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EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 17 MIN

Why are we in the universe we're in?

from The Last Theory · host Mark Jeffery

If physics is computational, then what gets computed when?This is a surprisingly deep question.The seemingly even computation of the universe gives us a clue, not just to the nature of time, but to the nature of the universe.And it leads us to a wider question:Why are we in the universe we’re in?Let me introduce you to three different answers to that question... sodifferent that they don’t even agree on whether one universe exists, or every possible universe exists.—ReferencesAnthropic PrincipleCreditsImage of Messier 101 galaxy by ESA/Hubble licensed under CC BY 4.0Image of galaxies by NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team licensed under CC BY 4.0Retina image by د.مصطفى الجزار licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery founder of Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.The full article is here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

If physics is computational, then what gets computed when?This is a surprisingly deep question.The seemingly even computation of the universe gives us a clue, not just to the nature of time, but to the nature of the universe.And it leads us to a wider question:Why are we in the universe we’re in?Let me introduce you to three different answers to that question... sodifferent that they don’t even agree on whether one universe exists, or every possible universe exists.—ReferencesAnthropic PrincipleCreditsImage of Messier 101 galaxy by ESA/Hubble licensed under CC BY 4.0Image of galaxies by NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team licensed under CC BY 4.0Retina image by د.مصطفى الجزار licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0—The Last Theory is hosted by Mark Jeffery founder of Open Web MindI release The Last Theory as a video too! Watch here.The full article is here.Kootenay Village Ventures Inc.

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