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

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<p>Clara Sousa-Silva is a quantum astrochemist at Harvard. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off<br /> &#8211; <b>Grammarly</b>: <a href="https://grammarly.com/lex">https://grammarly.com/lex</a> to get 20% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Blinkist</b>: <a href="https://blinkist.com/lex">https://blinkist.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 25% off premium<br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Clara&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/drphosphine">https://twitter.com/drphosphine</a><br /> Clara&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://clarasousasilva.com">https://clarasousasilva.com</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:57) &#8211; Discovery of phosphine on Venus<br /> (20:34) &#8211; Phosphine gas<br /> (30:47) &#8211; Searching for molecular fingerprints<br /> (41:44) &#8211; What does a quantum astrochemist do?<br /> (56:48) &#8211; Spectroscopic networks<br /> (1:01:13) &#8211; Biosignature gases<br /> (1:04:06) &#8211; UFOs and aliens<br /> (1:17:24) &#8211; Alien civilizations<br /> (1:34:59) &#8211; Programming<br /> (1:42:15) &#8211; Why science is beautiful<br /> (1:46:07) &#8211; How to be productive<br /> (1:56:27) &#8211; Books<br /> (1:57:59) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>