Clara Sousa Silva: Searching for Signs of Life on Venus and Other Planets, Lex Fridman Podcast, 195

That s how science is done. Watch it for the mightiest inspiration) OUTLINE: 0:00 Introduction 1:39 Discovery of phosphine on Venus 14:16 Phosphine gas 24:29 Searching for molecular fingerprints 35:26 What does a quantum astrochemist do 50:31 Spectroscopic networks 54:56 Biosignature gases 57:49 UFOs and aliens 1:11:06 Alien civilizations 1:28:42 Programming 1:35:57 Why science is beautiful 1:39:50 How to be productive 1:50:09 Books 1:51:41 Meaning of life