[Interview] Venus Could Harbour Non-Water Based Life

Published: Feb. 5, 2024, 9 p.m.

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Whenever we search for life, we\'re searching for \'life as we know it". But are there alternative options? Non-carbon based life? Or life that doesn\'t use water as a solvent? It turns out, things like that can be as close as on Venus. Figuring it out with Dr William Bains.

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\\U0001f4dc Venus\' Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Characteristics Are Compatible with Venusian Life
\\nhttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/371507931

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\\n01:26 Life as we don\'t know it
\\n03:27 Defining life
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\\n14:02 The role of solvents
\\n18:22 Other fluids
\\n23:33 Venus
\\n29:55 How to look for life on Venus
\\n48:01 Obsessions
\\n56:30 Final thoughts and more interviews

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