“Is Our Universe a Simulation?” with Brian Greene

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🗓️ 4 November 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Neil deGrasse Tyson investigates the nature of reality, from quantum physics and string theory, to the multiverse and “The Matrix.” With theoretical physicists Brian Greene and Stephon Alexander, philosopher David Chalmers, co-host Maeve Higgins, Chuck Nice and Bill Nye. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:13.0	Welcome to the Hall of the Universe.
0:26.0	I'm your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
0:28.0	I'm your personal astrophysicist.
0:30.0	And tonight we are featuring my interview with bestselling author and theoretical physicist, Brian Green.
0:36.0	He is an expert on all manner of weird physics phenomenon.
0:42.0	Especially in quantum physics and in cosmology.
0:46.0	And I picked his brain on everything from the multiverse to the matrix.
0:51.0	Is our universe a simulation?
0:54.0	Let's do this.
0:56.0	And as you know, I never do this alone.
1:02.0	I've got my comedian co-host, Mae Higgins.
1:05.0	Mae, welcome back to Star Talk.
1:07.0	Thank you.
1:08.0	And you're still growing accustomed to being an America, being a native of Ireland.
1:13.0	Yeah.
1:14.0	But I like your observations of America because the things we forget to notice.
1:18.0	Yeah, now I'm worried you're going to tell me there's a whole other universe that I have to get used to.
1:23.0	Let's find out.
1:24.0	The jokes for that universe, right?
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