The Simulation Hypothesis Gets Scientific Backing

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Use promo code SABINE2026RC to get 5% off all devices and accessories at https://radiacode.com Radiacode – the world’s first series of pocket-sized radiation detectors and spectrometers, engineered for natural science enthusiasts. Do we live in a computer simulation? So far this question has been pursued mostly by philosophers because it was just too vague to make scientific sense of it. But this situation has changed now. Physicists are beginning to explore the consequences of the simulation hypothesis and a computer scientist has proposed a scientific framework to make sense of it. Let’s take a look. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2632-072X/ae1e50 👕T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: ➜ https://sabines-store.dashery.com/ 💌 Support me on Donorbox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript with links to references on Patreon ➜ https://www.patreon.com/Sabine 📝 Transcripts and written news on Substack ➜ https://sciencewtg.substack.com/ 📩 Free weekly science newslet

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