Your kids Might Live on Mars and Here's How They Will Survive

Video by TEDTalks featuring Stephen Petranek

Princess of Mars by Frank Frazetta

It sounds like science fiction, but journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: within 20 years, humans will live on Mars. Of course, this talk was given back in 2016 and since then the race to Mars has picked up speed with interesting players the likes of Elon Musk with SpaceX, Boeing, and NASA themselves. Also, the projected time frame to actually land the first people to begin possible colonization on Mars has been extended a few years. That is, with the exception of Elon Musk's determination to launch a crewed mission to Mars by 2024. If the crew will land on the surface or not is yet to be determined. This first crewed mission may serve simply as the first trial run and only orbit the Red Planet then return safely to home as they gather more data on the effects of such a long space journey on human physiology. It could also drop off (from orbit) cargo meant to be staged for the next mission that would land on the surface.

One must keep in mind, also, that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly stated that they will launch the first mission (unmanned) to Mars sometime in 2019. China, too, has made its desire to rule space and has made great advancements to backing up their desires with recent missions to the dark side of the Moon.

Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'

Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'
COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY:
Eric Whitacre

PRODUCED BY:
Scott Haines

TEXT BY: Charles Anthony Silvestri

Representing 12 Countries:
Austria
Argentina
Canada
England
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
The Philippines
Singapore
Spain
Sweden
United States of America

A Holocaust of a Different Kind

"A holocaust of a different kind" is an apt summary of Mark Bittman's 2007 TED presentation in which he tells us what is wrong with what we eat. Too much meat, too few plants, too much fast food, too little home cooking are all contributing to the destruction of our planet and the spread of disease and life-threatening illnesses in humans. Author of the bestselling cookbook How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food, Mark is not a vegetarian nor promotes a pure vegetarian diet or lifestyle as evidenced by his New York Times promoted blog Bitten. Further insightful writing by Bittman with simple yet impacting graphics demonstrating the harmful effects of raising meat for food can be found at the New York Times website. Mark Bittman does us a favor by presenting this information with flair and humor yet never leaving to question the importance of his mission to inform. He deftly bounces between cow farts and his own mother's cooking to bring us to the realization that we are each individually responsible for making a change and saving the planet and ourselves.