For humans to survive on Mars they'll need to grow food. Kimball Musk thinks he has the solution. Photo / Getty Images
For humans to survive on Mars they'll need to grow food. Kimball Musk thinks he has the solution. Photo / Getty Images
The New Zealand Herald is bringing back some of the best stories of 2019 from our premium international syndicators, including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Times of London and Harvard Business Review.
This afternoon we look at farming on Mars, the question of wealth, the Godfather of crime,letting your kids plan your holiday and the keto diet.
How will humans survive on Mars? Elon Musk's brother thinks he has the answer
His famous older sibling, Elon, is hellbent on colonising the red planet, and Kimbal, his lifelong consigliere and business partner, is an avid supporter.
In fact, the younger Musk has a start-up that could profit handsomely from those galactic ambitions.
The question of wealth depends on who you ask and how much you're taxed. Photo / Getty Images
Once he was the 'Godfather of British crime.' Now he's just a grandfather
Freddie Foreman's criminal career began in the 1940s at age 16. Handsome and strong he apprenticed with a band of female thieves, who stuffed their underwear with stolen mink furs, jewelry and clothing.
From there he became the enforcer for the Krays, the notorious identical twin gangsters who stalked London.
Freddie Foreman, a former gangster who was an enforcer for the Kray twins in the 1960s, at a residence for seniors in London this month. Photo / Mary Turner, The New York Times
Putting our kids in charge of our South America trip
The idea: On a family trip to Buenos Aires, the Spanish-speaking children would make the plans.
Carne, a burger restaurant with good vegetarian options, in Buenos Aire. Photo / Agustin Nieto
The keto diet is popular, but is it good for you?
Low-carbohydrate diets have fallen in and out of favour since before the days of Atkins. But now an even stricter version of low-carb eating called the ketogenic diet is gaining popular attention.
