Paradigm

Sara Seager: Life Beyond Earth

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Sara is an astronomer and planetary scientist known for her pioneering work on the vast and unknown world of exoplanets, and the search for life beyond Earth.


Find episode details, video and more at: https://www.matthewgeleta.com/


We discuss:

  • The prospects for finding alien life in our solar system
  • The possibility that there is life on Venus
  • The infamous fermi paradox
  • Exoplanets
  • The beautify of the night sky 

    • … and other topics.


    Timestamps

    0:00 Intro: Where are they?

    5:35 Is there life on Venus?

    13:25 Venus Life Finder mission

    17:15 Non-biological life?

    20:15 How might aliens discover life on Earth?

    23:17 Should we broadcast our existence?

    28:30 Consensus view - is there life outside of Earth?

    31:05 Fermi Paradox - where are they?

    34:50 Exoplanets

    48:20 Starshade mission

    54:11 Beauty and awe in physics

    1:03:50 Book recommendations

    1:11:23 Behind the scenes / backstory

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