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I currently work in a cardiovascular and Diabetes lab conducting human trials of metabolism and cardiovascular modifying medications and am attempting to transition into graduate school. I will post about; Science, Art, Film, History, Literature, Fashion, Music, and what's going on in my life. I will likely steer clear of political related posts, as I've become utterly disenchanted.

Social interactions and daily tasks involved in being a successful member of the human species can sometimes feel automated and depersonalizing. Sometimes others appear as malfunctioning machines, repeating the same maladaptive or just menial behaviors. . .and thats when sometimes philosophy is the only consolation, well that and laughing and maybe a mountain hike.


My Statement: I believe we humans live in an environment surrounded by biology and technology, yet a majority of us focus merely on short sighted effects of those things. Contemporary discoveries in science and advances in technology describe an existence in a much more mechanistic way than any of us could have imagined. Being able to incorporate this information into our conscious while maintaining respect for human creativity and emotion will be important for future human technological advancements and environmental management. I also believe life extension "200 years +" via bio-physiological modification is well within the grasp of my generation, and I'll do my best to participate in these efforts.

"V'tosh Ka'tur"

Location: U.S. Denver

Education: B.S. in Psychology, Minors in Art History and Biology

Political Views: Libertarian Transhumanism

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pretendy: Road Map to Mars In a year that has already seen announcement of plans to mine asteroids, the first privately funded spacecraft docking with the ISS, and engine testing on the Skylon project, plans for an even more ambitious project have emerged. The Mars One program has announced a thorough road map detailing its plan to establish a human colony on the surface of the Red Planet by 2023. How will this be paid for? They plan to turn the Mars One project into the largest media event ever by coupling the astronaut selection and training process to a reality TV show! You can read their plan, but here is a summary: 2013: Mars One will build a replica of the Mars station on Earth for astronauts to train in. Astronaut selection process begins. 2014: Preparation for the Mars supply missions and communications satellite begin. 2016: The first supply mission will reach Mars, carrying food and other necessities for the future inhabitants. 2018: A rover will be sent to determine the best place for the settlement. 2021: The parts, supplies and major modules reach Mars, awaiting assembly by the first astronauts 2022: Water, oxygen and atmosphere production ready. The first settlers blast off from Earth on their voyage to Mars 2023: History is made as the first astronauts land on Mars, and link the settlement modules together and become the first extra-terrestrial settlers. 2025: The second group of inhabitants land. The occupancy of the Mars settlement is expected to reach between 20-40 people. Such ambitious plans as this have usually fallen at one of the first two hurdles: funding and technology. However as we have seen with SpaceX, private firms have a great capacity for cash sourcing, and with the plan to turn the whole thing into a worldwide media event, Mars One might be well on their way to purchasing everything they need. Technology wise, they have been very clever, and designed their whole plan around things which already exist and can be bought. In fact, all the landers and launchers are hoped to be supplied by SpaceX. This is great because it means that part of the money Mars One will be spending to explore space, will be spent by a company trying to explore space! This is exactly what we need for the space industry to flourish. I really hope that this project gets going. They face some major hurdles - cosmic radiation poses a major problem for interplanetary voyages - but I’ll be waiting with bated breath to see how far this thing gets. Good luck, Mars One!

pretendy:

Road Map to Mars

In a year that has already seen announcement of plans to mine asteroids, the first privately funded spacecraft docking with the ISS, and engine testing on the Skylon project, plans for an even more ambitious project have emerged.

The Mars One program has announced a thorough road map detailing its plan to establish a human colony on the surface of the Red Planet by 2023.

How will this be paid for? They plan to turn the Mars One project into the largest media event ever by coupling the astronaut selection and training process to a reality TV show!

You can read their plan, but here is a summary:

  • 2013: Mars One will build a replica of the Mars station on Earth for astronauts to train in. Astronaut selection process begins.
  • 2014: Preparation for the Mars supply missions and communications satellite begin.
  • 2016: The first supply mission will reach Mars, carrying food and other necessities for the future inhabitants.
  • 2018: A rover will be sent to determine the best place for the settlement.
  • 2021: The parts, supplies and major modules reach Mars, awaiting assembly by the first astronauts
  • 2022: Water, oxygen and atmosphere production ready. The first settlers blast off from Earth on their voyage to Mars
  • 2023: History is made as the first astronauts land on Mars, and link the settlement modules together and become the first extra-terrestrial settlers.
  • 2025: The second group of inhabitants land. The occupancy of the Mars settlement is expected to reach between 20-40 people.

Such ambitious plans as this have usually fallen at one of the first two hurdles: funding and technology. However as we have seen with SpaceX, private firms have a great capacity for cash sourcing, and with the plan to turn the whole thing into a worldwide media event, Mars One might be well on their way to purchasing everything they need.

Technology wise, they have been very clever, and designed their whole plan around things which already exist and can be bought. In fact, all the landers and launchers are hoped to be supplied by SpaceX. This is great because it means that part of the money Mars One will be spending to explore space, will be spent by a company trying to explore space! This is exactly what we need for the space industry to flourish.

I really hope that this project gets going. They face some major hurdles - cosmic radiation poses a major problem for interplanetary voyages - but I’ll be waiting with bated breath to see how far this thing gets.

Good luck, Mars One!

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    It’s a lot better than going”Eh, we’ll get to that eventually.”
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    simultaneously nervous and excited :)
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    I would actually watch....truly daunting, but just imagine if it happens. It would
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    I’m drooling
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    …. whoa.
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    Interesting, but I wonder if this is actually viable. Part of me is just not convinced.
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