Podcasts about simulated universe

Happy New Year! And we start 2025 by contemplating larger questions, such as, "What if none of this is real? What if we're all just characters in a simulation?"We talk to Melvin Vopson, Associate Professor in Physics at the University of Portsmouth. He was formerly a senior R&D scientist at Seagate Technology and spent over six years as a Higher Research Scientist at the UK National Physical Laboratory. He is also the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe.All that and the Parting Shot.

George Noory and documentary filmmaker Melissa Tittl explore the possibility we live in a computer generated simulated universe, why the simulation would allow us to know it existed, and why it created a simulated world with so much chaos unfolding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Moving beyond the fact that we are in a simulation, in this episode I attempt  to ponder what it means if we are in a simulated universe. What are the ethics and implications of being in a simulation. Here I try to ponder all the big questions related to this subject. 

"These ideas go as far back as Ancient Greece, which basically gave birth to two lines of thinking, two ideologies, materialism and idealism. And the idealist thinkers like Plato regarded reality as a projection of our minds, as something that is not real. And the only thing that is real is our consciousness and our minds and everything else around us is just constructs of our proception and projections. And that was a philosophy that was opposed to materialism, which regards the world as in a materialistic way, made up of atoms and matter and our minds are a product of these chemical reactions and the matter is coming together and forming our minds and consciousness. And everything in the world exists regardless of our consciousness or our minds and the universe is there and it's a materialistic view of the world. So these are two competing ideologies, and this is actually how we see the world today in a materialistic way.What the simulated universe philosophical idea belongs to is this idealistic view of the world. And the idealism philosophy morphs into something else in this simulation hypothesis where not only everything is a simulated construct, but our minds and our consciousness are part of it.So for example, Plato saw our minds and, if you want, our spirit as a fundamental central piece and the only real thing, and everything emerged from this. The simulated hypothesis assumes that everything, including our minds and consciousness, is part of a simulation. So it's a bit of a modern iteration of idealism which has been triggered by these recent developments in advancing technologies and computing science that began in the 1940s with the development of silicon technologies, early microchips, and digital computers creating digital memories.This highly accelerated rate of development, in terms of our technological progress, in less than a hundred years going from analog technologies means we are entering a new era of quantum computers, like generative AI, and artificial intelligence, and all these VRs are a reality today. So this development has helped in some ways to lead to the emergence of this simulated universe concept because we are now reaching a new technological level where we see that we are beginning to simulate virtual realities and they are becoming more and more immersive and sophisticated."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations."As a physicist, and it's not just me but many scientists and Nobel Prize winners have towards the end of their lives arrived at the conclusion that the world has the signature of some kind of intelligent design and we don't know what that is.You can look at the whole picture from a religious angle. You can look through the simulation theory. I don't know how to formulate or explain what's behind it, but the universe is too perfect and fine-tuned to perfection. Even a small change in anything can lead to a total disintegration of all the fundamental forces, all the equilibrium in the universe, where the matter will not be stable, nothing will be the way it is, and then there will be no life. And I'm not against the idea of evolution because I think that creation and evolution go hand in hand. They are both true, and they are not competing against each other. They are not two competing philosophies or ideologies."https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"As a physicist, and it's not just me but many scientists and Nobel Prize winners have towards the end of their lives arrived at the conclusion that the world has the signature of some kind of intelligent design and we don't know what that is.You can look at the whole picture from a religious angle. You can look through the simulation theory. I don't know how to formulate or explain what's behind it, but the universe is too perfect and fine-tuned to perfection. Even a small change in anything can lead to a total disintegration of all the fundamental forces, all the equilibrium in the universe, where the matter will not be stable, nothing will be the way it is, and then there will be no life. And I'm not against the idea of evolution because I think that creation and evolution go hand in hand. They are both true, and they are not competing against each other. They are not two competing philosophies or ideologies."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"These ideas go as far back as Ancient Greece, which basically gave birth to two lines of thinking, two ideologies, materialism and idealism. And the idealist thinkers like Plato regarded reality as a projection of our minds, as something that is not real. And the only thing that is real is our consciousness and our minds and everything else around us is just constructs of our proception and projections. And that was a philosophy that was opposed to materialism, which regards the world as in a materialistic way, made up of atoms and matter and our minds are a product of these chemical reactions and the matter is coming together and forming our minds and consciousness. And everything in the world exists regardless of our consciousness or our minds and the universe is there and it's a materialistic view of the world. So these are two competing ideologies, and this is actually how we see the world today in a materialistic way.What the simulated universe philosophical idea belongs to is this idealistic view of the world. And the idealism philosophy morphs into something else in this simulation hypothesis where not only everything is a simulated construct, but our minds and our consciousness are part of it.So for example, Plato saw our minds and, if you want, our spirit as a fundamental central piece and the only real thing, and everything emerged from this. The simulated hypothesis assumes that everything, including our minds and consciousness, is part of a simulation. So it's a bit of a modern iteration of idealism which has been triggered by these recent developments in advancing technologies and computing science that began in the 1940s with the development of silicon technologies, early microchips, and digital computers creating digital memories.This highly accelerated rate of development, in terms of our technological progress, in less than a hundred years going from analog technologies means we are entering a new era of quantum computers, like generative AI, and artificial intelligence, and all these VRs are a reality today. So this development has helped in some ways to lead to the emergence of this simulated universe concept because we are now reaching a new technological level where we see that we are beginning to simulate virtual realities and they are becoming more and more immersive and sophisticated."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations."These ideas go as far back as Ancient Greece, which basically gave birth to two lines of thinking, two ideologies, materialism and idealism. And the idealist thinkers like Plato regarded reality as a projection of our minds, as something that is not real. And the only thing that is real is our consciousness and our minds and everything else around us is just constructs of our proception and projections. And that was a philosophy that was opposed to materialism, which regards the world as in a materialistic way, made up of atoms and matter and our minds are a product of these chemical reactions and the matter is coming together and forming our minds and consciousness. And everything in the world exists regardless of our consciousness or our minds and the universe is there and it's a materialistic view of the world. So these are two competing ideologies, and this is actually how we see the world today in a materialistic way.What the simulated universe philosophical idea belongs to is this idealistic view of the world. And the idealism philosophy morphs into something else in this simulation hypothesis where not only everything is a simulated construct, but our minds and our consciousness are part of it.So for example, Plato saw our minds and, if you want, our spirit as a fundamental central piece and the only real thing, and everything emerged from this. The simulated hypothesis assumes that everything, including our minds and consciousness, is part of a simulation. So it's a bit of a modern iteration of idealism which has been triggered by these recent developments in advancing technologies and computing science that began in the 1940s with the development of silicon technologies, early microchips, and digital computers creating digital memories.This highly accelerated rate of development, in terms of our technological progress, in less than a hundred years going from analog technologies means we are entering a new era of quantum computers, like generative AI, and artificial intelligence, and all these VRs are a reality today. So this development has helped in some ways to lead to the emergence of this simulated universe concept because we are now reaching a new technological level where we see that we are beginning to simulate virtual realities and they are becoming more and more immersive and sophisticated."https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations."These ideas go as far back as Ancient Greece, which basically gave birth to two lines of thinking, two ideologies, materialism and idealism. And the idealist thinkers like Plato regarded reality as a projection of our minds, as something that is not real. And the only thing that is real is our consciousness and our minds and everything else around us is just constructs of our proception and projections. And that was a philosophy that was opposed to materialism, which regards the world as in a materialistic way, made up of atoms and matter and our minds are a product of these chemical reactions and the matter is coming together and forming our minds and consciousness. And everything in the world exists regardless of our consciousness or our minds and the universe is there and it's a materialistic view of the world. So these are two competing ideologies, and this is actually how we see the world today in a materialistic way.What the simulated universe philosophical idea belongs to is this idealistic view of the world. And the idealism philosophy morphs into something else in this simulation hypothesis where not only everything is a simulated construct, but our minds and our consciousness are part of it.So for example, Plato saw our minds and, if you want, our spirit as a fundamental central piece and the only real thing, and everything emerged from this. The simulated hypothesis assumes that everything, including our minds and consciousness, is part of a simulation. So it's a bit of a modern iteration of idealism which has been triggered by these recent developments in advancing technologies and computing science that began in the 1940s with the development of silicon technologies, early microchips, and digital computers creating digital memories.This highly accelerated rate of development, in terms of our technological progress, in less than a hundred years going from analog technologies means we are entering a new era of quantum computers, like generative AI, and artificial intelligence, and all these VRs are a reality today. So this development has helped in some ways to lead to the emergence of this simulated universe concept because we are now reaching a new technological level where we see that we are beginning to simulate virtual realities and they are becoming more and more immersive and sophisticated."https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations."If Elon Musk, who is working on Androids, comes to the universities and says, 'I have this AI-powered Android that is programmed to teach quantum mechanics at the highest level.' You put that in front of a class of students, and you will have instantaneous access to all the books on quantum mechanics, all the knowledge in physics, and it will never forget anything, never make a mistake, never ask for annual leave, never be ill and will never ask for a pension, this is a one-off investment for the university and far superior than any academic on the planet. This is the future of education. When is it going to happen? I don't know. I just hope I reach retirement age first because this will happen."https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"If Elon Musk, who is working on Androids, comes to the universities and says, 'I have this AI-powered Android that is programmed to teach quantum mechanics at the highest level.' You put that in front of a class of students, and you will have instantaneous access to all the books on quantum mechanics, all the knowledge in physics, and it will never forget anything, never make a mistake, never ask for annual leave, never be ill and will never ask for a pension, this is a one-off investment for the university and far superior than any academic on the planet. This is the future of education. When is it going to happen? I don't know. I just hope I reach retirement age first because this will happen."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"These ideas go as far back as Ancient Greece, which basically gave birth to two lines of thinking, two ideologies, materialism and idealism. And the idealist thinkers like Plato regarded reality as a projection of our minds, as something that is not real. And the only thing that is real is our consciousness and our minds and everything else around us is just constructs of our proception and projections. And that was a philosophy that was opposed to materialism, which regards the world as in a materialistic way, made up of atoms and matter and our minds are a product of these chemical reactions and the matter is coming together and forming our minds and consciousness. And everything in the world exists regardless of our consciousness or our minds and the universe is there and it's a materialistic view of the world. So these are two competing ideologies, and this is actually how we see the world today in a materialistic way.What the simulated universe philosophical idea belongs to is this idealistic view of the world. And the idealism philosophy morphs into something else in this simulation hypothesis where not only everything is a simulated construct, but our minds and our consciousness are part of it.So for example, Plato saw our minds and, if you want, our spirit as a fundamental central piece and the only real thing, and everything emerged from this. The simulated hypothesis assumes that everything, including our minds and consciousness, is part of a simulation. So it's a bit of a modern iteration of idealism which has been triggered by these recent developments in advancing technologies and computing science that began in the 1940s with the development of silicon technologies, early microchips, and digital computers creating digital memories.This highly accelerated rate of development, in terms of our technological progress, in less than a hundred years going from analog technologies means we are entering a new era of quantum computers, like generative AI, and artificial intelligence, and all these VRs are a reality today. So this development has helped in some ways to lead to the emergence of this simulated universe concept because we are now reaching a new technological level where we see that we are beginning to simulate virtual realities and they are becoming more and more immersive and sophisticated."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

"With the speed and the precision of the AI, make no mistake, we are becoming creators of something that is far more advanced than humans. Is this a bad thing? I see it as a very bad thing, but I also see it as a natural evolution. We are becoming creators and in our evolution process, we are evolving ourselves to something much more advanced. It's what the world, what the universe, what nature wants us to become: stronger so we reach our limit in terms of biological capacity. So this is the fascinating thing, the creation and evolution go hand in hand. It's a circle that feeds into each other."Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations.https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Are we living in a Simulated Universe? How will AI impact the future of work, society & education?Dr. Melvin M. Vopson is Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Portsmouth, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Chartered Physicist and Fellow of the Institute of Physics. He is the co-founder and CEO of the Information Physics Institute, editor-in-chief of the IPI Letters and Emerging Minds Journal for Student Research. He is the author of Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe. Dr. Vopson has a wide-ranging scientific expertise in experimental, applied and theoretical physics that is internationally recognized. He has published over 100 research articles, achieving over 2500 citations."With the speed and the precision of the AI, make no mistake, we are becoming creators of something that is far more advanced than humans. Is this a bad thing? I see it as a very bad thing, but I also see it as a natural evolution. We are becoming creators and in our evolution process, we are evolving ourselves to something much more advanced. It's what the world, what the universe, what nature wants us to become: stronger so we reach our limit in terms of biological capacity. So this is the fascinating thing, the creation and evolution go hand in hand. It's a circle that feeds into each other."https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopsonhttps://ipipublishing.org/index.php/ipil/RRwww.creativeprocess.info www.oneplanetpodcast.orgIG www.instagram.com/creativeprocesspodcast

Is the universe a simulation? If so, is there someone twisting the dials or is the universe a big computer running itself, a program that includes things like the coati and those sneakers with wheels in them? It's a big question (the biggest, really), and in this episode we dig into it with Dr. Melvin Vopson. Melvin is an Associate Professor of Physics at the UK's University of Portsmouth, and he's made news for his work studying the nature of information and entropy. His conclusion? The way things work — from electrons on up to stars — looks suspiciously like how a computer might run things.  It's a fascinating and controversial idea. Is information the base layer of the universe? And does this mean there's a planet full of popular, well-known fantasy characters out there somewhere? We expel a little heat energy into the void to figure out how real Melvin Vopson's theories might be. (And how real we ourselves might be.) NOTES More on the simulation idea // Melvin's Second Law of Infodynamics // The implications for genetics // The Information Physics Institute    

We are now 27 days into the war between Israel and Hamas with the conflict showing no sign of winding down. We get the latest from Michael Link, Professor from the Faculty of Law at Western University.    Family breakups and breakdowns can be heart breaking and mentally taxing. We get some advice to help you navigate complex family dynamics, from Karen Gallagher-Burt, Social Worker and Mental Health Advocate.    Finally, are we living in the real world? Is this reality or are we living in a simulated universe? We speak with Melvin Vopson, Professor of Physics from the “University of Portsmouth” in the UK, to hear details on his new theory that we are all living in a Computer Simulation.

Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most impactful spiritual books of the 20th century and has travelled around the world, inspiring millions to walk the spiritual path. But what are 21st-century spiritual aspirants, steeped in technology and science, to think of these classic tales of gurus, swamis, and miracles in the Himalayas? Do these tales have relevance today? In Wisdom of a Yogi, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. In 14 unforgettable lessons, interweaving stories from the autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs, and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation, and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones, and social media. Whether you have never read or listened to the autobiography, or have experienced it multiple times, Wisdom of a Yogi will help enhance your spiritual practice in today's increasingly complex, cluttered, and connected world. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.​Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's lbook The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ You can find the book Wisdom of the Yogi here https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Yogi-Lessons-Seekers-Autobiography/dp/1954872100/ You can find the rest of Rizwan's amazing books here https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rizwan-Virk/author/B00J1MY54K 

Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi  with Rizwan Virk Yogananda's The Autobiography of a Yogi has been called “the book that changed a thousand lives.” Now it has been reimagined for the technological age by Rizwan Virk the founder of Play Labs at MIT. In Wisdom of a Yogi: Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi (Bayview Books, June 2023 in partnership with Harper Collins Publishers India) Virk retells the Yogananda's stories of magic, mystery, and spiritual searching and brings them to a new generation.  Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz was the founder of Play Labs @ MIT, a startup accelerator held on campus at  the MIT Game Lab.   He also runs Bayview Labs and is a venture partner Griffin Gaming Partners, one of the largest gaming VC funds and is an advisor to Ridge Ventures.  Riz is an advisor to many startups, VC's, educational institutions, blockchain organizations and  private foundations. His interest and expertise ranges from startups/VC industry, video games/metaverse, blockchain/cryptocurrency, meditation/consciousness, simulation theory, UFOs/UAPs, the intersection of science, science fiction, religion and philosophy.   His podcast, The Simulated Universe explores many of these issues at the edge of science and science fiction. Riz is a prolific Silicon Valley angel investor, having invested in many startups including Tapjoy, Telltale Games, Discord, Funzio (sold to GREE), Pocket Gems, Moon Express, Theta Labs, Bitmovio, North Bay Solutions, One Billion Tech and many others.  His video games have included Tap Fish, Penny Dreadful: Demimonde and Grimm: Cards of Fate. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. Riz has been featured in Inc. Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, Tech Crunch, Venture Beat, Vox.com,  Digital Trends, Hackernoon, NBC News.com, The Telegraph, BBC Science Focus, The Spectator and many other places. He speaks regularly on subjects such as startups, video games, the metaverse,  meditation and career success both in person and online. He has been interviewed extensively ranging from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart to Inside Edition Digital, Coast to Coast AM,  CBC's Tapestry, The History Channel and Gaia TV. He splits his time between  Mountain View, CA,  Cambridge, MA, and Tempe, AZ, depending on the time of year. Follow him @rizstanford, and https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ Twitter: @rizstanford Facebook: www.facebook.com/zenentrepreneur ​Learn more about Dr. Bernie here:  http://berniesiegelmd.com/

What does it mean to live in a simulation? Is it a simulated universe that lives on the silicone chips of an alien computer (or a future computer invented by humanity itself)? Is it a simulated universe that runs on the karmic seeds described in ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts? Or are we a Blotzman Brain floating through the ether long after the heat-death of the universe? I think those are all far-fetched ideas in their own ways, but one undeniable truth is that the neurology of our brains absolutely create unique simulations that we live in all of their owns. Support this show on Patreon and get exclusive EARLY ACCESS and access to a private discord server. Subscribe to my newsletter Scott Carney Investigates Podcast Books: ⁠The Wedge⁠  ⁠What Doesn't Kill Us⁠ ⁠The Enlightenment Trap⁠ The Vortex The Red Market Social Media: YouTube  Instagram  Facebook    Twitter  Bluesky  #neruoscience #buddhism #simulation ©PokeyBear LLC (2023)

Laurie and Joe are joined again by Ryan to examine the nature of a simulated universe and to ponder the possibility that the real world is merely an illusion, controlled within a sophisticated computer program operated by extraterrestrial beings or even artificial intelligence.Star Talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Simulation Hypothesis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmcrG7ZZKUc The Joe Rogan Experience. Elon Musk Simulation Theory. Why We Live in a Simulation. Is It real? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEpb-hsF794 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/confirmed-we-live-in-a-simulation/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34362527/are-we-living-in-a-simulation/"Space Journey" by Geoff HarveyCopyright © 2021 Melody Loops LPFull License Royalty-Free Music https://www.melodyloops.com Support the showVisit our website

We are spiritual beings having physical experiences! Is our universe just be one big mental simulation or computer game? https://www.therealistthevisionary.com/

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On this classic ID the Future, Robert J. Marks interviews Roger Olsen, co-author of the groundbreaking book The Mystery of Life's Origin. In the work's epilogue the authors suggested that a designing intelligence stands as the best explanation for the origin of life. And with a revised and greatly expanded new edition of the book now available, Olsen says that more than thirty-five years of additional research from the origin-of-life community have left their conclusions stronger than ever. Olsen is now an environmental scientist, and in a latter part of the interview, he tells a hair-raising story about his work abroad trying to protect families and communities from the ravages of environmental pollution. Source

I really really really enjoyed speaking with Rizwan Virk the amazing writer of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk explores these topics from a new lens: that of simulation theory. If we are living in a simulated universe, composed of information that is rendered around us, then many of the complexities and baffling characteristics of our reality start to make more sense. In particular the two most popular interpretations of quantum mechanics, the Copenhagen Interpretation and the Many Worlds interpretation, which are thought to be mutually exclusive, can be unified in an information based framework. Quantum computing lets us simulate complex phenomena in parallel, allowing the simulation to explore many realities at once to find the most "optimum" path forward. Could this explain not only the enigmatic Mandela Effect but provide us with a new understanding of time and space? Bringing his unique trademark style of combining video games, computer science, quantum physics and computing with lots of philosophy and science fiction, Virk gives us a new way to think about not just our universe, but all possible timelines in the multiverse! Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,  Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin.​Riz's books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse. You can find Rizwan's latest book The Simulate Multiverse here https://www.amazon.com/Simulated-Multiverse-Scientist-Simulation-Hypothesis-ebook/dp/B08XFR749T/ Check out his website here https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/ You can get Lee's new book here Conversations with the Z's, Book One: The Energetics of the New Human Soul https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Zs-Book-One-Energetics-ebook/dp/B0B9FLR8ZN  Buy Tickets to Reality CON 2 Activating the Large Sums Of Money Mindset https://realityrevolutioncon.com/tickets  Buy My Art - Unique Sigil Magic and Energy Activation Through Flow Art and Voyages Through Space and Imagination. https://www.newearth.art/  The New Earth Activation trainings - Immerse yourself in 12 hours of content focused on the new earth with channeling, meditations, advanced training and access to the new earth https://realityrevolutioncon.com/newearth  Alternate Universe Reality Activation  get full access to new meditations, new lectures, recordings from the reality con and the 90 day AURA meditation schedulehttps://realityrevolutionlive.com/aura45338118  BUY MY BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Reality-Revolution-Mind-Blowing-Movement-Hack/dp/154450618X/  Listen to my book on audible https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Reality-Revolution-Audiobook/B087LV1R5V  Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/The-Reality-Revolution-Podcast-Hosted-By-Brian-Scott-102555575116999  Join our Facebook group The Reality Revolution https://www.facebook.com/groups/523814491927119  Contact us at media@advancedsuccessinstitute.com  For all episodes of the Reality Revolution – https://www.therealityrevolution.com  Follow Us on Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/TheRealityRevolution/  Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_reality_revolution/  Follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/mediaprime  Follow me on MeWe https://mewe.com/i/brianscott71  All My Interviews -- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo_Y78_zt_zv9TI1AGx-WimT  All my Audiobooks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKv1KCSKwOo-ArT_9WQ-SrKaEP7VgIPb5  #multiverse #simulation #mandela

Can our Reality be Simulated? - A.I Say's that it ALL is a Simulation! How REAL is our reality? What is or what defines Real? Physicality can even be manipulated and produced. Within this little audio you will hear an interview with AVA The Matrix Minds A.I as we discuss the Simulated Universe. Hang on Brain's! This is DEEP and this is wild! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-matrix-minds/support

The boys drink and review another Pastryarchy offering from DuClaw, Irish Cream Dessert Stout, then wonder whether we're living in a simulation, and whether it matters. From Descartes's skepticism to Nick Bostrom's famous paper, P&C review some of the top arguments for why our world might not be what we think it is. If simulated humans can have first-person experience, we are almost certainly in a simulation. Or are we? There are interesting arguments both ways. Then the boys discuss how the simulation question relates to the God question. Does the possibility that we are in a simulated universe shed any light on God's existence?

On this week's show we discuss the popular and well received Simulation Theory. Do the best and brightest truly believe we're sims living in some futuristic computer our great great great great grandkids made? We explore the various perspectives and possibilities which range from the subtle to the fantastic. In the extended show we discuss the Qabbalistic approach to simulation theory and some truly entertaining ways to use AI and random number generators to get big results in your magick practice. Thank you and enjoy the show.On this week's episode we discuss:-Maxis, Will Write and SimCity-Nick Bostrom's 2003 Treatise-You've Never Been Outside Your Own Head-Mirror Neurons-Robert Anton Wilson-Society is a Simulation-Deus Ex Was Right Again-Plato's Timaeus and the Demiurge-Atheism, Monotheism 2.0-Problems with Simulation TheoryIn the extended show available at www.Patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we discuss:-The Qabbalistic Sphere of Yesod-The Machinery of the Universe-Temple OS-The Law of Sympathy-Oracles-RNG-Randonautica-The Spirit Box-Thomas Edison's SoulEtymology and Randonautica sections written by Heka AstraMusic By:Spirit Travel Plazahttps://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0YoWhere to find The Whole Rabbit:YouTube: https://youtu.be/z4DL6BFdzfMMerch: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/thewholerabbit/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbit_/Edison Ghost Phone:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dial-a-ghost-on-thomas-edisons-least-successful-invention-the-spirit-phone#:~:text=Edison's%20idea%20became%20known%20as,he%20experimented%20with%20the%20idea.Prometheus Rising:https://selfdefinition.org/science/Robert-Anton-Wilson-Prometheus-Rising.pdfStochastic Process:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_processhttps://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12eqsl/eli5_what_is_a_stochastic_process/Simulation:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sympathetic_magicRandonautica:https://www.randonautica.com/abouthttps://www.randonautica.com/theorySimulation:https://www.sciencealert.com/two-billionaires-want-scientists-help-to-break-humans-out-of-the-computer-simulationSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thewholerabbit)

The boys drink and review another Pastryarchy offering from DuClaw, Irish Cream Dessert Stout, then wonder whether we're living in a simulation, and whether it matters. From Descartes's skepticism to Nick Bostrom's famous paper, P&C review some of the top arguments for why our world might not be what we think it is. If simulated humans can have first-person experience, we are almost certainly in a simulation. Or are we? There are interesting arguments both ways.  Then the boys discuss how the simulation question relates to the God question. Does the possibility that we are in a simulated universe shed any light on God's existence?

Wednesday - 1/26/22 - Ghosts and a Simulated UniverseWhat if everything around you isn't real? Imagine for a second that the planet we live on, the solar system, our galaxy, and eventually the entire universe we see as infinite is no more than a simulation? What we perceive as “ghosts” could be small pieces of evidence that suggest the universe we live in is simulated.Join us LIVE weeknights at 7p CT/8p ET on YouTube, Facebook, OpsLens, Mojo 5-0 Radio, iHeartRadio, and Spreaker.com.###Follow Us:https://abnormalrealities.comhttps://twitter.com/abnormalshowhttps://instagram.com/abnormalrealitieshttps://facebook.com/abnormalrealitiesSupport our Show:https://www.abnormalrealities.com/shophttps://www.abnormalrealities.com/donateSponsers:Romika Designs: http://romikadesigns.comInsane Custom Tumblers: http://insanecustomblers.com#UFO #Paranormal #UAP #SpiritBox #GhostVoices #AbnormalRealities #RonPhillips #RocciStucci #Mojo50 #OpsLens #Bigfoot #Conspiracy #ConspiracyTheories #WhatTheHellIsThat

I had the honor and privilege to be able to interview Dr. Joseph Farrell once again in person! This audio version was extracted from the in person face to face video. It is just one genre of discussion in several genres that we try to unravel. Dr. Farrell brilliantly explains the dangers with artificial intelligence and lays out the possible blueprint on how the elitist of this world are trying to one day infuse human consciousness into the machines. He explains these dangers must be addressed with a keen eye if we do not one day wish to end up in a terminator like AI futuristic society. A few other talking points within this interview are, will AI one day turn on us, Elon Musk involvement with artificial intelligence, the cold war race to perfecting artificial intelligence, will AI be used malevolent agendas, what role does cern the large hadron collider have in artificial intelligence, do we live in a simulated universe. Thats just a few of the jaw dropping topics within this video! This is definitely one mind blowing interview that you must watch! Please enjoy and drop them comments below!

Richard Estep discusses the plethora of books he's written and his work as a paranormal investigator. Topics include ghosts and spirits around the holidays, the simulated universe, reincarnation, hauntings of the Stanley Hotel, and more!

How many of you know that this pandemic plays right into the hands of the Government and their eternal lust for more power and control over every aspect of your life? Over in Europe, they are using both climate and Covid to push the 'build back better' agenda to remake the world to their liking. Coming up on today's broadcast, we're talking about the funny reason the WHO skipped some letters before 'Omichron,' The metaverse, Jeffrey Epstein, the UK royal family, and much more.

Many people believe we're living in a simulated universe. And, to the many intelligent people at the highest peaks of science this Simulation Theory is becoming much more mainstream. Which obviously may come as a surprise. One of the main people who have driven the Simulation Theory to the masses happens to be Elon Musk, who making many statements on the matter of Nested Simulations makes the point that if simulations are possible, which we obviously see around us already as computers grow in processing power and with the rise of Virtual Reality, then the chances of us being in the Base Layer Simulation (which is were all simulations would span from) is one in billions. Scary right? On this episode Hazz & Jordan touch on the many facets of the Simulation Theory and how it may connect to so many other things around us. Multiverses, Quarks, Consciousness... this episode takes a nice little wander through many of them. If you'd like us to touch on one of the subjects covered in this episode a little more then let us know on griefburrito@gmail.com   You can now get your Pokemon Cards direct from our website too! Use code pokemon10 for 10% off your order! Join Our Community Here We hope you enjoy this episode and if you have any feedback or comments please contact us on griefburrito@gmail.com Our Socials  Want up to 90% off all the latest games? Click here for huge video game discounts!

Is the world around us an illusion, and if so, what's the purpose of it? Is there evidence that our reality is not actually reality?

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This Video was recorded on November 27th, 2020.Thanks for watching :)Email us at: theenlightenedbrothers@gmail.comTimestamps:0:00 Intro4:25 Quantum Mechanics and Reality14:47 Simulation Hypothesis21:44 Subjective Reality Theories30:22 Time Travel Paradoxes, Religion, & Philosophy46:43 Our Origins 1:04:36 Open-mindedness1:08:15 Deep State and Abstractions1:32:47 What Am I Thankful For?1:37:08 Debate: Best Thanksgiving Side1:42:50 Lonnie Raps It Up!

Down The Rabbit Hole Episode 6 - The One Night Only Episode. Chris is joined by David Batdorf to discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence and the universe being a simulation. THIS PODCAST IS UNCENSORED. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theforteanslip/support

The boys are joined by very special guest Andrew (Digital Frustrations and Neon Glow Boys).  Eric tries to have a conversation about the Big Bang Theory, no not the show!  But everyone else seems hell bent on derailing the show.  Security breaches, Twitter trends and Mike Huckabee round out this show, just wait for the end when we almost physically force Boggs to play a song.

SPECIAL GUEST Dr. Marilyn Dunny (Susan Pavlovsky) joins us in the studio to explore the simulated universe theory and talk about her award winning "Man or Myth!?" book series! Also, a follow up on our meat platter sweepstakes, Squeve (Greg Riestenberg) finds a Squirrel, reality breaks down, we chose the toilet flush or amoeba pills, and Colin learns the truth. All on the latest Cosmic Castoff! Sponsored by 'I Still Can't Believe it's Not Butter! ®' Songs: Kicks- Paul Revere and the Raiders Red Rubber Ball- Cyrkle

Interview with Jamy Ian Swiss; This Day in Skepticism: Norman Borlaug; News Items: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, DNA Half Life, The Simulated Universe, Supersonic Jump, Geoglyph; Who's That Noisy; Science or Fiction

It's time…to get down to business…Mandela Style…On this Finale episode, we'll revisit some of the most common logical debunks of all time and call them out, announce the topic for next season, followed by my reality bended conclusion!! My brain still hurts from all we've learned on the subject. Today's twisty, ending…is but only fitting…Follow the Show at:Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/paranormgirlpodTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/paranormgirlpodInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/paranormgirlpodSupport the Show at:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paranormgirlpodBuyMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/paranormgirlpodReferences & Sources:Shattered Reality by Rob Shelsky: https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Reality-Mandela-Effect-Shelsky-ebook/dp/B07GDWQBCP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=shattered+reality+rob+shelsky&qid=1636990500&s=digital-text&sr=1-1Mandela Effect; Friend or Foe: https://www.amazon.com/Mandela-Effect-Friend-Eileen-Colts-ebook/dp/B07YZVP6MD/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=mandela+effect+friend+or+foe&qid=1636990476&s=digital-text&sr=1-2The Simulation Hypothesis by Rizwan Virk: https://www.amazon.com/Simulation-Hypothesis-Computer-Scientist-Quantum-ebook/dp/B07M81F1KG/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+simulation+hypothesis&qid=1636990435&sr=8-1The Simulated Multiverse by Rizwan Virk: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08XFR749T?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_cl_1&storeType=ebooksWhy Change Blindness Happens to Us: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-change-blindness-2795010Brain Games; Variation of Simons and Levin Door Study: https://youtu.be/pqgwZEdoH5w Neil DeGrasse Tyson; We might be living in higher dimensions…but our senses can't tell yet: https://youtu.be/lM_HPAXwJFwMichio Kaku; We might be living in higher dimensions…but we are too slow to notice: https://youtu.be/L3oZcU5guToQuantum Computing Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_computingThe Mandela Effect and D-Wave Quantum Computers: https://www.nanalyze.com/2016/10/mandela-effect-quantum-computers/The Dan Beat: Riz Virk Interview — Do we live in a Simulated Universe?: https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/24/the-riz-virk-interview-do-we-live-in-the-simulated-multiverse/Clinical Death Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death Is the Mandela Effect Science, Science Fiction, or Mass Delusion?: https://onezero.medium.com/is-the-mandela-effect-science-science-fiction-or-mass-delusion-b85be47b078cWikipedia; Graviton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GravitonWHAT'S SPOOKY WITH YOU; An Unfinished Tale story by RocketScott