James Boyd About Me Page at Helium

Educated, multi-skilled, interested in almost everything

My passion is ...

rational consideration

I know too much about ...

not possible

My parents always told me ...

not much. They were never home.

My childhood ambition ...

to be a teacher at the college level

My favorite memory ...

private

Why I write ...

I love it.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

My first job ...

pulling indigo in a rice field

My best moment ...

private

My inspiration ...

Isaac Asimov

Sciences > Astronomy Finding life on Mars could be aided by robot swarms: 2 of 2

Robots could certainly be used for further exploration of Mars, and they should be the primary means for exploration. They could engage in all sorts of projects, including a search for life forms, or at least evidence that life once existed on the red planet. The equipment needed to find definitive evidence of life is much more sophisticated and much more compact than it was in years past. Robots have big advantages over sending humans. Sending robots is cheaper. Machines do not need all the life support equipment and material that humans require. No need for oxygen, water, and food in suf...
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