#195 Clara Sousa-Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets

Published: June 28, 2021, 1:24 a.m.

Clara Sousa-Silva is a quantum astrochemist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:57) - Discovery of phosphine on Venus
\n(20:34) - Phosphine gas
\n(30:47) - Searching for molecular fingerprints
\n(41:44) - What does a quantum astrochemist do?
\n(56:48) - Spectroscopic networks
\n(1:01:13) - Biosignature gases
\n(1:04:06) - UFOs and aliens
\n(1:17:24) - Alien civilizations
\n(1:34:59) - Programming
\n(1:42:15) - Why science is beautiful
\n(1:46:07) - How to be productive
\n(1:56:27) - Books
\n(1:57:59) - Meaning of life