Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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\nOUTLINE:
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\n(00:00) - Introduction
\n(07:17) - Overview of our Solar System
\n(22:14) - What is the Oort Cloud?
\n(27:10) - Life in the interstellar medium
\n(28:42) - Are there aliens out there?
\n(31:22) - How unique is Earth?
\n(34:02) - Did Jupiter destroy early planets?
\n(40:16) - How hard is it to simulate the Universe?
\n(44:49) - Quantum mechanics in evolution of objects in the Solar system
\n(49:15) - Simulating the first formations around the Sun
\n(55:02) - Will it be possible to simulate the full history of the Solar System?
\n(57:23) - How far should we go with the simulation?
\n(59:43) - Increasing immersion in video games
\n(1:06:09) - What is Planet Nine?
\n(1:12:37) - The origin of life
\n(1:15:02) - Evidence of Planet Nine
\n(1:17:32) - Discovery of Neptune
\n(1:18:42) - When will we find Planet Nine?
\n(1:21:21) - Planet Nine throws rocks into the Kuiper Belt
\n(1:25:15) - Could Planet Nine be a primordial black hole?
\n(1:35:20) - Commercial space revolution boosts science and the human condition
\n(1:42:46) - Solving sex in space
\n(1:43:24) - Would humans evolve if we couldn't see the stars?
\n(1:49:08) - Military funding and science
\n(1:53:11) - Is Oumuamua space junk from a distant alien civilization?
\n(2:06:33) - Wild ideas create the future
\n(2:14:22) - The perfect place to die
\n(2:16:03) - Greatest song of all time
\n(2:22:34) - Music enables science for Konstantin
\n(2:24:51) - Music practice tips for busy people
\n(2:28:41) - Memories of 1990s Russia
\n(2:35:14) - Advice for young people
\n(2:41:10) - Meaning of life