#195 – Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(07:57) – Discovery of phosphine on Venus<br />
(20:34) – Phosphine gas<br />
(30:47) – Searching for molecular fingerprints<br />
(41:44) – What does a quantum astrochemist do?<br />
(56:48) – Spectroscopic networks<br />
(1:01:13) – Biosignature gases<br />
(1:04:06) – UFOs and aliens<br />
(1:17:24) – Alien civilizations<br />
(1:34:59) – Programming<br />
(1:42:15) – Why science is beautiful<br />
(1:46:07) – How to be productive<br />
(1:56:27) – Books<br />
(1:57:59) – Meaning of life</p>