229: Elyssa Phillips on A City On Mars, Cybersleep and The Willpower of Kids

The Science Jerks: Real Science, Real Comedians, Real Funny

Comedy writer and actor Elyssa Phillips (@elyssamp) joins us to discuss Elon Musk's plan to start a civilization on Mars, a new way to possibly induce long-term sleep, and why some kids in Africa have more willpower than kids in the western world. Plus we take a look into nuclear power and the water in New York. MUSK ME TO MARS https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musk-publishes-plans-for-colonizing-mars THE SCIENCE OF CRYOSLEEP https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/tech/cryosleep-may-be-key-deep-space-missions-here-s-how-ncna770961 AFRICAN KIDS BETTER THAN AMERICAN KIDS https://www.sciencenews.org/article/african-farmers-kids-conquer-marshmallow-test?tgt=nr The Science Jerks (@thesciencejerks) is hosted by Dave Ciaccio (@daveciaccio) and Robert Chan (@999rpms) and produced by Stephen Perlstein (@perlstein) for the Boardwalk Audio Network (@boardwalkaudio). Find us at http://sciencejerks.com and http://boardwalkaudio.com/sciencejerks. Email us at [e-mail]. Subscribe for free on Stitcher or iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/science-jerks-real-science/id578684997?mt=2