Terraforming Mars with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Should we terraform Mars? How would we do it? Why would we do it? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice are here to break down the logistics of putting humans on the Red Planet. You’ll learn why, if we want to warm Mars out of permafrost, it would be a BYOGHG event. You’ll also learn about Elon Musk’s plan to warm up Mars. Chuck ponders the benefits of being a two-planet species. All that, plus, Neil explains why the day we have the power to terraform Mars is the same day we have the power to terraform Earth.

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0:00 - Introduction
0:11 - Habitats on Mars
1:02 - Qualities of Mars
2:53 - Warming Mars
6:41 - Is Mars The Best Planet To Terraform?
7:29 - Focusing on Earth
9:27 - Closing Notes

[DSzaks]

I feel like Chuck has done these so much he's actually starting to learn some things.

[morebakeder]

when people talk about terraforming Mars everyone forgets that before you can give Mars an atmosphere you need to make the magnetic field stronger or the sun will just blow it all into space.

[revr]

"Eat a lot of chili" was funny but you got to admire his creativity in finding a solution.

[kenjimiwa]

Love Neil Degrasse. His warmth and humor makes science so much more accessible to the masses.

[inteliii]

This guy is like a bigger version of Kevin Hart.

[therdtrombonist]

"Welcome to Mars. Here's your bowl of chili."

That was funny!

[PaintToSample]

Neil basically claimed this man's arm for himself...

[MountainPirate]

"Has it occured to anyone that we should take care of this planet?"
The most important question in this video! Thanks Chuck!

[NiksCro]

Chuck: *Breathes*
Neil: "AHAHHAHAHAHAHH...STOP IT... AHAHAHAHAHHA".

[AsunaMattata]

“Welcome to Mars. Here is your bowl of chilli” 🤣

[C-eo]

Neil deGrasse Tyson: "I like me some Earth"

[raceyrache]

From the second I heard of Neil Degrassi Tyson, he has inspired me and kept me fascinated about the cosmos. The way he moves his hands and body when explaining the subject makes me wish I could see the pictures in his head. They would be works of art 🌎🌕💫⭐️☄️

[sergejkeser]

Neil: "it rotates, it has seasons, it has polar ice caps"
Dax: "Hey, we have that too!"

Neil: "But its river beds are BONE DRY"

Dax: "AND WE ARE HEADED THERE TOO!!!"

That killed me man, I was not ready for that

[frost_nightmare]

"Hey! We're headed there too!"

[queenjennifer]

Watching these two giggle makes me giggle.

[Lexicakes]

This was great! The camaraderie was awesome and the questions were inspiring. If anything is human-kind's greatest threat, it's itself. Thanks guys!

[CaliforniaBushman]

How can they terraform Mars when the street I live on is still a cratered runway from 1975?!

[feminico]

NdGT: we need to increase the greenhouse gasses in Mars so that water can return!

Humans: "It's like, I was made for this"

[ericson]

the giggle fest right in the beginning when Neil half lost his sh*t was some of the purest-most-therapy-like moments I've ever needed.

[zenix]

You always have to take into consideration that if we had a population of humans on Mars for an extended amount of time, if they tried to come back to earth after a year+ they wouldn’t have the bone or muscle strength to walk or do much of anything.