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Mentioned in 4 episodes
The Smallest Lights in the Universe
Book • 2020
In *The Smallest Lights in the Universe*, Sara Seager shares her personal story of navigating life after the loss of her husband while continuing her groundbreaking work in planetary science.
The memoir intertwines her search for meaning and solace with her unrelenting pursuit of discovering Earth-like exoplanets.
Seager finds comfort in both the alien beauty of exoplanets and the human connections that help her heal.
The memoir intertwines her search for meaning and solace with her unrelenting pursuit of discovering Earth-like exoplanets.
Seager finds comfort in both the alien beauty of exoplanets and the human connections that help her heal.
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Mentioned in 4 episodes
Mentioned by 

as a memoir published by Crown in 2020, containing a firsthand account of her life and the birth of the field of exoplanet research.


Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Cosmic Queries – Life on Exoplanets with Sara Seager
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as a poignant and incredible scientific story.


Mario Gabriele

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Are We Alone In The Universe? Sara Seager on Exoplanets, Venus, and the Hunt for Alien Life (Astrophysicist and Planetary Scientist at MIT)
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as a book from an astrophysicist they read and found interesting.


Eli Woolery

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Design Better Live AMA at The New York Times
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as a beautifully written memoir about space and the search for life in the universe.


Lex Fridman

#116 – Sara Seager: Search for Planets and Life Outside Our Solar System
Mentioned by the host as a book by Sarah Seeger, an astrophysicist who studies exoplanets.

The Brief: Microscopes and telescopes