"Venus is too hot, Mars is too cold, and Earth is just right," says planetary scientist Dave Brain. But why? In this pleasantly humorous talk, Brain explores the fascinating science behind...
========== I'm really glad to be here. I'm glad you're here, because that would be a little weird. I'm glad we're all here. And by "here," I don't mean here. Or here. But here. I mean Earth. And by "we," I don't mean
those of us in this auditorium, but life, all life on Earth -- (Laughter) from complex to single-celled, from mold to mushrooms to flying bears. (Laughter) The interesting thing is, Earth is the only place
we know of that has life -- 8.7 million species. We've looked other places, maybe not as hard
as we should or we could, but we've looked and haven't found any; Earth is the only place
we know of with life. Is Earth special? This is a question I've wanted
to know the answer to ...