Sponsored by CDM Australia and Featuring Keynote, Physicist and Comedian, Josh Richards - Becoming Martian
Event Start:
Fri 01 Jun 06:30 PM AWST
Event Finish:
Fri 01 Jun 10:30 PM AWST
Registration End Date: Fri 01 Jun 06:30 PM
<img alt="Josh Richards Astronaut" src="https://acsau--c.ap1.content.force.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=0159000000FVFyJ&oid=00D90000000o5NE&lastMod=1517216779000"></img><br><br><b>Join physicist, comedian and Mars One astronaut candidate Josh Richards on a humorous and informative journey to the red planet inspired by his new book, Becoming Martian.</b><br><br>Short-listed as a candidate to Mars One’s 2031 mission to send humans one-way to Mars, Josh blends science, engineering and ethics with comedy to look at how colonising Mars will change humans in body, mind and soul.<br><br>How will our bodies adapt to life in 38% gravity? How will having no hope of return to Earth affect the colonist’s minds? How will becoming a dual-planet species forever change how we see ourselves and our place in the universe?<br> <br>Josh will follow his keynote with a Q&A session on all things Mars, and limited numbers of Josh's book will also be available for purchase & signing on the night.<br><br><b>About Josh</b><br><br>Physicist, Explosives Engineer, Soldier, Comedian, Astronaut Candidate – one thing Josh Richards can never be accused of is being boring. After a decade of picking up booby traps with the Australian Army, slogging through mud with British Commandos, being science adviser to the richest artist in the world, and performing comedy wearing a koala suit to confused audiences around the world, Josh finally found his true calling when he discovered the Mars One project.<br> <br>Selected from over 200,000 applicants, Josh is one of 100 astronaut candidates short-listed for a one-way mission to Mars in 2031. As an in-demand speaker his storytelling makes for compelling & entertaining keynotes on the challenges of life in space, and with a talent for explaining science through comedy he’s become a passionate ambassador for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) education who reminds people of all ages that the sky is not the limit.<br><br><b>This event will be Hosted by MC, Charlie Gunningham, Commercialisation Adviser; Department of Industry, Innovation & Science</b> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> Charlie is an active speaker, mentor and adviser among Perth's tech startup community, and sits on the advisory boards of TEDxPerth, WAITTA, WA Leaders, the Perth Symphony Orchestra, ECU School of Business & Law, Startup News, the Chief Scientist's STEM Panel and the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Fund marketing committee.<br> <div style="text-align: center;"><b>This Event is Proudly Sponsored by</b></div> <div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="CDM Logo" src="https://acsau--c.ap1.content.force.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=0159000000EiLuL&oid=00D90000000o5NE&lastMod=1508473502000"></img></div>
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