A conversation about alien life with Dr. David Grinspoon, author of Lonely Planets.  We talked about his career as ab astrobiologiest, about the habitability throughout the solar system from Venus to the moons of Saturn, a proposed Venus ballon, the Curiosity rover on Mars, his upcoming book, his band, and more.

Links

David Grinspoon's website, funkyscience.net

Lonely Planets - the Natural Philosophy of Alien Life

The Episode 4 Script

Carl Sagan on the Drake Equation (video)

 

Musical Contributors:

Jason Robinson

Ahleuchatistas

George Hrab

Mike Griffin