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Konstantin Batygin - Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System
Mon, Jul 19, 2021 ·
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Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech.
Timestamps
- 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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