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The Naked Scientists Podcast

Planet B: Can We Colonise Space?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6958 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2018

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

This week we're leaving planet earth in search of a new home. Is there a Planet B? How could we get there? And presenter Izzie Clarke takes a spin at astronaut training. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0

I have you loud and clear.

0:03.0

Hello.

0:04.0

Hello.

0:05.0

Welcome.

0:06.0

Science.

0:09.0

And that is the same physics, medicine, nature, or space, time, the brain, life, the universe.

0:15.0

Hello, this week we're leaving planet Earth in the search of a new home.

0:21.0

Is there a planet B? How could we get there and I take a spin at astronaut training?

0:27.0

And you can talk to us?

0:28.0

Yeah, it's okay. I was expecting it to be like quite intense but it's actually just like a massive

0:35.0

roller-go-to-ride. I'm Isie Clark and this is the Naked Scientists.

0:40.3

The Naked Scientist podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Last year one very prominent Cambridge scientists made a rather shocking prediction.

1:04.0

I strongly believe we should start seeking alternative planets for possible habitation.

1:10.0

We are running out of space on Earth and we need to break through the technological limitations,

1:17.0

preventing us living elsewhere in the universe.

1:20.0

Professor Stephen Hawking stated that to secure the future of us humans we need to colonise another planet.

1:27.0

But would you want to go?

1:30.0

Three, two, one, zero zero ever

1:34.4

and a net stop

1:37.0

knife.

1:38.0

I definitely not know.

1:39.8

Yeah it would be an adventure and something new exciting.

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