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Sep 9, 2026 13 min

What if the Universe is a Computer Simulation? - Computerphile

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Free book: http://www.audible.com/computerphileWhat if the Universe is just a computer simulation? What is fundamental particles are really just "bits"?Featuring physicist Phil Moriarty from the University of Nottingham.Also check out our Scale of the Universe song on Sixty Symbols: http://youtu.be/XRdh8gmVR90See more of Phil at Sixty Symbols - http://www.youtube.com/sixtysymbolshttp://www.facebook.com/computerphilehttps://twitter.com/computer_phileThis video was filmed and edited by Brady Haran.Computerphile is a sister project to Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannelsGame of Life: http://www.bitstorm.org/gameoflife/

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