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/

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TIMELINE

0:00 Introduction

1:45 Are We Alone In The Universe?

3:51 Falling In Love With The Universe

7:23 Exoplanets

12:47 Detecting Exoplanets

18:05 Starshade Project

29:32 The Seager Equation

32:40 Exoplanet Atmospheres & Biosignatures

39:49 Life on Venus

51:06 What Happens When We Find Extraterrestrial Life?

54:40 Origins of Life

56:46 Detecting Exoplanet Atmospheres

59:04 Fermi Paradox

1:04:56 Future of Space Exploration

1:12:23 Lego Interpretation

1:14:30 Inspirations (Books, Movies, Role Models)

1:18:11 Mortality, Legacy & Meaning of Life

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