#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds

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