Articles like “We will never be able to live on another planet. Here’s why” highlight an important tension. As a fan of science fiction, I’m really excited by the prospect of space exploration and agree that, eventually, we need to find additional places to live and thrive. But: Astron... matt.routleynet.org

@mroutley have you read Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora? One of the ideas explored in the book is that we evolved in Earth’s biome. We probably wouldn’t do well on another biome. And then there’s problem to getting to any planet.

@josephaleo on my list! I’ve moved it up the queue. Certainly sounds intriguing and I’ve liked other books by the author

@mroutley Shaman is my favorite book by Kim Stanley Robinson as well as one of my favorite books.