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: - Squarespace: and use code LEX to get 10% off - Literati: - Onnit: to get up to 10% off - National Instruments (NI): EPISODE LINKS: Konstantin’s Twitter Konstantin’s Website PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS: Full episodes playlist: Clips playlist: 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 SOCIAL: - Twitter: - LinkedIn: - Facebook: - Instagram: - Medium: @lexfridman - Reddit: - Support on Patreon: