Against Mars: Space Colonization and its Discontents
MANUWriting the first draft of the book about humanity in space : chapter excerpts, research, reading notes and more, by Manu Saadia, author of "Trekonomics: the Economics of Star Trek"
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TREKONOMICS author Manu Saadia | 'wrote the book on this subject' - Paul Krugman | Writing the book on space colonization | coined the term "Space Karen" (it's true, unfortunately)
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