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In this episode, continue my talk with Dr Allie Ford of Monash University about Astrobiology. We cover the following topics:<\/p>\n
– Extremophiles
\n– Could life exist deep inside the Jovian planets?
\n– Why would it be beneficial to find life elsewhere?
\n– Europa as a possible candidate for life
\n– How likely is it that life elsewhere may evolve as we see in science fiction shows?
\n– Why did we evolve the way we have?
\n– What is useful to know to understand astrobiology?
\n– How SETI fits into astrobiology
\n– The Drake Equation<\/p>\n
This is part 2 of a 2 part interview – if you missed part 1, please go back and listen to episode 81. This episode also features some listener feedback, pin of the episode, and the brain teaser.<\/p>\n
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