Podcasts · Worklife with Molly Graham
ReThinking: Searching for life on other planets with astrophysicist Sara Seager
· 30 min
Episode ReThinking: Searching for life on other planets with astrophysicist Sara Seager
Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist whose research focuses on exoplanets—planets outside our solar system orbiting other stars. In this episode, Adam and Sara investigate the possibility of finding alien lifeforms in other solar systems or even on planets or moons closer to home, and Sara breaks down how scientists detect exoplanets and why this kind of science is so important for advancing discoveries here on Earth. They debate the likelihood of discovering intelligent alien life in our lifetime, and Sara reflects on the unique childhood circumstances that led to her groundbreaking work.
Featured guest
• Follow Sara Seager on LinkedIn and at saraseager.com/
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sara-seager-1352b85/
- https://www.saraseager.com/
- https://www.instagram.com/adamgrant/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammgrant
- https://adamgrant.net/
- https://adamgrant.substack.com/
- https://www.youtube.com/TEDAudioCollective
- https://x.com/TEDTalks
- https://www.instagram.com/ted
- https://www.facebook.com/TED
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/ted-conferences/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@tedtoks
- https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts
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