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Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate
Season 17 · Episode 17

Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate

Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more questions from inside the StarTalk team.

StarTalk Radio · Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly

March 20, 20261h 3m

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Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more questions from inside the StarTalk team.

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Topics

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