Asked 10 random questions, the philosopher and author shares the strangest thing he’s done for love, his famous hair and his fears for the future of the moon
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Your latest book is called Who Owns the Moon. Who owns the moon?
Well, nobody does and that’s part of the problem. Billions are being invested in exploiting the moon, because there are some very valuable resources there that are in short supply back on this planet. There will be great technological spin offs when there’s settlement on the moon. But I wrote the book because I feel that the regulatory framework that exists for activity out in space is very, very weak.
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