In this episode of Convergent Dialogues, Pedro Mota Machado, astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, and Tiago Sigorelho, editorial director of Gerador, take a space trip through the big questions. Is reaching Mars inevitable? What is the scientific evidence regarding extraterrestrial life? Will artificial intelligence revolutionize space science?

The Ariel mission, the development of the space ecosystem in Portugal, the role of key agents such as the Portuguese Space Agency and the importance of training are some of the other topics covered.

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Convergent Dialogues is the podcast of Gerador and the live science where scientific rigor and passion for journalism come together. In each episode, a scientist and a journalist join the conversation to reflect on the frontiers of human knowledge and better understand the world we live in.