Fraser Cain (@fcain) is the founder of Universe Today, one of the most popular spaces and astronomy sites online with over 3 million space focused visitors a month. In addition to Universe Today, Fraser co-hosts Astronomy Cast, a fact-based weekly journey through the cosmos which offers discussions about astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology Fraser has been working in the software/Internet industry for the more than 15 years and was a partner in two software companies that are now traded publicly. He studied engineering at the University of British Columbia and has a degree in computer science. Visit Fraser’s site at Universe Today. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=18590664″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Subscribe onApple Podcast | Google Podcast | Android | Overcast | Spotify | YoutubeYou can listen right here on iTunesIn our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:
What’s been happening in space since the space race
How advances in reusable rockets, materials science and hardware have revolutionized the future of space
Why Fraser thinks Earth is far and away from the best place in the solar system to live
How the new space race may unfold and the political implications
The health problems associated with living in space and living in low gravity
Why asteroid mining and space manufacturing may hold humanity’s key to the stars
The changes in space technology since the space race
How space exploration may impact our evolution
Why Earth should be focused as only our home
Why space is a possible answer to our climate change and pollution problems
The reason the economics of space are starting to become viable
What is really the future for life in space
Why space is key to overcoming the existential risk
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Fraser Cain (@fcain) is the founder of Universe Today, one of the most popular spaces and astronomy sites online with over 3 million space focused visitors a month. In addition to Universe Today, Fraser co-hosts Astronomy Cast, a fact-based weekly journey through the cosmos which offers discussions about astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology Fraser has been working in the software/Internet industry for the more than 15 years and was a partner in two software companies that are now traded publicly. He studied engineering at the University of British Columbia and has a degree in computer science. Visit Fraser’s site at Universe Today. [spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=18590664″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Subscribe on Apple Podcast | Google Podcast | Android | Overcast | Spotify | Youtube 
You can listen right here on iTunes In our wide-ranging conversation, we cover many things, including:
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