Humanity In Deep Space™ is an initiative involving a planetary conversation surrounding the range of interconnected issues and hard challenges ranging from science to health to food, design, economics, governance, space/planetary ethics, etc. that must be addressed as our species continues the transition to deep space.
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With humans having now emerged as a spacefaring species...it’s critical that we work to solve not only the daunting science and technology challenges but also the problems, questions and often existential challenges that confront us as we embrace deep space as part of our living experience. And how these new understandings, insights and advances can be leveraged to enhance life and create a more sustainable Earth.
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Past and upcoming events and select news. READ MORE
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Here we discuss various thoughts and ideas surrounding the problems and issues involved with maintaining our humanness and humanity as we transition to deep space. READ MORE
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Our online playlist is a curated compilation of programs we produce, interviews/commentary with a wide range of creative thinkers, experts, and curious individuals from a wide range of disciplines. We also often promote some of our favorite videos and content. WATCH NOW
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Humanity In Deep Space has appointed Christopher Phillips, PhD as its Philosopher In Residence. Chris is an internationally recognized philosopher, author of several books, including his most recent publication Soul Of Goodness and the international bestseller, Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, and thought contributor on a variety of important related issues, including appointments as Network Ethics Fellow at Harvard and as the first ever Senior Education Fellow at the National Constitution Center.
The big philosophical questions, from the ethical to the existential, touch upon and thread their way through Chris's works and through most of the hard challenges confronting humans and our planet as we continue our transition to a spacefaring species.
More information about Chris can be had at ChristopherPhillips.com.
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What is Project Abeona?
This project is gathered from a small group of poets and pioneers living off-world in a speculative future. Contributors will write poems exploring their experiences and observations of life beyond Earth. These poems will be published periodically as blog entries, providing over time a deepening and expanding record of a future yet to be lived. LEARN MORE
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Thoughts / Kris Kimel
Living as part of nature is essential to being human. How will we deal with the separation from nature during long space missions? Dr. Oliver Sacks noted, “I cannot explain how nature calms and organizes our minds, but I have witnessed its healing power, even for those with severe disabilities. Often, nature and gardens are more effective than medication.”
