Whenever we search for life, we're searching for 'life as we know it". But are there alternative options? Non-carbon based life? Or life that doesn't use water as a solvent? It turns out, things like that can be as close as on Venus. Figuring it out with Dr William Bains.
? Venus' Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Characteristics Are Compatible with Venusian Life
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371507931
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https://youtu.be/1KKOAaG1Kg8?si=DdlkXO0tSXe1wsxu
? How Did Early Earth Get The Ingredients for Life?
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00:00 Intro
01:26 Life as we don't know it
03:27 Defining life
11:44 Evolution
14:02 The role of solvents
18:22 Other fluids
23:33 Venus
29:55 How to look for life on Venus
48:01 Obsessions
56:30 Final thoughts and more interviews
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