Ariel Ekblaw
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StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
My PhD at MIT was really inspired by ideas in biology of how nature self-assembles.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
I was in between AeroAstro, Course 16, and the MIT Media Lab, which is very creative architecture.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
Self-assembly, like how proteins fold with their body or fold up into DNA.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
And then other examples of small units, like swarms of termites and ants.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
They can take their tiny little bodies and bridge a gap that is bigger than an ant.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
If they had a bigger brain, we would be nervous.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
Because they just.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
He was just fact-checking us here, talking about these ants.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
That's right, take them to Mars.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
They're going to help us do all that below-ground housing.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
I got a five step plan.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
This is phase zero.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
Oh, do tell.
StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw
So get them self-assembling first.