atmosphere and scorched la...
https://www.ted.com/talks/nathalie_cabrol_how_mars_might_hold_the_secret_to_the_origin_of_life

Nagin Cox: What time is it on Mars?

Nagin Cox is a first-generation Martian. As a spacecraft engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cox works on the team that manages the United States' rovers on Mars. But working a 9-to-5 on another planet -- whose day is 40 minutes longer than Earth's -- has particular, often comical challenges.
https://www.ted.com/talks/nagin_cox_what_time_is_it_on_mars

Playlist: Bobak Ferdowsi: On our home in the universe (5 talks)

NASA engineer Bobak Ferdowsi helped the Curiosity rover land on Mars -- and he's curated these talks that deepen our understanding of the world around us.
Curated by Bobak Ferdowski · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/bobak_ferdowsi_on_our_home_in

Bjarke Ingels: An architect's guide to living on Mars

What would it take to live on Mars? In an imaginative talk, architect Bjarke Ingels shares his prototype Martian "city" in Dubai, where they're building technologies that humanity would need to thrive on the Red Planet.
https://www.ted.com/talks/bjarke_ingels_an_architect_s_guide_to_living_on_mars

Playlist: Poor design… and how to make it better (5 talks)

When form and function don’t exactly match up, these speakers offer masterful advice on how to keep good design in mind. (Sorry, Pocatello.)
Curated by TED · 5 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/poor_design_and_how_to_make_i

Anjali Tripathi: Why Earth may someday look like Mars

Every minute, 400 pounds of hydrogen and almost 7 pounds of helium escape from Earth's atmosphere into outer space. Astrophysicist Anjali Tripathi studies the phenomenon of atmospheric escape, and in this fascinating and accessible talk, she considers how this process might one day (a few billion years from now) turn our blue planet red.
https://www.ted.com/talks/anjali_tripathi_why_earth_may_someday_look_like_mars

Elon Musk: The future we're building -- and boring

Elon Musk discusses his new project digging tunnels under LA, the latest from Tesla and SpaceX and his motivation for building a future on Mars in conversation with TED's Head Curator, Chris Anderson.
https://www.ted.com/talks/elon_musk_the_future_we_re_building_and_boring

Roman Mars | TED Speaker

With his show 99% Invisible, Roman Mars discovered new ways to jolt public radio out of its old paradigms, while at the same time spinning riveting tales of design.
Digital storyteller
https://www.ted.com/speakers/roman_mars

Nagin Cox | TED Speaker

Nagin Cox explores Mars as part of the team that operates NASA's rovers.
Spacecraft operations engineer
https://www.ted.com/speakers/nagin_cox

Playlist: Why yes, actually it is rocket science (7 talks)

While it may not be simple or easy, these fascinating talks make aerospace engineering a little more accessible to the average person.
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/why_yes_actually_it_is_rocket

Playlist: Things you've probably never noticed (4 talks)

Wait, what's that? Did you see it? Bet you didn't. Check out these talks that'll help you see the intriguing details hiding in plain sight.
Curated by TED · 4 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/things_you_ve_probably_never_n

Playlist: Talks for neat freaks (7 talks)

Tidying can be tedious, but these talks understand the benefits and beauty of order (and maybe, a little disorder too).
Curated by TED · 7 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_neat_freaks

Playlist: Talks for podcast lovers (9 talks)

Compelling stories, intriguing insights and fascinating history for those who can't get enough of their favorite podcasts. Looking for a new podcast to try? 45 great picks from the TED staff.
Curated by TED · 9 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_podcast_lovers

Playlist: Talks to watch with the entire family (10 talks)

No matter the generation, these talks are perfect for bringing everyone together to learn, wonder and laugh.
Curated by TED · 10 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_to_watch_with_the_entire

Playlist: Talks for when you want to laugh and think (8 talks)

These hilarious talks won’t just make you laugh out loud -- they’ll make you think twice.
Curated by TED · 8 talks
http://www.ted.com/playlists/talks_for_when_you_want_to_lau

Lynn Rothschild: The living tech we need to support human life on other planets

What would it take to settle Mars? In a talk about the future of space exploration, Lynn Rothschild reviews the immense challenges to living elsewhere in the universe and proposes some bold, creative solutions to making a home off planet Earth -- like "growing" houses out of fungi or using bacteria to help generate electricity.
https://www.ted.com/talks/lynn_rothschild_the_living_tech_we_need_to_support_human_life_on_other_planets

Dave Brain: What a planet needs to sustain life

"Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold, and Earth is just right," says planetary scientist Dave Brain. But why? In this pleasantly humorous talk, Brain explores the fascinating science behind what it takes for a planet to host life -- and why humanity may just be in the right place at the right time when it comes to the timeline of life-sustaining ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_brain_what_a_planet_needs_to_sustain_life

Martin Villeneuve: How I made an impossible film

Canadian filmmaker Martin Villeneuve talks about "Mars et Avril," the sci-fi spectacular he made with virtually no money over a seven-year stretch. In this charming talk, he explains the various ways he overcame financial and logistical constraints to produce his unique and inventive vision of the future.
https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_villeneuve_how_i_made_an_impossible_film

Armando Azua-Bustos: The most Martian place on Earth

How can you study Mars without a spaceship? Head to the most Martian place on Earth -- the Atacama Desert in Chile. Astrobiologist Armando Azua-Bustos grew up in this vast, arid landscape and now studies the rare life forms that have adapted to survive there, some in areas with no reported rainfall for the past 400 years. Explore the possibility...
https://www.ted.com/talks/armando_azua_bustos_the_most_martian_place_on_earth

Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots

Cynthia Breazeal wonders: Why can we use robots on Mars, but not in our living rooms? The key, she says, is in training robots to interact with people. Now she dreams up and builds robots that teach, learn -- and play. Watch for amazing demo footage of a new interactive game for kids.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_rise_of_personal_robots

Xavier De Kestelier: Adventures of an interplanetary architect

How will we live elsewhere in the galaxy? On Earth, natural resources for creating structures are abundant, but sending these materials up with us to the Moon or Mars is clunky and cost-prohibitive. Enter architect Xavier De Kestelier, who has a radical plan to use robots and space dust to 3D print our interplanetary homes. Learn more about the ...
https://www.ted.com/talks/xavier_de_kestelier_adventures_of_an_interplanetary_architect
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