How Webb Could Detect Life on Exoplanets

Alex explains atmospheric biosignatures like simultaneous oxygen and methane and how Webb analyzes exoplanet atmospheres.

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(0:00) Introducing Cleo Abram

(1:12) Why YouTube has become the best platform for creators, techno-optimism at Huge If True

(8:35) Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko on the James Webb Space Telescope

(23:14) Q&A with Alex Filippenko, Cleo, and Friedberg: The universe, Fermi Paradox, black holes, NIH grants and the “war on science”

(37:37) Zipline CEO Keller Rinaudo Cliffton on the future of drone delivery

(53:29) Q&A with Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Cleo, and Friedberg: Instant delivery explosion, competitors, impact on healthcare

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