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Connections: Can human beings ever move to another planet?

Elon Musk says humans will land on Mars by 2026 and could eventually move there in large numbers. But science writer Shannon Stirone says that Mars is "a hellhole" and argues that Musk has it seriously wrong. Stirone writes in The Atlantic that the newest images and video from Mars offer more evidence that Earth is the current and future home of human beings.

So can human beings ever move to another planet? Should we try? Our guests discuss it:

  • Shannon Stirone, science writer and contributor to The Atlantic
  • Adam Frank, astrophysicist and author of "Light of the Stars: Aliens Worlds and the Fate of the Earth"
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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