[The atmosphere on Mars is almost livable, Cooper said,] but you would need a little help. ... John's return to space would whip up enough public enthusiasm for a manned Mars mission.

Penn Singers is well established, so we're lucky. We have a regular rehearsal space. But I hear stories from other groups. There's a lot of competition.

Today it seems obvious to everyone that, of course, you have to be in the digital space or at least have a presence on the Internet. But if you rewind five, six, seven years ago, it wasn't so obvious then. There was a lot of trepidation and concern about how consumers would adopt it, ... John was one of the first to make that bold step forward. He was saying, 'We don't know how it's all going to turn out, but we do know the impact is going to be significant. We need to play today so we can be effective tomorrow.'

Retailers like Target are increasing their merchandise space to go with this trend. They are just offering lower-end products.

As the atmosphere started cooling, the things came into their shapes to help form the planet, the hollow space was filled with water, which later became seas and oceans while the steamy blanket round it condensed.

It does fit in with a body of work on how we perceive our bodies and space.