Episode 8 Space Hibernation: Can We Snooze Our Way to Mars? - BIIRS Season 1

But it is Rocket Science

Can we hibernate our way to Mars? How real is the concept of hypersleep pods in Interstellar? Well tune in to find out everything you could possibly want to know about space hibernation! Music from filmmusic.io "Tyrant" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License: CC BY (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Sources: “Alien: Covenant.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien:_Covenant. Bradford, J, et al. “Torpor Inducing Transfer Habitat for Human Stasis to Mars.” NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts, 2014. “Carbonite.” Wookieepedia, starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Carbonite. Cerri, Matteo, et al. “Hibernation for Space Travel: Impact on Radioprotection.” Life Sciences in Space Research, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 1–9., doi:10.1016/j.lssr.2016.09.001. “Classical Greece.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 7 Apr. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Greece. Conte, Davide, et al. “Advanced Concept for a Crewed Mission to the Martian Moons.” Acta Astronautica, Pergamon, 3 Aug. 2017, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576516310694. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Ebers Papyrus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Aug. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Ebers-papyrus. “ESA Studies Human Hibernation for Space Travel.” EarthSky, earthsky.org/human-world/esa-study-human-hibernation-trip-to-mars. Faherty, Sheena Lee, director. How Does Hibernation Work? How Does Hibernation Work?, 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=xptpXSTtgSY. Hamblin, James. “You Could Probably Hibernate.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 26 Feb. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/01/human-hibernation-real-possibility/605071/. Hess, Peter. “How Would the Human Body Respond to Carbonite Freezing?” Inverse, Inverse, 14 July 2017, www.inverse.com/article/33472-carbonite-cryogenic-preservation-han-solo. “Hypersleep Chamber.” Alien Anthology Wiki, alienanthology.fandom.com/wiki/Hypersleep_Chamber. “Hypersleep Pod.” Interstellar Wiki, interstellarfilm.fandom.com/wiki/Hypersleep_Pod. King, Helen. “Hippocrates Didn't Write the Oath, so Why Is He the Father of Medicine?” The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2020, theconversation.com/hippocrates-didnt-write-the-oath-so-why-is-he-the-father-of-medicine-32334. Kyriazis, Stefan. “Avengers Captain America 100th Birthday: Marvel Explains HOW He Survived 70 Years in Ice.” Express.co.uk, Express.co.uk, 4 July 2018, www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/983967/Avengers-Captain-America-100th-birthday-Marvel-how-steve-rogers-survived-in-ice. Marion, Donald W. “Experience with Prolonged Induced Hypothermia in Severe Head Injury.” Critical Care, BioMed Central, 1999, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137243/. “Myocardial Ischemia.” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 6 Apr. 2019, www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/myocardial-ischemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20375417. “Passengers (2016 Film).” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Mar. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passengers_(2016_film). Polderman, Kee H. “Induced Hypothermia to Treat Post-Ischemic and Post-Traumatic Injury.” Induced Hypothermia to Treat Post-Ischemic and Post-Traumatic Injury, 2004, api.zoll.com/-/media/uploadedfiles/public_site/core_technologies/temperature_management/induced-hypothermia----pdf.ashx. Staff, CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com. “Frozen Woman: A 'Walking Miracle'.” CBS News, CBS Interactive, 4 Feb. 2000, www.cbsnews.com/news/frozen-woman-a-walking-miracle/. “Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest.” Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest | Johns Hopkins Medicine, www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/therapeutic-hypothermia-after-cardiac-arrest.