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Searching for Extraterrestrial Life
- Narrated by: Sarah Rugheimer
- Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
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Publisher's Summary
For decades, books, movies, television shows, and conspiracy theories have speculated about the existence of life on other planets. But how possible is it that we are alone in the universe? How likely is it we’ll find a habitable, Earth-like planet? How come we have not already seen signs of extraterrestrial life?
Join astrophysicist Sarah Rugheimer to reveal what we know about detecting life on other planets. Over 10 eye-opening lectures, she will uncover the strides we’ve made in our search for finding habitable Earth-like planets.
You’ll gain first-hand insights into how scientists search for signs of life and our latest attempts to find potential life on Mars, Venus, Europa, Titan, and other moons and planets in our solar system. As she recaps how life started on Earth, you’ll see how our evolution informs our search for detecting life on exoplanets. And, you’ll examine the current search for extraterrestrial intelligence, looking at potential responses to the Drake Equation and the Fermi Paradox.
Whether you have an academic investment or a general curiosity about life on other planets, this course will provide you with the most current insights into what signs of extraterrestrial life may be found.
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- Vincent Argiro
- 2020-11-20
An engaging tutorial and learning adventure
Dr. Rugheimer weaves a rich, informative and entertaining tapestry of age-old conjecture, up-to-the-minute scientific publications, astrophysical theory and astronomical observation to paint this comprehensive picture of one of humanity's most enduring quandaries—are we alone in this vast universe? She narrates her own clear and concise language with the voice of an eager and enthusiastic explorer. Myself a former neuroscientist, retired technology entrepreneur and lifelong space buff since the heady Mercury, Gemini and Apollo days, I found familiar story lines linked with completely new perspectives and startling conclusions. For example, her observation that life on earth has significantly modified the planet's mineral content and geology, proliferating far more mineral species than found or expected in our solar neighbourhood was a surprising revelation to me. Her grasp of the whole of science that must be spanned to make sense of astrobiology–from quantum physics to chemistry to evolutionary biology to human psychology–is impressive and inspiring. I highly recommend spending these 5.25 hours with Dr. Sarah.
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- Ling
- 2021-10-11
Amazing read
This is the best lecture on exoplanets and extraterrestrial life I’ve found on Audible so far. Great job!
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- G
- 2023-06-14
Good material for initiates, but
Good for initiates, but she urgently requires a brief on classified government programs and related matters.
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