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  The Strangest Idea in Science: Quantum Immortality 01.11.2026 44m

  Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.One of the leading interpretations of quantum theory is that every probabilistic event leads to a branching of reality, where all possibilities occur. This "many worlds" interpretation has been growing in prominence, but it implies a bizarre consequence. It might mean that you can never die, and will continue to survive not only life threatening events but even old age. Join us today as we explore the extraordinary idea of quantum immortality.Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping. Edited by Jorge Casas.→ Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get merch: https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-store→ Check out our podcast: www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcastTHANK-YOU to T. Widdowson, D. Smith, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, S. Brownlee, E. West, T. Zajonc, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, M. Sanford, T. Donkin, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, S. Marks, B. Smith, J. Kruger, S. Applegate, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, W. Evans, N. Corwin, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, R. Provost, G. Fullwood, N. De Haan, R. Williams, E. Garland, R. Lovely, A. Cornejo, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, G. Bylinsky, J. Werner, S. Thayer, T. Edris, F. Blood, M. O'Brien, D. Lee, J. Sargent, M. Czirr, F. Krotzer, I. Williams, J. Sattler, B. Reese, O. Shabtay, X. Yao, S. Saverys, A. Nimmerjahn, C. Seay, D. Johnson, L. Cunningham, M. Morrow, M. Campbell, B. Devermont, Y. Muheim, A. Stark, C. Caminero, P. Borisoff, A. Donovan, H. Schiff, J. Cos, J. Oliver, B. Kite, C. Hansen, J. Shamp, R. Chaffee, A. Ortiz, B. McMillan, B. Cartmell, J. Bryant, J. Obioma, M. Zeiler, S. Murray, S. Patterson, C. Kennedy, G. Le Saint, W. Ruf, A. Kochkov, B. Langley, D. Ohman, P. Stevenson, T. Ford, T. Tarrants, A. Laroye, I. Venzor, R. Raszka, B. Gaalen, A. Taylor, D. Wedgewood, J. Alley, D. Aron & G. Thomsen.REFERENCESTegmark, Max (1998), "The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics: Many Worlds or Many Words?", Fortsch. Phys. 46, 855-862: http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/quant-ph/9709032MUSICLicensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via CC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or with permission from the artist.0:00 Hill - A Flickering Start2:48 Joachim Heinrich - Stjärna5:48 Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five9:24 Chris Zabriskie - World of Wonder10:51 Stephen Keech - Selha13:25 Hill - A Sad Scene from a Sad Film16:54 Hill - The Persecuted19:39 Falls - Life in Binary22:10 Hill - Mourning Wakes25:35 Hill - The Now is Only a Thin Slice of Who I Am28:46 Kyle Preston - An Ocean of Quiet Confession31:29 Kyle Preston - Up The Oregon Coast33:43 Joachim Heinrich - YCHAPTERS0:00 Introduction5:48 The Wavefunction Never Collapses9:26 Incogni10:55 Quantum Russian Roulette14:41 Generalized Immortality16:57 Anthropic Reasoning19:28 Corrected Intensity Rule22:10 Non-Quantum Analogies28:45 What is Self?31:26 Final Thoughts35:43 Outro & Credits#CoolWorlds #QuantumImmortality #ManyWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The “Crisis in Cosmology” EXPLAINED 01.11.2026 32m

  In the last few years, astronomers have witnessed a growing problem emerge. As measurement precision has increased, the hope was that this problem would abate, but instead it has only exacerbated. Welcome to "The Crisis in Cosmology". But what exactly is the fuss all about, and how much should be believe the sensationalism?Written and presented by Prof David Kipping, edited by Jorge Casas.→ Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeTHANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, S. Roulier, B. Smith, G. Canterbury, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, J. Alexander, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., M. Donovan, N. Corwin, M. Mangione, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, G. Genova, R. Provost, B. Sigurjonsson, G. Fullwood, B. Walford, J. Boyd, N. De Haan, J. Gillmer, R. Williams, E. Garland, A. Leishman & A. Phan Le.::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► 00:00 Sid Acharya - Sky Sailing► 01:01 Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Four► 03:25 Hill - Loneliness [https://open.spotify.com/album/6vasPO2FKG0ddtkOiHmqBC?si=qWxcwquXSiaSXAeHFG6OMw]► 06:35 Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder Five► 09:19 Hill - Detached [https://open.spotify.com/album/2RsyjpeBo63MBse1PL2HNr?si=gBFBSqYKQmK-yPJjBE7Udw]► 12:53 Hill - There Is but One Good [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pmiXcyRpPlFjWjb45pYLx?highlight=spotify:track:1vlxAsmQaHJo1HyvYJF770]► 19:08 Chris Zabriskie - Stories About the World That Once Was► 21:49 Joachim Heinrich - Y► 24:05 Indive - Halo Drive::Chapters::00:00 Introduction01:16 Hubble's Constant02:24 Using the CMB04:34 The Local Universe06:20 Cepheids08:24 The Distance Ladder10:38 The Hubble Tension11:29 New Physics?12:50 The Trouble with Cepheids15:50 Red Giant Saviors20:17 Giant Headaches21:04 No Crisis?22:37 Sensationalism24:05 Outro and credits#CrisisInCosmology #HubbleTension #JWST Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Doomsday Argument | When Will Civilization End? 01.11.2026 9m

  When will our civilization end? Whether it be by our own means or an external threat, there are many plausible scenarios which could extinguish humanity. Remarkably, using the Principle of Mediocrity (that we are just typical observers and not special) it is possible to answer this question statistically with a line of thought called the Doomsday Argument. We get into how this works and what it says about our prospects for survival...::More about this Video::► Richard Gott (1993), "Implications of the Copernican principle for our future prospects": http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v363/n6427/abs/363315a0.html► Fergus Simpson (2016), "Apocalypse Now? Reviving the Doomsday Argument": https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.03072► Carter & McCrea (1983): "The Anthropic Principle and its Implications for Biological Evolution [and Discussion]", http://rsta.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/310/1512/347► Outro music by Taylor Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  An Idea So Crazy It Might Just Work... 01.11.2026 37m

  Light sails are a promising method for traveling through space - indeed, Breakthrough Starshot proposed a laser driven version could reach nearby stars. But the exorbitant costs and engineering challenges of such a proposal have stymied its realization. What if there was a way of using the Sun - no lasers required - but keeping our dream of interstellar travel in tact? Introducing TARS.This video is based on published research(see https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17615 ) supported by the Cool Worlds donors (see below). Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping.→ Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/cool-worlds→ Check out our podcast: www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcastCheck out Anton’s Starshot video at https://youtu.be/HwPTF_TZvWYTHANK-YOU to D. Smith, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, S. Brownlee, E. West, T. Zajonc, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, J. Rockett, M. Sanford, T. Donkin, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Armstrong, B. Smith, J. Kruger, J. Bergman, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, N. Corwin, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, R. Provost, G. Fullwood, N. De Haan, R. Williams, E. Garland, R. Lovely, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, T. Edris, M. O'Brien, D. Lee, M. Czirr, I. Williams, B. Reese, A. Nimmerjahn, C. Seay, D. Johnson, L. Cunningham, M. Morrow, M. Campbell, B. Devermont, P. Borisoff, H. Schiff, J. Cos, C. Hansen, R. Chaffee, A. Ortiz, B. McMillan, B. Cartmell, J. Bryant, J. Obioma, M. Zeiler, S. Murray, S. Patterson, C. Kennedy, G. Le Saint, W. Ruf, A. Kochkov, B. Langley, P. Stevenson, T. Ford, A. Laroye, I. Venzor, R. Raszka, B. Gaalen, J. Alley, D. Aron, G. Thomsen, S. Shardool, B. Kingston, A. Phan Le, N. Offor, A. Huch, J. Morrison & C. Fitzsimmons.MUSICLicensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via CC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or with permission from the artist.0:00 Hill - Circle3:37 Hill - Rough Mix6:51 Sid Acharya - Stories from the Sky8:15 Kyle Preston - An Ocean of Quiet Confession10:40 Atlas - Waking Up14:43 Hill - There is but One Good19:57 One Guitar Orchestra (@OneGuitarOrchestra) - No Time For Caution22:19 Hill - Interstellar25:28 Hill - Rough MixCHAPTERS00:00 Echoes00:30 Sea Longing4:06 Breakthrough Starshot6:51 The Cavalry Ain't Coming8:39 The Art of Pragmatism10:54 No Lasers Required14:31 Enter the Quasite16:39 Going Interstellar18:32 Optimization20:19 For Our Next Trick23:26 Juicing TARS27:13 Closing Thoughts28:55 Outro and Credits#TARS #Interstellar #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Is Time an Illusion? | Prof Sean Carroll 01.11.2026 6m

  We caught up with Prof Sean Carroll at a recent astronomy conference and got his thoughts about time. Time may seem like a fundamental property of the Universe, but actually there's nothing in quantum theory which requires this to be so. Prof Carroll explains how time being merely an illusion, an emergent property rather than a fundamental one, is actually compatible with our best understanding of nature. This is one of two videos we shot with Sean so look out for the second video later in the year!::More about this Video::► Sean Carroll: "From Eternity to Here" book available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Eternity-Here-Quest-Ultimate-Theory/dp/0452296544► Sean Carroll's blog "Preposterous Universe" at https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/blog/► 229th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society: https://aas.org/meetings/aas229► Background music by Hans Zimmer, Interstellar OST::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Shocking Result from DESI Stuns Cosmology 01.11.2026 19m

  Thanks to Storyblocks for sponsoring this video! Download unlimited stock media at one set price with Storyblocks: https://storyblocks.com/CoolWorldsThe Standard Model of Cosmology has reigned supreme for decades, confirmed over and over again. But chinks in the armour have been developing, such as the Hubble Tension. Now, however, a new result threatens to completely upend our view of the Universe - we no longer even know how it will end.Written & presented by Prof. David Kipping.→ Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get merch: https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-store→ Check out our podcast: www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcastTHANK-YOU to T. Widdowson, D. Smith, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, S. Brownlee, E. West, T. Zajonc, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, M. Sanford, T. Donkin, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, S. Marks, B. Smith, J. Kruger, S. Applegate, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, W. Evans, N. Corwin, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, R. Provost, G. Fullwood, N. De Haan, R. Williams, E. Garland, R. Lovely, A. Cornejo, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, G. Bylinsky, J. Werner, S. Thayer, T. Edris, F. Blood, M. O'Brien, D. Lee, J. Sargent, M. Czirr, F. Krotzer, I. Williams, J. Sattler, B. Reese, O. Shabtay, X. Yao, S. Saverys, A. Nimmerjahn, C. Seay, D. Johnson, L. Cunningham, M. Morrow, M. Campbell, B. Devermont, Y. Muheim, A. Stark, C. Caminero, P. Borisoff, A. Donovan, H. Schiff, J. Cos, J. Oliver, B. Kite, C. Hansen, J. Shamp, R. Chaffee, A. Ortiz, B. McMillan, B. Cartmell, J. Bryant, J. Obioma, M. Zeiler, S. Murray, S. Patterson, C. Kennedy, G. Le Saint, W. Ruf, A. Kochkov, B. Langley, D. Ohman, P. Stevenson, T. Ford, T. Tarrants, A. Laroye, I. Venzor, R. Raszka, B. Gaalen, A. Taylor, D. Wedgewood, J. Alley, D. Aron & G. Thomsen.REFERENCESThe DESI papers are available here: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/public-libraries/XCj7bW-vSMaNZVV0C0QyGA#CoolWorlds #DarkEnergy #DESI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Project Starshot | New Research on Relativistic Light Sails 01.11.2026 12m

  New research paper from the Cool Worlds Lab about one the most exciting missions ever proposed, "Starshot". Starshot plans to send tiny probes to distant planets beyond our Solar System, the first true interstellar spacecraft. To do this within our lifetimes requires a very fast probe, reaching one-fifth the speed of light. That means Einstein's theory of special relativity starts to become important and so in our new paper, explained in the video, we figured out how much of a difference that makes...::More about this Video::► David Kipping (2017), "Relativistic Light Sails": https://arxiv.org/abs/1704.04310► Live stream of the Breakthrough Discuss meeting at Stanford (04/20-04/21): https://www.facebook.com/BreakthroughPrize► Breakthrough Initiatives website: https://breakthroughinitiatives.org► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu► Background music by Thomas Bergersen "Final Frontier": http://www.thomasbergersen.com ::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! ヅ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Are UFOs Legitimate Science? 01.11.2026 36m

  UFOs, UAPs are dominating the media, but what do astronomers really think is going on? Check out our sponsor by using the code coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/coolworlds Over the last few years, there has been growing public attention and interest in UFOs/UAPs fuelled by whistleblowers, leaked videos and of course the media. But astronomers have been looking for life in the Universe for decades already, using systematic searches and established scientific methodologies. No-one spends more time looking up and thinking about aliens than astronomers, so what do we think about this? How does science more broadly ingest UFO claims? Today, in the spirit of transparency, we explore this complex and evolving topic...Written and presented by Prof David Kipping. Edited by Jorge Casas.→ Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-store→ Check out our podcast over at www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcastTHANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, J. Rockett, D. Murphree, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, S. Roulier, B. Smith, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., M. Donovan, N. Corwin, M. Mangione, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, G. Genova, R. Provost, B. Sigurjonsson, G. Fullwood, B. Walford, J. Boyd, N. De Haan, J. Gillmer, R. Williams, E. Garland, A. Leishman, A. Phan Le, R. Lovely, M. Spoto, A. Steele, M. Varenka, K. Yarbrough, A. Cornejo, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, G. Bylinsky, J. Werner, B. Pearson, S. Thayer, T. Edris, A. Harrison, B. Seeley, F. Blood, M. O'Brien & P. Muzyka::References::► Yingling et al. (2023), "Faculty perceptions of unidentified aerial phenomena", Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10, 246, : https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-023-01746-3► Kopparapu & Haqq-Misra (2020), Scientific American, ‘Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,’ Better Known as UFOs, Deserve Scientific Investigation: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/unidentified-aerial-phenomena-better-known-as-ufos-deserve-scientific-investigation/::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist.► 0:00 - A Slowly Lifting Fog - Brad Hill► 3:41 - Falls - Life in Binary► 6:46 - Northern Boards - Brad Hill► 10:34 - To Quiet the Drumming Inside My Head - Brad Hill► 14:48 - Chasing Out the Chaos - Brad Hill► 19:44 - Cylinder Seven - Chris Zabriskie► 25:55 - Joachim Heinrich - Y::Chapters::00:00 Introduction02:27 A Science 10105:07 Sponsored Message06:47 Ingesting UAPs into Science19:30 Academics on UAPs21:53 SETI Scientists on UAPs24:39 Concluding Thoughts26:59 Outro & Some Interviews#UFO #UAP #SETI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Will We Run Out Of Lithium? 01.11.2026 40m

  Lithium demand has been increasing for years thanks to the lithium ion battery. Now, that demand looks set to explode as many nations set new targets for reducing their carbon emissions. Given this, we might well wonder - could we actually run out of the stuff? Join us today as we explore projections for our lithium use and what it all means for the future of our society.Written & presented by Prof David Kipping. Special thanks to Marc-SJ for fact checking.→ Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeTHANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, N. Kildal, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zajonc, C. Wolfred, L. Skov, G. Benson, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, D. Holland, E. Hanway, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, F. Van Exter, S. Roulier, B. Smith, P. Masterson, R. Sievers, G. Canterbury, J. Kill, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Finch, S. Applegate, L. Watson, T. Wheeler, E. Zahnle, N. Gebben, J. Bergman, E. Dessoi, J. Alexander, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, P. Kaup, C. Hays, S. Krasner, W. Evans, D. Bansal, J. Curtin, J. Sturm, RAND Corp., I. Attard, M. Donovan, N. Corwin, M. Mangione, K. Howard, L. Deacon, G. Metts, G. Genova, R. Provost, B. Sigurjonsson, G. Fullwood, T. Mitchum, J. Quayle, N. De Haan, ETC Ltd., C. Marion, D. Pike, R. Crayton & W. Borghei.::References::► USGS Data: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/lithium-statistics-and-information► LCE Conversion factors: https://nebula.wsimg.com/16ac93d043bf99389ccdec810de5123c?AccessKeyId=F3661B734558AE4BE1DE&disposition=0&alloworigin=► Li per kWh calculation by Paul Martin: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-much-lithium-li-ion-vehicle-battery-paul-martin::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► Brad Hill - There Is but One Good (00:00) [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pmiXcyRpPlFjWjb45pYLx0]► Falls - Life in Binary (6:40)► Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled To Come Out Again Tomorrow (11:07)► Chris Zabriskie - Stories About The World That Once Was (17:00)► Outside the Sky - Come Home (24:22)► Joachim Heinrich - Y (29:17)► Indive - Trace Correction (31:36)::Film/TV clips used::► Moonfall (2022) Lionsgate► Avengers: Endgame (2019) Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures► The Hangover (2009) Warner Bros. Pictures► Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005) 20th Century Fox► Outro clip by ESO/spaceengine.org/L.Calçada#Lithium #lithiumionbattery #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Drake Equation After Sixty Years | Part 1 of 2 01.11.2026 32m

  Sixty years ago Frank Drake wrote down an equation that has become one of the most famous in astronomy - the Drake Equation. This formula, aiming to estimate the number of alien civilizations communicating within the galaxy, has been celebrated, abused and criticized. Today, we are taking a deep dive into this special equation in a two part special. Written and presented by Prof David Kipping. Thanks to Jason Wright and Nadia Drake for help with this video.This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream - sign up for CuriosityStream here: https://curiositystream.com/CoolWorlds and be sure to use the code: "CoolWorlds" WATCH PART TWO HERE: https://youtu.be/kliJ-CFVLeEYou can support our research program and the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University: https://www.coolworldslab.com/supportGet Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeThank-you to our supporters T. Widdowson, D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, J. Allen, S. Brownlee, G. Fulton, N. Kildal, M. Lijoi, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zanjonc, C. Wolfred, F. Rebolledo, T. Leger, L. Skov, G. Suter, M. Elliot, M. Wallstab, B. Daniluk, J. Patrick-Saunders, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, V. Alexandrov, L. Macchia, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, F. Linker, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, N. Geisler, P. Cleeves, R. Case & B. Desormeaux.::References::► Kipping, D., 2021, "A Stationary Drake Equation Distribution as a Balance of Birth-death Processes", RNAAS, 5, 44: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/abeb7b::Check out Dr. Sutter's videos for more::► Paul M. Sutter - The Equation is Useless (Part 1): https://youtu.be/6B8yAxiPbk0► Paul M. Sutter - The Equation is Useless (Part 2): https://youtu.be/B8-k8ZoMaa0::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► "Bruised Hope" by Hill [Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]► "Long Note Two" by Kevin MacLeod► "Y" by Joachim Heinrich► "Always Dreaming" by Caleb Etheridge► "Fusion" by Indive► "Cylinder Five" by Chris Zabriskie► "Ticking" by Alternate Endings::Movies clips used::► Agora (2009) 20th Century Fox/Newmarket Films► Contact (1997) Warner Bros.► The Big Short (2015) Paramount Pictures► Star Trek: The Next Generation (1993) Paramount Television::Chapters::0:00 Prologue2:48 Origins8:23 The Drakonian Free-For-All14:58 Criticisms of the Drake Equation#DrakeEquation #AreWeAlone #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Disk Detectives 01.11.2026 6m

  Would you like to help astronomers hunt for planets? Dr Marc Kuchner of NASA, principal investigator of the DiskDetective.org project, visited the Cool Worlds Lab and explains how you can become involved in a real planet hunting program online at DiskDetective.org.::More about this Video::► Disk Detective website: www.DiskDetective.org► Zooniverse website: https://www.zooniverse.org► Outro music by Taylor Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  A Machine That Can Predict Exoplanets 01.11.2026 7m

  Exciting new research from the Cool Worlds Lab has delved into the use of machine learning and artificial neural networks for astronomy. In new work from David Kipping & Chris Lam here at Columbia, we've shown how a machine can predict the presence of extra planets in known planetary systems using just a few pieces of information about the system. Chris Lam gives a neural network 101 and explains our implementation works.::More about this Video::► Kipping & Lam 2016, "Transit Clairvoyance: Enhancing TESS follow-up using artificial neural networks": https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.04904► Tamayo et al. (2016), "A Machine Learns to Predict the Stability of Tightly Packed Planetary Systems": https://arxiv.org/abs/1610.05359► Graff et al. (2013), "SKYNET: an efficient and robust neural network training tool for machine learning in astronomy": https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0790► Waldmann (2016), "Dreaming of atmospheres": https://arxiv.org/abs/1511.08339► Outro music by Taylor Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ►http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Birth-Death Drake Equation | Part 2 of 2 01.11.2026 33m

  Welcome to Part Two of our deep dive into the Drake Equation. In the second part, we explore the temporal aspect of the Drake Equation and how it illuminates a path towards an alternative formalism - the Birth-Death formalism. Join us as we move forward to the bleeding edge of modern research on the Drake Equation. Written and presneted by Prof David Kipping. Thanks to Jason Wright and Nadia Drake for help with this video.This video was sponsored by CuriosityStream - sign up for CuriosityStream here: https://curiositystream.com/CoolWorlds and be sure to use the code: "CoolWorlds" WATCH PART ONE HERE: https://youtu.be/dM_Pelfc92sYou can support our research program and the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University: https://www.coolworldslab.com/supportGet Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeThank-you to our supporters T. Widdowson, D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, J. Allen, S. Brownlee, G. Fulton, N. Kildal, M. Lijoi, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zanjonc, C. Wolfred, F. Rebolledo, T. Leger, L. Skov, G. Suter, M. Elliot, M. Wallstab, B. Daniluk, J. Patrick-Saunders, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, V. Alexandrov, L. Macchia, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, F. Linker, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, N. Geisler, P. Cleeves, R. Case & B. Desormeaux.::References::► Kipping, D., 2021, "A Stationary Drake Equation Distribution as a Balance of Birth-death Processes", RNAAS, 5, 44: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2515-5172/abeb7b::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► "Waking Up" by Atlas► "Always Dreaming" by Caleb Etheridge► "The Sun is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow" by Chris Zabriskie► "Y" by Joachim Heinrich► "Fusion" by Indive► "Cylinder Five" by Chris Zabriskie► "The Oceans Continue to Rise" by Chris Zabriskie► "Stories About the World That Once Was" by Chris Zabriskie► "Trace Correction" by Indive::Movies clips used::► The Time Machine (2002) DreamWorks/Warner Bros.► Noah (2014) Paramount Pictures::Chapters::0:00 Drakonian Time9:37 The Birth-Death Formalism15:25 Some Consequences of the Birth-Death Formalism22:14 Final ThoughtsThumbnail by Paul Brennus: https://paulboy.artstation.com/store/art_posters/m9Bx/lost-in-mind#DrakeEquation #AreWeAlone #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Is Moore's Law Ending? 01.11.2026 8m

  Moore's Law has given us exponential improvements in computer technology for many decades, benefiting everything from astrophysics to iPhones, but is it about to end? Jamie Teherani a Columbia Professor of Electrical Engineering, swung by the Cool Worlds Lab to explain what Moore's Law is all about and predict it's future.::More about this Video::► Jamie Teherani explains how a computer works video: https://youtu.be/8cVsgFN3hSM► Video of a black hole tidal disruption event courtesy of NASA: https://youtu.be/hu6hIhW00Fk► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu► Outro music by Daft Punk "Harder, Better, Stronger, Faster": http://www.daftpunk.com and http://smarturl.it/DaftPunkiTunes::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Nobel Prize Physics 2017 for Gravitational Waves! | Nick Stone 01.11.2026 17m

  The Nobel Prize for Physics 2017 was announced this week and astronomers won the day! So who won the prize and why? This week Dr Nick Stone swung by the Cool Worlds Lab to tell us about the historic discovery of graviational waves from merging black holes and how this year's winner pioneered methods to discover them. ::More about this Video::► Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 announcement: https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/phys…► Abbott et al. (2016), "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger": https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102► Barish & Weiss (1999), "LIGO and the Detection of Gravitational Waves": http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/magazine/physicstoday/article/52/10/10.1063/1.882861► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu► Outro music by 8-bit Universe "Harder Better Faster Stronger [8 Bit Cover Tribute to Daft Punk]": https://8bituniverse.bandcamp.com/track/harder-better-faster-stronger-8-bit-tribute-to-daft-punk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQATabby's Star ► http://bit.ly/TabbysStarScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why We Might Live in a "Barely Habitable" Universe 01.11.2026 22m

  Use code coolworlds at https://incogni.com/coolworlds to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan.Intelligent design purports that the Universe was made by a creator - God. One of the arguments often invoked to make this case is that the physical constants of the Universe are (apparently) finely tuned to permit life. But cosmologist Denis Sciama presented a thought-provoking analysis of this line of thought and suggested it might be possible to even test intelligent design. Join us today as we explore this fascinating concept.Written & presented by David Kipping, edited by Jorge Casas→ Support our research: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get merch: https://crowdmade.com/collections/cool-worlds→ Check out our podcast: www.youtube.com/@CoolWorldsPodcastTHANK-YOU to D. Smith, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, S. Brownlee, E. West, T. Zajonc, A. De Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, C. Souter, M. Gillette, J. Rockett, M. Sanford, T. Donkin, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Armstrong, B. Smith, J. Bergman, C. Macdonald, M. Hedlund, N. Corwin, K. Howard, G. Metts, R. Provost, G. Fullwood, N. De Haan, R. Williams, E. Garland, R. Lovely, D. Compos, F. Demopoulos, T. Edris, M. O'Brien, D. Lee, M. Czirr, I. Williams, B. Reese, A. Nimmerjahn, C. Seay, D. Johnson, L. Cunningham, M. Morrow, M. Campbell, B. Devermont, P. Borisoff, H. Schiff, J. Cos, C. Hansen, R. Chaffee, A. Ortiz, B. McMillan, B. Cartmell, J. Bryant, J. Obioma, M. Zeiler, S. Murray, S. Patterson, C. Kennedy, G. Le Saint, W. Ruf, A. Kochkov, B. Langley, P. Stevenson, T. Ford, A. Laroye, I. Venzor, R. Raszka, B. Gaalen, J. Alley, D. Aron, G. Thomsen, S. Shardool, A. Phan Le, N. Offor, A. Huch, J. Morrison, C. Fitzsimmons, W. Smith, A. Twyman, B. Burgess, B. Bueche, D. Hoffman, J. Murphy, J. Matters, R. Borbidge, A. Singh, S. Larter, M. Adler, B. Ross-Lee & C. Frederick.REFERENCES► E. Siegel, 2015, "It Takes 26 Fundamental Constants To Give Us Our Universe, But They Still Don't Give Everything", Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ethansiegel/2015/08/22/it-takes-26-fundamental-constants-to-give-us-our-universe-but-they-still-dont-give-everything/► Z.-W. Wang & S. L. Braunstein, 2024, "Life in a random universe: Sciama's argument reconsidered", ApJ, 962, 8: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.10241► Z.-W. Wang & S. L. Braunstein, 2023, "Sciama's argument on life in a random universe: Distinguishing apples from oranges", Nature Astronomy, 7, 755: https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.14934MUSICLicensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], Artlist.io, via CC Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) or with permission from the artist. You can see all of our past music here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0Bu2UQlKDb0KaeliLZUOZn0:00 Hill - A Thin Place [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]4:59 Hill - Arctic Warmth [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]7:38 Hill - World of Wonder [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]9:06 Hill - Conception [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]11:05 Hill - Mourning Wakes [https://open.spotify.com/artist/1hdkvBtRdOW4SPsnxCXOjK]CHAPTERS0:00 Fine-Tuning3:06 Sciama's Original Argument7:37 Incogni9:08 The New Argument12:08 My Two Cents15:30 Outro & Credits#IntelligentDesign #FineTuning #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  A MILLION MPH 01.11.2026 34m

  How fast are you moving? Remarkably you are moving, by some definitions, around a million miles per hour. But, why don't we feel this motion? Is this speed useful in some way? And what does the question of speed really even mean? Join us today as Cool Worlds explores our motion through space. Written and presented by Prof David Kipping.You can support our research program and the Cool Worlds Lab at Columbia University: https://www.coolworldslab.com/supportGet Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeThank-you to our supporters T. Widdowson, D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday, A. Jones, S. Brownlee, M. Lijoi, Z. Star, T. Zanjonc, C. Wolfred, F. Rebolledo, L. Skov, E. Wilson, M. Elliot, B. Daniluk, J. Patrick-Saunders, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, V. Alexandrov, L. Macchia, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, F. Linker, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, B. Mlazgar, D. Holland, J. Alexander, B. Edelman, G. Ganguly, T. Plant & D. Alicen.::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► Joachim Heinrich - Y► Falls - Life in Binary► The Europa Protoharmonic Symphony Orchestra - Our Guests Have Arrived► Atlas - Waking Up► Holiday On The Moon - Everything That Matters► Indive - Ion► Chris Zabriskie - Music From Neptune Flux 10► Chris Zabriskie - Music From Neptune Flux 4► Chris Zabriskie - Cylinder 7::Video clips::► A Flight Through the Universe by Berkeley Lab/SDSS► Kuba Jurkowski► Aryeh Nirenberg @art_only► BlueTurn with NASA/DSCOVR► Discovery News - How Fast Are You Moving► BBC Wonders of the Universe► Pole Position Motorsport► Bon Iver - Holocene (NE Direction)► Earth orbit animation by Brad Freese► The Expanse - Amazon Studios► Juno slingshot by NASA/JPL/SwRI► Voyager animation by NASA/JPL► Zoom-out from Earth by ESO/spaceengine.org/L. Calcada► Helical orbits by Thord Christoffersson, djsadu and Rhys Taylor► Galactic orbit by American Museum of National History► Galactic orbit animation by ESA► Milkromeda collision by NASA/ESA/F. Summers/ G. Besla/ R. van der Marel► Planck telescope animation by ESA► Reionization animation by CITA/R. Kaehler/M. Alvarez/T. Abel► Expanding universe animation by M. Kornmesser/L. Calcada/NASA/ESA/Hubble► Milky Way animation by ESA/Hubble/M. Kornmesser/L. L. Christensen::Film clips used::► Agora (2009) - Newmarket Films► Interstellar (2014) - Paramount Pictures► Inception (2010) - Warner Bros. Pictures► First Man (2018) - Universal Pictures► Drive (2011) - FilmDistrict► Baby Driver (2017) - Sony Pictures Releasing► Man of Steel (2013) - Warner Bros. Pictures► Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) - Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures► Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker (2019) - Walt Disney Studio Motion Pictures► The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) - Warners Bros. Pictures► Avatar (2009) - 20th Century Fox► The Commuter (2018) - Lionsgate::Chapters::0:00 Prologue0:42 Perception6:26 Terrestrial10:54 Extra-Terrestrial15:33 Extra-Solar19:40 Extra-Galactic25:11 Credits#MillionMPH #HowFastAreYouMoving #CoolWorlds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  A Cloaking Device for Planets 01.11.2026 9m

  NSF Graduate Fellow Alex Teachey of the Cool Worlds Lab explains our new paper which devises a method to cloak entire planets from extraterrestrial civilizations! This was a really fun little paper which started out from the idea of how to broadcast or signal our presence, but as we worked on it we realized it could also be used a cloaking device too. As always, ask us your questions in the comments below and we'll get back to you!::More about this Video::► Kipping & Teachey (2016): "A Cloaking Device for Transiting Planets" http://arxiv.org/abs/1603.08928► BBC article on Stephen Hawking's comments about avoiding alien contact: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8642558.stm► Outro music by Taylor Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9kI1yQKZk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQAScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Why We Haven't Found Any Earth-Like Planets 01.11.2026 47m

  Twelve years ago, NASA predicted around 50 Earth-like planets would be discovered by the Kepler telescope, planets with the same size, warmth and host star as we do. And yet, we're left essentially none. What happened? Why did those predictions not match reality? And what can we learn from these 50 lost dreams...Written & presented by Prof David Kipping→ Support our research program: https://www.coolworldslab.com/support→ Get Stash here! https://teespring.com/stores/cool-worlds-storeTHANK-YOU to our supporters D. Smith, M. Sloan, L. Sanborn, C. Bottaccini, D. Daughaday,A. Jones, S. Brownlee, G. Fulton, N. Kildal, M. Lijoi, Z. Star, E. West, T. Zanjonc, C. Wolfred, F. Rebolledo, L. Skov, E. Wilson, A. de Vaal, M. Elliott, B. Daniluk, M. Forbes, S. Vystoropskyi, S. Lee, Z. Danielson, C. Fitzgerald, V. Alexandrov, L. Macchia, C. Souter, M. Gillette, T. Jeffcoat, H. Jensen, F. Linker, J. Rockett, N. Fredrickson, B. Mlazgar, D. Holland, J. Alexander, E. Hanway, J. Molnar, D. Murphree, S. Hannum, T. Donkin, K. Myers, A. Schoen, K. Dabrowski, J. Black, R. Ramezankhani, J. Armstrong, K. Weber, S. Marks, L. Robinson, F. van Exter, S. Roulier, B. Smith, P. Masterson, R. Sievers, G. Canterbury, J. Kill, J. Cassese, J. Kruger, S. Way, P. Deschaine, B. Stanciu & A. Pirogov.::References::► NASA Exoplanet Archive: https://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=cumulative► Borucki & Summers (1984), "The photometric method of detecting other planetary systems": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984Icar...58..121B► Borucki et al. (1996), "FRESIP: A Mission to Determine the Character and Frequency of Extra-Solar Planets Around Solar-Like Stars": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996Ap&SS.241..111B► Borucki et al. (1997), "The Kepler Mission: A Mission To Detennine The Frequency Of Inner Planets Near The Habitable Zone For A Wide Range Of Stars": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997ASPC..119..153B► Borucki et al. (2003), "The Kepler Mission: Finding the Sizes, Orbits and Frequencies of Earth-size and Larger Extrasolar Planets": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ASPC..294..427B► Borucki et al. (2003), "Kepler Mission: a mission to find Earth-size planets in the habitable zone": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2003ESASP.539...69B► Borucki et al. (2004), "The Kepler mission: a technical overview": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2004ESASP.538..177B► Quintana et al. (2014), "An Earth-sized Planet in the Habitable Zone of a Cool Star": https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.5667► Jenkins et al. (2015), "Discovery and Validation of Kepler-452b: A 1.6-Re Super Earth Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of a G2 Star": https://arxiv.org/abs/1507.06723► Mullaly et al. (2018), "Kepler's Earth-like Planets Should Not Be Confirmed Without Independent Detection: The Case of Kepler-452b": https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.11307► Burke et al. (2019), "Re-Evaluating Small Long-Period Confirmed Planets From Kepler": https://arxiv.org/abs/1901.00506► The LUVOIR team (2019), "The LUVOIR Mission Concept Study Final Report", https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.06219► Borucki et al. (2020), "Science merit function for the Kepler mission": https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020JATIS...6d4003B► Christiansen et al. (2020): "Measuring Transit Signal Recovery in the Kepler Pipeline. IV. Completeness of the DR25 Planet Candidate Catalog": https://arxiv.org/abs/2010.04796► Astro 2020 Decadal Survey: https://nap.edu/resource/26141/interactive/::Music::Music licensed by SoundStripe.com (SS) [shorturl.at/ptBHI], or via Creative Commons (CC) Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), or with permission from the artist► Brad Hill - Evening Approaches (0:00) [https://open.spotify.com/album/4pmiXcyRpPlFjWjb45pYLx]► Atlas - Waking Up (01:48)► Brad Hill - There is but One Good (03:54) [https://open.spotify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Do planets remember how they formed? 01.11.2026 17m

  After discovering thousands of planetary systems orbiting other stars, we are finally at a point where we can start looking at the patterns we see to hopefully understand how they formed. But hold the phone - because maybe the configurations we see are nothing but purely random. Dynamical evolution tends to disorder initially pristine systems, so do planets even still remember how they formed? Is the ordered nature of the Solar System typical or rare? This week we dive into these questions by discussing a new research paper by Prof Kipping on the topic.::More about this Video::► Kipping (2017), "Do planets remember how they formed?": https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.04987► GitHub repo of the microstate visualizations: https://github.com/CoolWorlds/exoinformatics► Cake number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cake_number► Eulerian number: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulerian_number► Kepler Orrey by Dan Fabrycky: http://astro.uchicago.edu/~fabrycky/kepler/► Columbia University Department of Astronomy: http://www.astro.columbia.edu► Cool Worlds Lab website: http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.edu► Outro music by 8-bit Universe "Harder Better Faster Stronger [8 Bit Cover Tribute to Daft Punk]": https://8bituniverse.bandcamp.com/track/harder-better-faster-stronger-8-bit-tribute-to-daft-punk::Playlists For Channel::Latest Cool Worlds Videos ► http://bit.ly/NewCoolWorldsCool Worlds Research ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsResearchGuest Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsGuestsQ&A Videos ► http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsQATabby's Star ► http://bit.ly/TabbysStarScience of TV/Film ► http://bit.ly/ScienceMovies::Follow us::SUBSCRIBE to the channel http://bit.ly/CoolWorldsSubscribeCool Worlds Lab http://coolworlds.astro.columbia.eduTwitter https://twitter.com/david_kippingInstagram https://www.instagram.com/cool.worldsTHANKS FOR WATCHING!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices