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Explore "simulation hypothesis" with insightful episodes like "#521 - Sabine Hossenfelder - Life's Mysteries, Explained By Physics", "Emily St. John Mandel on Time Travel, Parenting and the Apocalypse", "Is Reality REAL? This Scientists Answer on The Simulation Argument Might SHOCK You | David Chalmers", "From the Vault: Anthology of Horror, Volume 2" and "#83 – Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence" from podcasts like ""Modern Wisdom", "The Ezra Klein Show", "Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu", "Stuff To Blow Your Mind" and "Lex Fridman Podcast"" and more!
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Emily St. John Mandel on Time Travel, Parenting and the Apocalypse
“Station Eleven” by Emily St. John Mandel was published in 2014. That book imagined the world after a pandemic had wiped out, well, almost everyone. It’s a gorgeous novel with a particular emotional power: it helps you grieve a life you still have. But then came a real pandemic, not as lethal as the one Mandel imagined, but a shock nonetheless. And “Station Eleven” — already a beloved international best seller — found a second life. Mandel became known as a pandemic prophet. “Station Eleven” became an acclaimed HBO Max series.
“Sea of Tranquility” by Mandel is written from within the hothouse of that strange kind of celebrity. The author put a version of herself in there, struggling with fame and parenthood and quarantine and too much travel. But there are also moon colonies, and time travel, and hints that we live in a computer simulation. If “Station Eleven” explores how calamity could change the world, “Sea of Tranquility” wonders what happens if it doesn’t.
This conversation begins in the weirdness of the simulation hypothesis, but winds its way to much more fundamental questions of being human right now. There is so much we could lose, so much we already have lost; why is it so hard to live with the gratitude our lives should inspire, or the seriousness the moment demands?
Mentioned:
“The Power of Patience” by Jennifer L. Roberts
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
“Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?” by Nick Bostrom
Book recommendations:
Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser
Ill Will by Dan Chaon
Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
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Is Reality REAL? This Scientists Answer on The Simulation Argument Might SHOCK You | David Chalmers
From the Vault: Anthology of Horror, Volume 2
The time has come. Once more, Stuff to Blow Your Mind reaches into the depths of TV horror anthology history, pulls out a handful of episodes and spins science and wonder out of the monstrosities therein. For this year’s installment, Robert and Joe discuss episodes of Monsters and The Twilight Zone. (Originally published 10/29/2019)
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#83 – Nick Bostrom: Simulation and Superintelligence
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Sean Carroll: The Nature of the Universe, Life, and Intelligence
66: We Might Be Living in a Simulated Reality
Are we living in a simulated reality? Are our smartphones essentially an extension of our minds? Could we achieve immortality via being uploaded to the internet? These are just a few of the philosophically fascinating questions we cover on this episode of The Psychology Podcast! David Chalmers is a friend of the show and we are psyched to feature his expert opinions on the philosophy of mind. We cover how technology might affect the evolution of the human species, the future of artificial intelligence, and the future existence of “super-intelligence.” We’re talking about some of the most well thought out perspectives on the future of our species and technology – and it is entirely too much fun. Enjoy the show!
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“Is Our Universe a Simulation?” with Brian Greene
Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates the nature of reality, from quantum physics and string theory, to the multiverse and “The Matrix.” With theoretical physicists Brian Greene and Stephon Alexander, philosopher David Chalmers, co-host Maeve Higgins, Chuck Nice and Bill Nye.
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