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