What Are Ancestor Simulations... And Are We Living In One

Our capability to render virtual realities better and better makes it seem likely one day we could simulate our world flawlessly, and perhaps our minds too. If so, perhaps we will in the future... and perhaps we already did in the past. Visit https://brilliant.org/isaacarthur/ to get started learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. watch the video version: https://youtu.be/KN7sekRxFHg Visit our Website: http://www.isaacarthur.net Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IsaacArthur Support us on Subscribestar: https://www.subscribestar.com/isaac-arthur Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1583992725237264/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IsaacArthur/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Isaac_A_Arthur on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: https://discord.gg/53GAShE Credits: What are Ancestor Simulations... and are we living in one? Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur Episode 345, June 2, 2022 Written, Produced & Narrated by Isaac Arthur Editors: David McFarlane Cover Art: Jakub Grygier https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier Graphics: Darth Biomech Jeremy Jozwik Udo Schroeter Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator also featuring "Moonstead" by Eric Smith (Rak) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.