Why You Should Be More Interested in Mars Than the Olympics
Category: SCIENCE
The Mars race is about human survival and understanding our place in a vast and terrifyingly beautiful universe. And the stories of its athletes (mathletes?) should be world-class, because they accomplish near-impossible tasks on a cosmic scale -- the hardest sport you could ever compete in.
By Andrew Kessler, Contributor
Author, 'Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spacemen and My 90..., 2012-07-28