Are we living in a simulation? - Zohreh Davoudi
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All life on Earth— living and inanimate, microscopic and cosmic— is governed by mathematical laws with apparently arbitrary constants. And this opens up a question: If the universe is completely governed by these laws, couldn’t a powerful enough computer simulate it exactly? Could our reality actually be a detailed simulation set in place by a more advanced civilization? Zohreh Davoudi investigates.
Based on your knowledge of the laws of physics, how possibly do you think the ultra high energy cosmic rays can point to a granularity in spacetime? What should experimentalists look for?
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Meet The Creators
- Director Eoin Duffy
- Educator Zohreh Davoudi
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Sound Designer QB Sound
- Music QB Sound
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Elizabeth Cox
- Fact-Checker Brian Gutierrez
