<ul><li>Jacob Bean, known as the 'Planet Hunter,' discusses his work on searching for alien life in a Big Brains podcast episode.</li><li>University of Chicago astrophysicist Jacob Bean was part of a team that detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a distant planet, using the James Webb Space Telescope.</li><li>Bean utilizes cutting-edge tools and discoveries to explore planet habitability, biosignatures, and humanity's position in the universe.</li><li>The podcast episode delves into the significance of studying the atmospheres of exoplanets like K2-18b in answering the question of whether we are alone in the universe.</li></ul>

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