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#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

Lex Fridman Podcast
Jan 28, 2023 3h 51m
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<p>David Kipping is an astronomer at Columbia University, director of the Cool Worlds Lab, and host of the Cool Worlds YouTube channel. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>SimpliSafe</b>: <a href="https://simplisafe.com/lex">https://simplisafe.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get free trial<br /> &#8211; <b>ExpressVPN</b>: <a href="https://expressvpn.com/lexpod">https://expressvpn.com/lexpod</a> to get 3 months free</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> David&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/david_kipping">https://twitter.com/david_kipping</a><br /> David&#8217;s YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab">https://youtube.com/@CoolWorldsLab</a><br /> Cool Worlds Lab: <a href="https://coolworldslab.com/">https://coolworldslab.com/</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (05:10) &#8211; Habitable exoplanets<br /> (15:30) &#8211; Alien life in our Solar System<br /> (27:20) &#8211; Starship<br /> (31:28) &#8211; James Webb Space Telescope<br /> (44:47) &#8211; Binary planets<br /> (55:04) &#8211; Exomoons and Kepler-1625b<br /> (1:08:34) &#8211; Discoveries of alien life<br /> (1:22:15) &#8211; Aliens<br /> (2:08:43) &#8211; Oort clouds<br /> (2:19:30) &#8211; Future of astronomy<br /> (2:32:45) &#8211; Alpha Centauri<br /> (2:45:03) &#8211; Kardashev scale<br /> (2:56:41) &#8211; AI and space exploration<br /> (3:13:37) &#8211; Great Filter<br /> (3:24:51) &#8211; Colonization of Mars<br /> (3:31:35) &#8211; Simulation hypothesis<br /> (3:43:48) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (3:48:06) &#8211; Meaning of life</p>

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