Dr. Martin Braddock: Health Hazards on the Moon! | Chai on the Moon |
Human settlements on the Moon are on the horizon. However. There are significant health challenges. For example, the lunar regolith can impact the respiratory and central-nervous system. Long-term exposure to radiation on the lunar surface can have lethal consequences. There will be significant health issues even on a planet like Mars. In this episode of Chai on the Moon, we have a conversation with Dr. Martin Braddock on health hazards on the Moon.
🎙 About Our Guest:
Dr. Martin Braddock is a professional scientist, project manager and project leader working for a large pharmaceutical company. He is the founder of GENIXICOLSULTINg LTD. He has published over 170 articles in many journals including Nature, Cell, Human Gene Therapy and Nature Drug Discovery and more recently papers in astronomical journals for which astronomy is a passionate hobby. He is a member of Sherwood Observatory in the UK, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. And he has a PhD in Radiation Biology (from the Radiation Biology Unit, Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell Oxfordshire).
Dr. Martin Braddock is available as a speaker as well:
https://astrospeakers.org/provider/martin-braddock
Reference papers:
Martin Braddock, Hazards of Lunar Regolith for Respiratory, Central Nervous System, Cardiovascular and Ocular Function, November 2021, DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-81388-8_9
In book: The Human Factor in the Settlement of the Moon (pp.141-157)
Konrad Szocik & Martin Braddock, Bioethical Issues in Human Modification for Protection against the Effects of Space Radiation, Space Policy, Volume 62, November 2022, 101505
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101505
👨🚀 About the Host:
Dr. Salman Hameed holds a PhD in astronomy and serves as the Charles Taylor Chair and Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College. He is also a faculty member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD) in Massachusetts, USA. Beyond academia, he is the CEO of Kainaat Studios, a non-profit dedicated to science communication and outreach. 🌌✨
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