Are You Living In A Simulation? Consciousness, Quantum Physics, & The Matrix with Rizwan Virk
The Science of Success
Matt Bodnar
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
What can video games teach us about real life? In this episode, we explore the science behind the concept that we may be living in a simulation, look at the hard problem of consciousness, explore the relationship between quantum physics and consciousness and much more with our guest Rizwan Virk.
Rizwan Virk is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer. Riz is currently Executive Director of Play Labs@ MIT, a startup accelerator for playful tech, and Partner at Bayview Labs, a Silicon Valley startup investment firm. Riz's startups and articles have been featured in Inc. Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, and many more! He is the author of Simulation Hypothesis (2019), Startup Myths & Models (2020), Treasure Hunt (2017), and Zen Entrepreneurship (2013).
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Science of Success, introducing your host, Matt Bodhner. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to the Science of Success, the number one evidence-based growth podcast on the |
| 0:17.0 | Internet, with more than five million downloads and listeners in over a hundred countries. |
| 0:22.4 | What can video games teach us about real life? |
| 0:25.4 | In this episode, we explore the science behind the concept that we may be living in a simulation. |
| 0:31.2 | We look at the hard problem of consciousness, explore the relationship between quantum |
| 0:35.6 | physics and consciousness, and much more with our guest, Rizwan Verk. |
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| 1:23.0 | In our previous episode, we explored the science of networks and human relationships, uncovered |
| 1:28.1 | how people you've never met have a huge impact on your life and looked at how we can respond |
| 1:33.4 | effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic with our previous guest, David Berkis. |
| 1:38.9 | Now for our interview with Riz. |
| 1:41.6 | Rizwan Verk is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, best-selling author, video game |
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