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“Let’s build a future that’s forward rather than back.”

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Are you interested in building towards the future instead of backwards? What do you think about the threat of economic decline or stagnation? How can we utilise our evolved knowledge better to overcome the genius of past inventors?

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Interview with Casey Handmer, founder of Terraform Industries. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, city as an emergent element, building new cities, space settlements, the paradox of cities, economic foundations, and many more.

Casey Handmer is a physicist, engineer, and entrepreneur who has made significant contributions to space technology and exploration. He earned his PhD in theoretical physics from Caltech and subsequently worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he was involved in GNSS science, Mars mapping, and advanced technology development. He founded Terraform Industries to make carbon-free synthetic natural gas from sunlight and air. Casey is also known for contributions to the Vesuvius scrolls project and high resolution Mars maps, as well as his insightful blog posts about space technology, infrastructure, and the future of human civilization, where he explores complex technical concepts in accessible ways.

Find out more about Casey through these links:

• Casey Handmer on LinkedIn
• Casey Handmer’s Blog
• Casey Handmer website
• Casey Handmer on Youtube
• @CJHandmer as Casey Handmer on X
• Terraform Industries website
• @TerraformIndies as Terraform Industries on X

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.314 – Interview with Andrew Vass about nuclear power
• No.390 – Interview with Robin Hanson about the need for secluded communities
• No.409R – The case for economic growth as the path to better human wellbeing

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