Searching for ALIENS with Sarah Rugheimer (#381)

Remastered from our interview in October 2021.  In this
otherworldly edition of Into the Impossible, I talk to renowned
astrophysicist and astrobiologist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer about
microscopic aliens, the Fermi paradox, the origin of life, the
Drake equation, and much more! Dr. Rugheimer is a Glasstone
Research Fellow and a Hugh Price Fellow at Jesus College Oxford.
Her research interests are modeling the atmosphere and climate of
extrasolar planets with a particular focus on atmospheric
biosignatures in Earth-like planets as well as modeling early Earth
conditions. Her Audible Exclusive book Searching for
Extraterrestrial Life reveals through 10 amazing lectures what we
know about detecting life on other planets.  Tune in! 
Key Takeaways:  Intro (00:00) 00:00:46 Sarah’s thoughts on the
private sector space race 00:04:18 Should we look for intelligent
ET or microbial life in the Universe?  00:05:56 How did you
get interested in astrobiology?  00:11:28 What would be the
impact of finding microbial ET? 00:15:49 What do we do about the
risk of error in science?  00:20:12 What is the possibility of
alternative forms of life? (not carbon-based)  00:27:34 The
future and Sarah's career 00:30:14 What do you think of Avi Loeb's
theories about Oumuamua?  00:40:41 The Drake Equation (Happy
60th anniversary)  00:44:45 Outro — Additional
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