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Konstantin Batygin is a planetary astrophysicist at Caltech. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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

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