How knowledge about the Earth and space affects history and technology

Astronomer, Associate Director of Monash University's eResearch Center Slava Kitaev talks about how our knowledge of space and Earth affects the course of history and everyday life.

Handout photo - An enormous mosaic of Stephan’s Quintet is the largest image to date from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, covering about one-fifth of the Moon’s diameter. Source: ABACA / ABACA/PA/Alamy/AAP Image

Астроном Слава Китаев в мельбурнской студии SBS Source: SBS

Listen to the first part of this interview here.