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#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System

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Sara Seager is a planetary scientist at MIT, known for her work on the search for exoplanets.

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Episode links:
Sara's Twitter: https://twitter.com/profsaraseager
Sara's Website: https://www.saraseager.com/
The Smallest Lights in the Universe (book): https://amzn.to/3g3LfHA

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Here's the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

OUTLINE:
00:00 - Introduction
05:32 - Falling in love with the stars
09:55 - Are we alone in the universe?
15:27 - Seager equation for number of habitable planets
27:48 - Exoplanets
34:44 - Earth-like exoplanets
40:43 - Intelligent life
52:34 - Number of planets per star
55:09 - Space exploration
57:36 - Traveling to Proxima Centauri
1:00:52 - Starshade
1:07:34 - Using the sun as a gravitational lens
1:09:44 - Starshot
1:12:45 - Rogue planets
1:15:44 - The Smallest Lights in the Universe
1:30:15 - Book recommendations
1:37:48 - Advice for a young person
1:39:29 - Meaning of life

Sara Seager is a planetary scientist at MIT, known for her work on the search for exoplanets.
Support this podcast by supporting our sponsors. Click links, get discount: 
– Public Goods at <a href="https://publicgoods.com/lex">https://publicgoods.com/lex</a> and use code LEX 
– PowerDot: <a href="https://powerdot.com/lex">https://powerdot.com/lex</a> and use code LEX 
– Cash App – use code “LexPodcast” and download: 
– Cash App (App Store): <a href="https://apple.co/2sPrUHe">https://apple.co/2sPrUHe</a> 
– Cash App (Google Play): <a href="https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w">https://bit.ly/2MlvP5w</a>
Episode links: 
Sara’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/profsaraseager">https://twitter.com/profsaraseager</a> 
Sara’s Website: <a href="https://www.saraseager.com/">https://www.saraseager.com/</a> 
The Smallest Lights in the Universe (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3g3LfHA">https://amzn.to/3g3LfHA</a>
If you would like to get more information about this podcast go to <a href="https://lexfridman.com/ai">https://lexfridman.com/ai</a> or connect with @lexfridman on <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">Medium</a>, or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman">YouTube</a> where you can watch the video versions of these conversations. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate it 5 stars on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/artificial-intelligence/id1434243584">Apple Podcasts</a>, follow on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2MAi0BvDc6GTFvKFPXnkCL">Spotify</a>, or support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">Patreon</a>.
Here’s the outline of the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
OUTLINE: 
00:00 – Introduction 
05:32 – Falling in love with the stars 
09:55 – Are we alone in the universe? 
15:27 – Seager equation for number of habitable planets 
27:48 – Exoplanets 
34:44 – Earth-like exoplanets 
40:43 – Intelligent life 
52:34 – Number of planets per star 
55:09 – Space exploration 
57:36 – Traveling to Proxima Centauri 
1:00:52 – Starshade 
1:07:34 – Using the sun as a gravitational lens 
1:09:44 – Starshot 
1:12:45 – Rogue planets 
1:15:44 – The Smallest Lights in the Universe 
1:30:15 – Book recommendations 
1:37:48 – Advice for a young person 
1:39:29 – Meaning of life

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