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Nadia Drake is an award-winning science journalist who specializes in space exploration, astrophysics, the search for alien life, along with jungle and wildlife reporting for National Geographic. She is the daughter of astronomer Frank Drake who founded SETI and is best known for the Drake Equation. https://www.nadiadrake.com
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OUTLINE
00:00 - The Voyager missions of the 1970s
06:49 - We need new rocket propulsion
11:48 - The Drake Equation & finding ET intelligence
17:26 - Searching for life in our solar system
20:56 - The pentagon pyramid on Mars
24:10 - Nuclear element found on Mars
27:16 - Why NASA stopped looking for life on Mars
32:41 - Putting humans on Mars
38:17 - The Order of the Dolphin
42:18 - Self-replicating autonomous probes
44:21 - Golden record time capsules
54:39 - Nadia's obsession with spiders
01:02:09 - Uncontacted tribe murdering local children
01:12:55 - First contact with intelligent life
01:17:14 - Other species of humans
01:26:23 - Scientists vs. science communicators
01:31:53 - The science funding problem
01:35:42 - The Particle Physics feud
01:39:18 - World's most powerful telescopes
01:45:32 - Studying interstellar objects
01:47:51 - NASA's Moon Base program
01:53:35 - China's new reusable rocket booster
01:56:44 - Nadia's take on UFO disclosure
02:07:46 - WSJ alleges UFOs are hazing rituals
02:16:58 - Best movies about alien contact
02:19:53 - Evidence of life on Mars
02:27:48 - Earthrise & Apollo 8
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