Scribner Seminar Program
Course Description
Human Colonization of Space
Instructor(s): Mary Odekon, Physics
Our current exploration of space points to eventual extraterrestrial human colonies.
In fact, much of the technology to begin small colonies already exists, and some anthropologists
argue that it is the nature of humankind to explore and settle new "lands," even when
that means leaving the earth. In this seminar, students explore the issues involved
in making policy decisions in this area, including technological limitations, political
and economic motives, the possible catastrophic destruction of earth, and the biological
and psychological development of individuals within a small, extremely isolated society.
Course Offered