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Live from the American Museum of Natural History, watch the 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate live with host Neil deGrasse Tyson. The topic of the debate, Is the Universe a Simulation, will be discussed by David Chalmers, Zohreh Davoudi, James Gates, Lisa Randall, and Max Tegmark.
What may seem like science fiction speculation—that perhaps the universe as we know it is a computer simulation—is a serious line of theoretical and experimental investigation among physicists, astrophysicists, and philosophers.
Tonight at 7 pm ET watch live as host and moderator Neil deGrasse Tyson, Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, and a panel of experts hold a lively discussion about the merits and shortcomings of this provocative and revolutionary idea.
2016 Asimov Panelists:
- David Chalmers, Professor of philosophy, New York University
- Zohreh Davoudi, Theoretical physicist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- James Gates , Theoretical physicist, University of Maryland
- Lisa Randall, Theoretical physicist, Harvard University
- Max Tegmark , Cosmologist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Tomorrow night, tune in for the 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson!
Are we living in the universe as we think about it, or a digital simulation of that universe so advanced that it even simulates our own consciousness? What would be the difference between the two, and how could we tell? First posed more than a decade ago, these questions may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but they’re generating increasingly serious inquiry from philosophers and physicists alike.
At the 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate, five distinguished panelists will join host Neil deGrasse Tyson to discuss whether the world we live in is a software simulation—and if it is, what that means for everything from the laws of physics to whether you still have to pay your rent (which, probably yes).