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Aired October 18, 2022
Our guest is Dr. Michael Wong, a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow at Carnegie Scienceʼs Earth & Planets Laboratory! Dr. Wong studies planetary atmospheres, habitability, biosignatures, and the emergence of life. In his spare time, Michael hosts a podcast called Strange New Worlds, which examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek.
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