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Ologies with Alie Ward

Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?) Encore with Adam Becker

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Society & Culture, Science, Comedy

4.925.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Is anything real? How many universes are there? Is everything a simulation being run by a quantum computer through a wormhole from a future era? Is the answer to everything really ... 42? The affable and charming astrophysicist, author and philosopher of tiny particles Dr. Adam Becker pulls up a seat. And enjoy this encore episode as Alie has an existential crisis or two as they discuss the drama, intellectual battles and drunken debates of science past, and the hope that a new era of thinkers will figure out what exactly is going on in the world. Either way: cut bangs and text your crush.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, hello, this is 2026 Allie, and I'd like to toss us down a wormhole with one of my favorite episodes.

0:06.1

But before we get into it, a little update.

0:07.9

This ologist, Dr. Adam Becker, has recently released a new book.

0:11.8

It's titled More Everything Forever.

0:14.3

AI overlords, space empires, and Silicon Valley's crusade to control the fate of humanity.

0:20.0

It's about the ideology of

0:21.6

technological salvation, where this religious belief comes from, who's pushing it by pretending

0:27.1

it's science instead of religion, and how it's taken over Silicon Valley. And also how it

0:31.7

threatens to take over the world. Again, his book, More Everything Forever. That's his new one. And he told

0:36.0

me by email, I'm pretty hopeful that we can

0:37.9

successfully fight back against this stuff. So you'll hear more about his book, What is Real, but also

0:43.4

just an update, More Everything Forever is now out. Okay, onward. Oh, hey, it's your old internet uncle,

0:49.5

Dad Ward von podcast, here with another episode of Ologies, Allie Ward. Hi. So do you remember your first

0:56.5

real existential crisis? Also, if you clicked on this and don't know jack or shit about quantum

1:02.7

physics, you're in the right place. You're in good company. Okay, before we spiral into deep,

1:07.7

deep space and dark matter, let's shine a little light on some business.

1:11.8

So first off, thank you to everyone on patreon.com slash ologies for supporting the show,

1:16.6

sending in your questions. Thanks to everyone strutting about on planet Earth and ologies merch

1:21.9

from ologiesmerch.com. And thank you to everyone who leaves reviews, which helped the show so much.

1:27.2

And here is a very

1:28.0

fresh 2026 one from Glowing Jelly Bean 555, who wrote, I love this podcast so much, and it's a

1:34.0

phenomenal way to stay lighthearted and informed on all sorts of things through trying times.

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