Could we seed exoplanets with life?

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Could we seed exoplanets with life?

FromDaniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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Oct 19, 2023

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Daniel and Kelly wrangle with the tricky science and ethics of sending microbes to distant worlds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Oct 19, 2023

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A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.

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What is Dark Matter?: How dark matter was discovered, and what it might be by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Light a Particle or a Wave?: What is light made of? A particle, a wave, both, neither? Little puppies? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's At The Center Of The Galaxy?: What's at the center of the Milky Way? How do we know? Can we explain it? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are there other Earths out there?: How many liveable planets are out there, and can we reach them? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Why Is Gravity So Weird?: Why is gravity so much weaker than the other forces? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is making the Universe explode?: How we learned that something is tearing the Universe apart, and what it might mean. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are we Living in a Simulation?: How can we tell if what we see is real or simulated? Does it matter? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is A Quantum Computer?: What is a quantum computer and how does it work? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is the Universe Random?: If you repeat the same experiment, do you get the same outcome? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Are Cosmic Rays?: Who or what is shooting crazy high energy particles at us? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What's Inside a Black Hole?: What is a black hole, and what would it be like to fall into one? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Was/Is There Life On Mars?: What do we know about life on Mars? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Will A Gamma Ray Burst Kill You?: What are gamma ray bursts, and are they dangerous? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Time Travel Possible?: Do any science fiction movies get time-travel right? Will it ever be possible? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Happens When Galaxies Collide?: Will our lives be affected when the Milky Way collides with Andromeda? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What came before the Big Bang?: What could have caused the Big Bang, and what came before it? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is Time Dilation?: Why does time slow down when you go fast? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is The Multiverse Real?: What is the multiverse and is it real? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is The Most Important Invention In Human History? (ft. Ryan North): We discuss the most fundamentally important inventions in human history. Featuring Ryan North. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What are Gravitational Waves?: What does it mean for gravity to make waves? How do we see them? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What Is String Theory?: We've all heard of it, but nobody really knows... by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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The Baby Universe (ft. Katie Mack): What did the Universe look like as a baby? How do we know? Join Daniel and Jorge as they talk with Katie Mack about the early universe, and what they all looked like as babies. by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Anti-Matter a Real thing?: Is anti-matter real or science fiction? Is it dangerous, or delicious? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions: We answer questions from listeners! The speed of light, the center of the universe and lasers! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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What is a Neutrino?: Explaining the weirdest little particle ever found by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is Anti-Gravity Technology Possible?: Is it possible to negate gravity without using energy? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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How Does A Laser Work?: What makes a laser a laser? Pew Pew Pew!? Zap Zap Zap!? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can We Travel Faster Than Light?: Why can't we travel faster than light? Can we ever reach the stars? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Are there Aliens?: Are we the only life in the Universe? What are scientists doing to find out? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 56: Neutron Stars, Dense matter and shared atmospheres! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows! by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Can we see inside things using muons? by Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Could we seed exoplanets with life?

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