video Episode Play00:00PlaySeek 10 seconds backwardsSeek 10 seconds forward00:00 / 00:00MutePicture in pictureFullscreen Could Our Universe Be a Fake? Watch Next What’s Strong Emergence? What is Philosophy of Cosmology? Why Philosophy of Physics & Cosmology? Observing Quanta, Observing Nature A Tribute to Marvin Minsky Does Philosophy Help Science? Details Share Perhaps our entire universe is like a gigantic computer game, the creation of super-smart hackers existing somewhere else? Before you smirk and laugh, watch and think! Related Topics CosmosDeep Laws of NatureUniverse as Simulation? Featured In Season 01Astonishing Cosmos Contributors David Brin David Brin is a science fiction writer, futurist, scientist, social critic, public... Nick Bostrom Nick Bostrom works on existential risk, AI, anthropic principle (selection), simulation... Raymond Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, futurist, technology visionary, director of engineering at... Marvin Minsky Marvin Minsky was a cognitive and computer scientist, a legendary pioneer of artificial... Martin Rees Martin Rees, cosmologist, is the UK Astronomer Royal; he was President of the Royal...
Nick Bostrom Nick Bostrom works on existential risk, AI, anthropic principle (selection), simulation...
Raymond Kurzweil Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, futurist, technology visionary, director of engineering at...
Marvin Minsky Marvin Minsky was a cognitive and computer scientist, a legendary pioneer of artificial...
Here’s the claim: each level of the scientific hierarchy — physics, chemistry, biology, psychology — has its own special laws that can never be explained by deeper laws... video What’s Strong Emergence? Episode 05 Season 19 26:48 Watch
We search deepest levels of cosmic reality, the big picture of the puzzle of the universe — beginning, size, structure, future, far future. We seek significance in... video What is Philosophy of Cosmology? Episode 01 Season 19 26:48 Watch
The observable universe may contain two trillion galaxies and there may be innumerable universes. Is there ultimate unification, a final theory? Search for deep harmony.... video Why Philosophy of Physics & Cosmology? Episode 09 Season 17 26:48 Watch
Why is an observer key to quantum physics? Does the act of observation affect what exists and what happens in the external world? Why is Observation in the quantum world a... video Observing Quanta, Observing Nature Episode 08 Season 17 26:48 Watch
One of artificial intelligence’s legendary pioneers, Marvin Minsky, recently died. With this tribute, we celebrate his penetrating analysis of brains, minds, AI, religion... video A Tribute to Marvin Minsky Episode 13 Season 16 26:45 Watch
What constitutes good science? Are there limits to science? If so, what are the boundaries? How deep can science dig into the foundations of the world? video Does Philosophy Help Science? Episode 12 Season 16 26:48 Watch