Are we living in a Simulation? with Guest Rizwan Virk - Episode 121

Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

Dr. Jean Claude Doornick

Education, Self-improvement

5.0 • 545 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

In this mind-bending episode, Dr. JC Doornick sits down with MIT-trained computer scientist and bestselling author Rizwan Virk (The Simulation Hypothesis) to explore one of the most provocative questions of our time: what if reality itself is a simulation? Together, they bridge quantum physics, video games, and mysticism to challenge our assumptions about what’s real — and how that awareness could change the way we live, create, and awaken.

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0:00.0	We have a very, very special interview today. We're going down the rabbit hole today. And this is in the
0:06.0	world of the simulation hypothesis. And we have the author of that. And his name is Rizwan Verk. And I just want to
0:15.0	share with you a little bit about this guy before we get started. He is a really, really
0:19.7	impressive individual. And I have devoured
0:22.2	his books like I like to devour pizza. So Rizwan Verk is a successful entrepreneur. He's an investor,
0:29.1	a futurist, best-selling author, video game industry pioneer, as well as an indie film producer.
0:36.6	He received his BS in computer science from
0:39.8	MIT. I don't know if you've ever heard of that. And an MS in management at Stanford's
0:44.5	GSP. He's currently working on his PhD, Arizona State University's College of Global Futures,
0:51.1	researching metaverse and virtual worlds. So Riz, as he lets me call him now, was the founder of what was called Play Labs at MIT,
1:00.5	and it was a startup accelerator held on campus at MIT Game Lab.
1:04.6	He also runs Bayview Labs and is a venture partner with Griffin Gaming Partners.
1:10.0	One of the largest gaming VC funds, and he's also the advisor to Ridge Ventures.
1:16.4	Riz is an advisor to so many startups.
1:18.7	He's been involved in Silicon Valley.
1:21.2	He's just an amazing guy.
1:22.5	He's involved in blockchain organizations and private foundations.
1:26.2	His interest and expertise ranges from startups of
1:29.7	VC industry, video games, metaverse, all of that stuff. When I looked at him, I said, man,
1:35.5	this guy's amazing. His podcast, which is called the Simulated Universe, which is the name of one of his
1:41.0	books. I've read two of his books now, explores many of these issues,
1:45.2	like UFOs and the intersection of science and science fiction, religions and UFOs and all that stuff.
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