[Interview] What Happens If We Find Extraterrestrial Life?

Published: Sept. 25, 2024, 4 p.m.

Are we alone in the Universe? Probably, one of the most important questions one can ask. So, how are we currently trying to answer it and what happens when we finally do?

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  • 00:00 Intro
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  • 01:24 Searching for extraterrestrial life
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  • 19:35 Agnostic methods of searching for life
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  • 26:20 What happens if we find life
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  • 29:38 Life as we don't know it
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  • 34:36 Searching for interstellar life
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  • 46:38 Which method will give results first
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  • 50:46 What if we don't find life
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  • 55:05 Current obsessions
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  • 58:59 Final thoughts
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