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Hibernation could be our ticket to exploring the galaxy

One idea to get astronauts to Mars: induce deep hibernation. Brendan I. Koerner, a contributing editor at Wired, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the scientific hurdles of slowing a person’s heart rate down so much they are barely alive, and why that might help with food sourcing as humans hope to explore deep space. His article is “The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy.”