Kate: What is STP on another planet? Do you guys think about life under those very different conditions? Maybe not liquid water, but liquid... Kenneth says exactly that. Kate: Are there any models that investigate biochemistry based on completely different temperature scales and different phases of matter? That also connects to a Kenneth from Atlanta who says we talk about the Goldilocks, so in the importance of liquid water.
How is chemistry different in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore cosmic chemistry, the periodic table, and more with Kate Biberdorf aka Kate the Chemist. Is the periodic table complete?
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