This Saturday October 4th 8-9 PM on It’s A Question Of Balance with Ruth Copland we consider ‘Should we go into space or spend the resources on improving life on Earth?’ There is a huge interest in getting into space, both from world governments and private individuals. But why go seeking other planets when we have a beautiful one of our own that needs our care and attention? Some argue that the science of space furthers scientific discovery in general, others that there may be other life out there to discover, yet others that we may need another planet to escape to if it all goes wrong for us here. Stephen Hawking argues that it would be a tiny percentage of world GDP to fund space research more fully but should we allocate any money to this expensive but unnecessary venture until our world civilization is functioning healthily with food and peace for all? I get the views of people in the local area for our Out and About feature. Join us on Saturday 8-9 PM! For more info on the show and to hear past shows visit www.itsaquestionofbalance.com
