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Astronomycast, episode 209 from Monday, November 29, 2010.

Exotic life.

Welcome to astronomycast, our weekly backspace journey to the cosmos,

where you help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know.

My name is Fraser Cain, I'm the publisher of Universe Today,

and with me is Dr. Pamela Gaea, professor at Southern Illinois University, Ebraceville.

Hi Pamela, how are you doing?

I'm doing well. How are you doing, Fraser?

Doing great, so you're back safe and sound from Tam Australia and other trips?

I am back and now I'm getting ready to leave to go to the American Geophysical Union meeting.

We're hopefully able to get to see some of the people out in the audience,

but I have to admit, I'm going to be trapped inside the conference center and unable to leave, so.

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