#12 Lisa Kaltenegger - Alien Earths, Astrobiology Controversies, Frequency of Life

In this week's episode, David is joined by Lisa Kaltenegger, Professor at Cornell and Director of the Carl Sagan Institute. Lisa's new book, "Alien Earths", has just hit the shelves so we talk about what made her write this book, her view on the abundance of life in the cosmos, and her take on a couple of recent controversies in the field of astrobiology. To support this podcast and our research lab, head to www.coolworldslab.com/support Lisa’s book, “Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos” https://a.co/d/iQFE2X5 You can listen to this podcast on... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/39vEInH... iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/dd2... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... iHeart Radio: https://iheart.com/podcast/116477298 Tune-in: https://tunein.com/radio/Cool-Worlds-... Player FM: https://player.fm/series/3482219 Boomplay Now: https://www.boomplaymusic.com/podcast... Podchaser Now: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/co... And of course right here on YouTube! Cool Worlds Podcast Theme by Hill [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkv...]