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Searching for Life Beyond Earth
08:24 - 18:57 (10:33)
This podcast discusses the search for life beyond Earth using telescopes, both on the ground and in space, to study the atmospheres of planets and look for signs of gases that can be attributed to life. The Drake equation is also briefly mentioned as a framework to think about the probability of intelligent life existing elsewhere.
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The speaker ponders the potential to engineer intelligent beings that we could interact with emotionally, similarly to the bond between a human and a pet, and reflects on the vastness of the unknown possibilities.
08:24 - 10:07 (01:43)
Summary
The speaker ponders the potential to engineer intelligent beings that we could interact with emotionally, similarly to the bond between a human and a pet, and reflects on the vastness of the unknown possibilities.
ChapterSearching for Life Beyond Earth
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Dr. Sara Seager, a planetary scientist, discusses the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the scientific search for it, while also acknowledging the speculative nature of the question.
10:07 - 11:13 (01:05)
Summary
Dr. Sara Seager, a planetary scientist, discusses the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the scientific search for it, while also acknowledging the speculative nature of the question.
ChapterSearching for Life Beyond Earth
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Finding planets with life requires telescopes to study their atmospheres and look for water and gases attributed to life.
11:13 - 14:59 (03:46)
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Finding planets with life requires telescopes to study their atmospheres and look for water and gases attributed to life. It's likely we will need to look at stars relatively close to Earth and though planets and life may be rare, the vastness of the universe ensures the possibility exists somewhere.
ChapterSearching for Life Beyond Earth
Episode#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This episode discusses the Drake equation as a framework for assessing the probability of life and the Seager equation which aims to identify the numbers of inhabited planets that display signs of life through gases in the atmosphere.
14:59 - 18:57 (03:58)
Summary
This episode discusses the Drake equation as a framework for assessing the probability of life and the Seager equation which aims to identify the numbers of inhabited planets that display signs of life through gases in the atmosphere.