Mars One is a Dutch nonprofit that aims to send four astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars. (If that doesn't pique your curiosity, you should probably leave now.) This week on the podcast, Samir and Tim interview two of the 100 remaining candidates for those four coveted seats. And in a roundtable on the risks and potential of space exploration, your hosts ask: what makes humans strive for greatness?Notes and resources:You think your 10-year plan is ambitious? Check out this 13-year roadmap from Mars One.In an overview of another planned mission to Mars, Wired's Adam Mann outlines the risks of deep space exploration.In Physics Focus, Amy Shira Teitel explains the skepticism surrounding Mars One.Slate's Patrick Lin and Keith Abney explore the ethical questions surrounding one-way human space travel.Ariel Levy profiles Diana Nyad, a swimmer who attempted the seemingly impossible, in the New Yorker.This week's music:Our theme song is Fireworks by Jahzzar.This week's tra
