Chris McKay // What if there’s life on Mars?
Let’s talk about the ethics of terraforming. Dr. …
Anatomy of Next · Founders Fund
June 17, 201814m 41s
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Let’s talk about the ethics of terraforming. Dr. Chris McKay is a Senior Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center’s Planetary Systems Branch and is actively involved in the planning of future Mars missions. If we encounter alien life on another world, what is our moral responsibility to that life, and how do we balance this responsibility with exploration and colonization?