Phrenotopia | Other Worlds #2: Astrobiology Primer @Phrenotopia | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 22 hours ago
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Life in the universe: where can it exist throughout space and time? What exoplanets or even our solar system's planets could host an alien biosphere enabling the kind of evolution that occurred on Earth? These are the central questions that the scientific field of astrobiology tries to answer. As there are many conceivable ways for matter to coalesce into a living system, it can be a challenge to know where to look first. However, life as we know it here on Earth is the only kind that we know is possible with absolute certainty. So when looking for life elsewhere, the best practice is to limit ourselves to a specific set of known parameters, lest we overstretch ourselves. So what are the basic requirements for Earth-like life and where could we then expect these to play together in order to create life?
Let’s find out!

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Video Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What is Astrobiology?
2:52 The Prerequisites for Life
6:22 The Goldilocks Zone
9:40 Fire and Ice
11:50 Outro

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