Sara Seager, astrophysicist, professor at MIT and author of The Smallest Lights In The Universe, talks about exoplanets, biosignatures, the Starshade project, detecting exoplanet atmospheres, the Fermi Paradox and life on Venus.Sara: https://www.saraseager.com/SUPPORT:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/knowtimeAnchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtime/supportYoutube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ-937lA3_s2g5AxdpKQjVg/joinPODCAST:Anchor: https://anchor.fm/knowtimeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CjRJPktODLDeHavCNDLGAApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-time/id1535371851?uo=4CONNECT:Youtube: Subscribe!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knowtimetofly/Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/shalajlawania/Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowtimetoflyTwitter (Personal): https://twitter.com/shalajlawaniaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/knowtimetoflyReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/knowtimetofly/Blog: http://www.sadisticshalpy.com/Producer & Host: Shalaj LawaniaTIMELINE0:00 Introduction1:45 Are We Alone In The Universe?3:51 Falling In Love With The Universe7:23 Exoplanets12:47 Detecting Exoplanets18:05 Starshade Project29:32 The Seager Equation32:40 Exoplanet Atmospheres & Biosignatures39:49 Life on Venus51:06 What Happens When We Find Extraterrestrial Life?54:40 Origins of Life56:46 Detecting Exoplanet Atmospheres59:04 Fermi Paradox1:04:56 Future of Space Exploration1:12:23 Lego Interpretation1:14:30 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)1:18:11 Mortality, Legacy & Meaning of Life#universe #astrophysics #science