INNOVATION: What stands in humanity’s way to live on Mars or elsewhere

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

https://radiofarside.substack.com/p/the-gingers

The Gingers   —   “Martians” sounds so retro
Radio Far Side
Mar 09, 2025

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Donald Trump’s recent address to the joint session of Congress (emphasis on “joint” and “con”), while entertaining at times, offered no real updates on anything of substance. He’s a showman, and it was a show, which the Democrats unwittingly participated in. However, like no-alcohol beer, it was all bubbles and no buzz.

Trump made one quick reference to his administration’s ambitions in space that got the old brain juice flowing. His exact statement was, “We are going to lead humanity into space and plant the American flag on the planet Mars, and even far beyond.”

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Here’s just some of them:

  •     Spacecraft Reliability & Transport
  •     Radiation Protection
  •     Life Support Systems
  •     Habitat Construction
  •     Energy Generation Storage
  •     Communications Delay
  •     Autonomous Operations
  •     Resource Utilization
  •     Medical Capabilities
  •     Extreme Cold
  •     Thin Atmosphere
  •     Low Gravity
  •     Toxic Soil & Dust
  •     Global Dust Storms
  •     Lack of Liquid Water
  •     Planetary Protection

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Here’s just some of the changes they would undergo:

  •     Lower Bone Density & Muscle Mass
  •     Taller, Leaner Bodies
  •     Altered Cardiovascular System
  •     Radiation Resistance
  •     Oxygen Adaptations 
  •     Increased Isolation Resilience
  •     Cognitive Divergence from Earth
  •     Different Circadian Rhythms 
  •     Martian Identity & Independence
  •     New Social Structures
  •     Technology-Driven Lifestyle
  •     New Ethical & Legal Systems 
  •     Speciation Possibility
  •     Reduced Immune Function
  •     Vision Changes

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“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” George Bernard Shaw

That’s the first time I’ve see a comprehensive list of the “technical” and “human” problems that need to be overcome.

May not happen in my lifetime, but it will in someone’s.

As an afficiando of Sci Fi, especially Heinlein, I believe it can be done.

I remember JFK promising a man on the moon.  Impossible some said.  

“Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done.” — Robert A. Heinlein

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VOCABULARY: A narradigm is a portmanteau of “narrative” and “paradigm”

Thursday, July 25, 2024

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marketingassetmanagement_technocreativesynthesist-narradigm-ai-activity-7213438621612199936-1fND

Mark Davey’s Post
Content, Metadata profiles and AI – New Paradigm

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Narradigm: A Brief Explanation

#Narradigm is a portmanteau of “narrative” and “paradigm,” representing a new model of storytelling that integrates advanced technologies, such as #AI, with traditional #narrative techniques. This concept goes beyond conventional storytelling by leveraging data-driven insights, interactive elements, and immersive experiences to create dynamic, multi-dimensional narratives.

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I found it in:

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/07/no_author/hard-about-aye/

Hard About Aye! Who pulled the lever?
Radio Far Side
July 18, 2024

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But something happened. Biden refused to quit (and they can’t shove him out), and Trump not only refused to get dead, but earned his god-king crown.

The pre-planned narradigm was supposed to rouse fear and anger toward an impotent and ineffective Biden presiding over a rudderless ship of state (see what I did there?), while stirring up sympathy and anger over Trump being horrifically and publicly cut down. Both events were to happen between the end of the primary cycle and before the conventions began, thus causing unbelievable amounts of chaos as both parties and the general public pointed fingers of blame, while trying to figure out who would replace the candidates.

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As mentioned in my last screed, Biden was clearly set up to fail, and in the most recent episode, Trump was clearly meant to die. The lack of “security” on rooftops, the Keystone Kops Secret Service DIE hires, the waving flag in the background as a wind sock…it was a setup from the word GO. 

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So here we have a word for a prepared narrative that is carefully produced to get the desired effect.

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