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    Explore "space economics" with insightful episodes like "Could An Economy On Mars Ever Be Viable?" and "Paul Krugman on UFOs, AI and Room Temperature Superconductors" from podcasts like ""Economics Explained" and "Odd Lots"" and more!

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    Could An Economy On Mars Ever Be Viable?

    Could An Economy On Mars Ever Be Viable?
    With billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos setting their sights on space exploration and development, there must be some commercially viable industries in space and on Mars, right? Well, it's a little more complicated than just mining the asteroids that contain trillions of dollars of value, or building heavy things in micro-gravity, and certainly a base on Mars might cost more than it's worth. Making Mars a viable economy might not even be possible.

    Paul Krugman on UFOs, AI and Room Temperature Superconductors

    Paul Krugman on UFOs, AI and Room Temperature Superconductors

    There have been a number of news stories lately that seem straight out of science fiction. We've heard claims before Congress that the government is suppressing information regarding the existence of UFOs or aliens. There are computers that seem to think. And scientists in Korea claimed to have made an extraordinary breakthrough in the hunt for room temperature superconductivity. So how should we think about these things in terms of their potential impact on the economy? In addition to being a Nobel Prize winner and a columnist for the New York Times, economist Paul Krugman is also an avid science fiction fan. In fact, he has credited science fiction for his original interest in economics, even once writing a paper on interstellar trade. He joined us to discuss all of these things, and how to view them through the economics lens.

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