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

Clara Sousa-Silva is a quantum astrochemist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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OUTLINE:

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(00:00) - Introduction

(07:57) - Discovery of phosphine on Venus

(20:34) - Phosphine gas

(30:47) - Searching for molecular fingerprints

(41:44) - What does a quantum astrochemist do?

(56:48) - Spectroscopic networks

(1:01:13) - Biosignature gases

(1:04:06) - UFOs and aliens

(1:17:24) - Alien civilizations

(1:34:59) - Programming

(1:42:15) - Why science is beautiful

(1:46:07) - How to be productive

(1:56:27) - Books

(1:57:59) - Meaning of life