Space scientist and astrobiologist Erika DeBenedictis joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about The Red Planet. How long does the trip to Mars take with current technology? Why is it red? How realistic was the movie ‘The Martian?’ How long would it take to effectively terraform Mars to sustain human life? Does Mars have seasons? Did the conditions for life exist on Mars at one time? What lies just below the surface? Answers to these questions and more await on Mars Support.

0:00 Mars Support
0:16 Explaining why Mars is red (without sorcery)
0:44 Why did Elon Musk say “You can only depart to Mars once every two years”?
1:39 How realistic were the crop growing scenes in ‘The Martian?’
2:43 Terraforming Mars
3:25 Scientific inaccuracies in ‘The Martian’
3:50 How long is the trip to Mars? What about the return leg?
5:03 Mountains on Mars
6:07 Does Mars have seasons?
6:43 Why is everyone obsessed with colonizing Mars?
7:17 Didn’t we find water on Mars a while back?
7:53 What kind of batteries do the Mars rovers use?
9:01 Take deep breaths
10:17 How much would you weigh on Mars?
10:54 How fast would you die on Mars without a spaceship?
11:37 How old is Mars?
12:18 If the conditions for life existed on Mars at one time, why is there no evidence of life?
14:56 Have we learned anything new about Mars after landing there with a rover?
16:01 Staying fit in microgravity
16:50 What type of material is the surface of Mars primarily made of?
18:33 Nice place you’ve got here

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0:00 The Complete Interview of Rhett & Link
0:17 Why is it “Rhett & Link” and not “Link & Rhett?”
0:54 Assumptions
1:42 What do Rhett & Link think about fans approaching them in public?
2:30 Link’s crazy viral pic
3:48 The dogs
4:28 The critical lore of Rhett & Link
6:03 Have Rhett & Link ever guess the pet name correctly on “Ready, Pet, Go?”
6:50 Never caught that before…
7:40 Why is Link, Link?
8:21 Hardest laughs
8:35 Link’s Elvish tat
8:56 Do they finish all the food on the show?
9:22 Not a sponsor
10:01 Thank you

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