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Episode 787: Q&A 171: Could James Webb Detect Type 2 or 3 Civilizations? And More...
In this week's episode, I explain why James Webb is actually the perfect telescope for detecting advanced civilizations, could we hide the Earth from snooping aliens, could spacecraft go into polar orbit around the Sun? And more...00:00 Start00:39 Could James Webb Detect a Type 2/3 Civilization?05:31 How can Earth hide from aliens?07:10 Polar orbit around the Sun?09:41 Could dark matter be alien robots?11:25 Could iterative design work for JWST?14:28 Could Betelgeuse have planets?16:01 Could we replenish Mars atmosphere?17:34 Are exomoons more habitable?19:05 Could anything go wrong with…
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