The space race is back, and this time its personal. But does it matter that instead of warring nations, this time it’s being led by tech billionaires and entrepreneurs? Can we justify its ecological impact? Is it worth the risk? And is this the future of humanity, or just another step towards our demise? We discuss the philosophical, ethical, and anthropological questions behind space exploration.
Speakers
• 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗮, Researcher, Space and Society
• 𝗡𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹, Lord Kelvin Adam Smith Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience, University of Glasgow
• 𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗵, Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
Chair
• 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗶, Fellow, Forum for Philosophy & Professor, University of the Arts London
Recorded on 25 October 2021
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