Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #201

Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
1:18 – Overview of our Solar System
16:16 – What is the Oort Cloud?
21:11 – Life in the interstellar medium
22:44 – Are there aliens out there?
25:23 – How unique is Earth?
28:04 – Did Jupiter destroy early planets?
34:18 – How hard is it to simulate the Universe?
38:50 – Quantum mechanics in evolution of objects in the Solar system
43:17 – Simulating the first formations around the Sun
49:04 – Will it be possible to simulate the full history of the Solar System?
51:24 – How far should we go with the simulation?
53:45 – Increasing immersion in video games
1:00:10 – What is Planet Nine?
1:06:39 – The origin of life
1:09:03 – Evidence of Planet Nine
1:11:33 – Discovery of Neptune
1:12:43 – When will we find Planet Nine?
1:15:22 – Planet Nine throws rocks into the Kuiper Belt
1:19:17 – Could Planet Nine be a primordial black hole?
1:29:21 – Commercial space revolution boosts science and the human condition
1:36:48 – Solving sex in space
1:37:26 – Would humans evolve if we couldn’t see the stars?
1:43:09 – Military funding and science
1:47:13 – Is Oumuamua space junk from a distant alien civilization?
2:00:35 – Wild ideas create the future
2:08:24 – The perfect place to die
2:10:05 – Greatest song of all time
2:16:35 – Music enables science for Konstantin
2:18:53 – Music practice tips for busy people
2:22:43 – Memories of 1990s Russia
2:29:15 – Advice for young people
2:35:11 – Meaning of life

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