Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Mars calls to us as the next world to conquer—but should we go yet? Explore the case for and against colonizing the Red Planet, from science to strategy to survival.

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Why We Should Go To Mars... And Why We Shouldn't
Written, Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur
Editor: Keith Oxenrider
Graphics: Jeremy Jozwik
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