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[MARS TRILOGY] RED MARS, GREEN MARS [and] BLUE MARS

Kim Stanley Robinson

For centuries, the barren, desolate landscape of the red planet has beckoned to humankind. Now a group of one hundred colonists begins a mission whose ultimate goal is to transform Mars into a more Earthlike planet.

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

Jesse highlighted the scifi series as a way to imagine future technological and societal coevolution.

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And I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy to sort of take a break from all this heavy stuff. One that I'll call out is Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, a great example of how humanity might...

— Episode: Is Decarbonization Dead?

Episode: Is Decarbonization Dead?

Jesse highlighted the scifi series as a way to imagine future technological and societal coevolution.

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And I read a lot of science fiction and fantasy to sort of take a break from all this heavy stuff. One that I'll call out is Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, a great example of how humanity might muddle through the next couple hundred years.

Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

It was discussed as a science fiction series that explores the potential for colonizing Mars, which was used as an example to illustrate the contrast between the Wizard and Prophet perspectives on human progress and interaction with a new environment. It was discussed in the context of Mars colonisation.

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do you know the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy?

— Episode: Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the...

Episode: Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Planet (Ep...

It was discussed as a science fiction series that explores the potential for colonizing Mars, which was used as an example to illustrate the contrast between the Wizard and Prophet perspectives on human progress and interaction with a new environment. It was discussed in the context of Mars colonisation.

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do you know the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy?

It's kind of a fascinating look at exactly colonizing Mars and in a certain way, it's all about the clash between the wizards and the prophets because it's about how we should live on this new planet.

Episode: 346. Two (Totally Opposite) Ways to Save the Plane...

It was discussed as a science fiction series that explored the potential colonization of Mars, and presented a fictional example of the tension between those who prioritize technological innovation and those who value environmental preservation.

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do you know the science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy?

And in a certain way, it's all about the clash between the wizards and the prophets because it's about how we should look at the planet and how we should look at the universe.

StarTalk Radio

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StarTalk Radio

It was mentioned as a topic of discussion related to the possibility of engineered ecology and terraforming Mars, including whether it could be self-sustaining.

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So I was wondering do you think it would be possible to have an engineered ecology? For terraforming that would actually be robust enough to be self-sustaining Terraforming Emily, I think I think you'...

— Episode: StarTalk All-Stars at NY Comic Con – The...

Episode: StarTalk All-Stars at NY Comic Con – The Science o...

It was mentioned as a topic of discussion related to the possibility of engineered ecology and terraforming Mars, including whether it could be self-sustaining.

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So I was wondering do you think it would be possible to have an engineered ecology? For terraforming that would actually be robust enough to be self-sustaining Terraforming Emily, I think I think you're the one who can think about environments most effectively.

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