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Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all.
If you’ve ever asked What’s out there? or What’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity.
Learn to think like this. 🎙 Full episodes, notes & more: briankeating.com/podcast
The Matrix Is a Documentary: Riz Virk on the Simulation Hypothesis
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The Matrix Is a Documentary: Riz Virk on the Simulation Hypothesis
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What if your life wasn’t real—not metaphorically, but literally? That’s the premise my guest today has been exploring for years. Rizwan Virk, MIT graduate, gaming entrepreneur, and author of The Simulation Hypothesis, believes that physics, computing, and even ancient wisdom traditions point to the same unsettling conclusion: we may be living inside a programmed reality.
In this conversation, we dive into the science, philosophy, and technical roadmaps that could one day prove—or disprove—this theory. We explore quantum mechanics, AI, and the limits of spacetime itself, asking whether reality is an unshakable foundation… or just a beautifully rendered illusion.
Key Takeaways:Â
00:00 IntroÂ
00:00:42 The Simulation HypothesisÂ
00:10:14 The limitations of AGI
00:15:17 Rizwan’s religious background
00:21:43 Energetic physical limitations in a simulation
00:28:33 Quantum computing and the simulation hypothesis
00:34:45 Judging a book by its cover
00:37:11 The Planck lengthÂ
00:41:59 Is Deja Vu a consequence of the simulation?Â
00:43:41 Ethical and moral considerations
00:48:35 How to avoid collapsing the wave functionÂ
00:54:33 Cracks in the matrixÂ
01:02:21 What’s the purpose of the simulation?Â
01:07:28 Rizwan’s next projectÂ
01:09:02 The winning strategyÂ
01:10:37 Outro
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Into the Impossible With Brian Keating
Think like a physicist. Wonder like a human. Into the Impossible is where Cosmic Conversations happen — uniting Nobel Prize winners, iconoclasts, authors, and technologists to explore reality’s deepest questions. From AI to aliens, from biophysics to the brain, from the cosmos to the multiverse, Brian Keating, Chancellor’s Distinguished Professor of Physics at UC San Diego covers it all.
If you’ve ever asked What’s out there? or What’s next?, this is where curiosity meets clarity.
Learn to think like this. 🎙 Full episodes, notes & more: briankeating.com/podcast
