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Fred Nadis discusses his new book on space travel ideas
Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Sob8Z8
Interview Summary
Fred Nadis has a PhD in American Studies and has written extensively on American science and popular culture. He recently wrote a book on the people who are inspired and at times fanatical about settling space. We spoke about the book an the various personalities he encountered in his research.
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0:38 – Fred talks about his interest in popular science and why he wrote about space programs.
1:32 – Fred talks about the format and layout of the book including starting with the Mars craze in the late 1800s.
4:21 – Fred compares the serious science enthusiasts and the space visionaries.
7:05 – Fred talks about the Alfred P. Sloan support for the book.
8:18 – Fred talks about some of the people he interviewed for the book.
11:49 – Fred talks about different approaches to traveling into space.
13:33 – Fred talks about the importance of individuals versus science in the increased push.
15:49 – Fred talks about private companies versus the government approach to space.
18:07 – Fred talks about the obstacle of space medicine in getting into space.
21:17 -Fred talks about the moon versus Mars first debate.
23:29 – Fred talks about how the Outer Space Treaty has been circumvented.
25:54 – Fred talks about the L5 society.
27:26 – Fred talks about the idealism that goes with space exploration.
29:02 – Fred talks about artificial intelligence and the excitement about the singularity.
31:13 – Fred talks about the archives he visited including get a look at Warner von Braun’s papers.
36:08 – Fred talks about the Moon Miners Manifesto.
38:27 – Fred talks about studies into the colonization of the galaxy and other esoteric studies.
40:42 – Fred talks about ideas of extraterrestrials.
43:25 – Fred talks about a study of childbirth in space.
47:32 – Fred talks about science fiction and space technology.
51:39 – Fred talks about the Soviet Union and technology in the 1920s.
58:10 – Fred can be found at www.frednadis.com and on twitter @FredNadis. The book Star Settlers has a facebook page.
Links of interest
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Star-Settlers/Fred-Nadis/9781643134482
https://www.facebook.com/Star-Settlers-112621420220032
Contact Information
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Guests: Fred Nadis
Host: Cris Alvarez
Check out the book here https://amzn.to/2Sob8Z8
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