The Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 12:49 p.m.

b'The genesis and origin of life may require a very rare and delicate mixture of certain chemicals. One of those is phosphorus, and trying to figure out how we ever got enough of it in Earth\'s primordial soup for life to form in the first place has long puzzled scientists. We will also discuss the recent discovery of Phosphine Gas in Venus\'s Atmosphere\\nStart listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook is free. Visit\\nhttp://www.audible.com/isaac or text "isaac" to 500-500.\\nCheck out Jerry\'s Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxgArWbEhZg\\nVisit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net\\nSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur\\nFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/\\nReddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/\\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content.\\nSFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE\\nCredits:\\nThe Fermi Paradox: The Phosphorus Problem\\nScience & Futurism with Isaac Arthur\\nEpisode 257; September 24 20, 2020\\nProduced, and Narrated by Isaac Arthur\\nWritten by Isaac Arthur & Jerry Guern\\nEditors:\\nKeith Blockus\\nMark Warburton\\nS. Kopperud\\nCover Art:\\nJakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier\\nGraphics:\\nBryan Versteeg http://spacehabs.com\\nJeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_losdiajana\\nKatie Byrne\\nKristijan Tavcar\\nSergio Botero\\nMusic Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator\\n\\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.'