{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f The Giant Leap: Is Space the Future of Life on Earth?","description":"\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fThe Giant Leap: Is Space the Future of Life on Earth? The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to the Smithsonian Associates series on The Not Old Better Show. I\u2019m your host, award-winning journalist Paul Vogelzang. Today\u2019s conversation is as big as it gets. We\u2019re talking about the future of life\u2014not just on Earth, but beyond it. Our guest is Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Caleb Scharf\u2014NASA astrobiologist, acclaimed author, and one of the boldest thinkers about the place of life in the universe. Dr. Caleb Scharf will be appearing at  Smithsonian Associates coming up! Please check out THIS link for more details. But we have Dr. Scharf briefly today and in his new book The Giant Leap, Dr. Scharf makes a provocative case: that our expansion into space may not just be a technological milestone\u2014it might be the next phase of evolution itself. &amp;nbsp; He calls this moment a \u201cdisruption in the story of life\u201d as profound as when creatures first crawled out of the sea. He\u2019s spent his career studying black holes, exoplanets, and the fingerprints of life across the cosmos. He\u2019s also a storyteller who blends science with wonder, and reminds us that the night sky isn\u2019t just something to look at\u2014it\u2019s something we\u2019re becoming part of. If you\u2019ve ever stared up at the stars and asked, Where are we going next?\u2014this episode is for you. Remember, Dr. Caleb Scharf will be appearing at  Smithsonian Associates coming up! Please check out  THIS link for more details. ","author_name":"The Not Old - Better Show","author_url":"https:\/\/www.notold-better.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39570585\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2d676d\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197007645"}