Human Space Travel as a Platform to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation

A manned mission to Mars is slated for as early as 2024, but there are serious health risks that must be mitigated in order for such a mission to be successful. The most pressing risk identified by NASA is radiation exposure. Instead of stunting our spirit of exploration, there is an urgent need to develop effective radioprotection strategies to … Continue reading “Human Space Travel as a Platform to Accelerate Biomedical Innovation”

Why Human Extinction Needs a Marketing Department

Experts at Oxford University and elsewhere have estimated that the risk of a global human extinction event this century—or at least of an event that wipes out 10 percent or more of the world’s population— is around 1 in 10. The most probable culprits sending us the way of the dinosaur are mostly anthropogenic risks, … Continue reading “Why Human Extinction Needs a Marketing Department”