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Tag: #astrobiology

life within the universe
October 6, 2020March 15, 2021podcasts

Ep 90: How Can We Find Life Within the Solar System?: with guest Dr. Niels Ligterink

Last month, scientists published word that an incredible discovery was made on Venus.  They found what is called a “biomarker” in the […]

decoding a message from ET
September 10, 2019September 10, 2019podcasts

Ep 68: They’re Not Speaking English – Decoding a Message from ET – with guest Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen

What would happen if we found a message from a civilization on another planet? Chances are, they won’t be speaking English. We […]

Climate Change on Alien Worlds
April 2, 2019August 13, 2020podcasts

Ep 59: Climate Change on Alien Worlds: with guest Dr. Adam Frank

The Earth is not the only planet to undergo radical changes in its climate.  Even if we look at the nearby solar […]

Future of the Universe
March 5, 2019August 13, 2020podcasts

Ep 57: The Future of the Universe: with guests Dr. Avi Loeb and Dr. Ethan Siegel

Everything changes. Even the stars, that seem so constant, will one day burn out. The sky will change. Today, we’re going on […]

anthropocene
July 10, 2018September 8, 2020podcasts

Ep 46: The Geology of Us: The Anthropocene – with guest Dr. David Grinspoon

When we think of geology, we may think of the Grand Canyon.  We imagine layers upon layers of geological strata containing rocks […]

Subglacial lake
May 15, 2018September 8, 2020podcasts

Ep 44: Subglacial Lakes and Life on Frozen Moons – with guest Anja Rutishauser

Far beneath the Canadian ice cap, isolated from the sun and the wind, lies two entire lakes.  These subglacial lakes, recently discovered […]

March 14, 2017May 15, 2018podcasts

Ep. 18: Volcanoes – Making Your Planet Habitable for 4.6 Billion Years with guest Dr. Ramses Ramirez

What makes a planet a nice place to live? If it’s too close to its parent star, it would end up a […]

August 15, 2016January 31, 2018podcasts

Ep. 7: The Future Universe – Teeming with Life?

Why haven’t we found life on other planets yet? Perhaps it’s because we are some of the first life to develop in […]

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