Listen "171: The Science of Life from Alien Planets: Panspermia"
Episode Synopsis
Where did life on Earth come from? Some famous scientists believed that aliens may have intentionally colonised Earth with microscopic life. It may sound crazy, but they might be more convincing than you think...
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References & Further Reading
Francis Crick
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1962/crick/biographical/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Crick
Leslie Orgel
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05orgel.html
Crick & Ogel’s Panspermia Paper
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103573901103
Panspermia
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/panspermia/
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-origins-of-directed-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/the-panspermia-paradox/
https://astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2017/10/meteorite-origins#:~:text=Famous%20astronomer%20Carl%20Sagan%20once,stellar%20systems%20is%20highly%20unlikely.
Grab our merch now: http://normalcitizen.store
You can WATCH the podcast over on our YouTube channel:
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Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!
http://patreon.com/sciguys
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
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Follow the SCI GUYS
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
References & Further Reading
Francis Crick
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1962/crick/biographical/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-Crick
Leslie Orgel
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/05/us/05orgel.html
Crick & Ogel’s Panspermia Paper
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0019103573901103
Panspermia
https://www.newscientist.com/definition/panspermia/
https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/in-search-of-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/the-origins-of-directed-panspermia/
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/the-panspermia-paradox/
https://astronomy.com/magazine/ask-astro/2017/10/meteorite-origins#:~:text=Famous%20astronomer%20Carl%20Sagan%20once,stellar%20systems%20is%20highly%20unlikely.
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