Curiosity Daily Podcast: Hacking Earth to Fight Climate Change
Learn about the likelihood that we all live in a computer simulation. Then, author Thomas Kostigen explains how geoengineering might help cool the planet and save the world.
October 13, 2020
Episode Show Notes:
Two physicists calculated the likelihood that we live in a computer simulation by Grant Currin
- The Physics arXiv Blog. (2020, August 28). This Equation Calculates the Chances We Live in a Computer Simulation. Discover Magazine. https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/this-equation-calculates-the-chances-we-live-in-a-computer-simulation
- Bibeau-Delisle, A., & Brassard, G. (2020). Probability and consequences of living inside a computer simulation. ArXiv.Org. https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09275
Additional resources from Thomas Kostigen, New York Times-bestselling author and journalist:
- Pick up "Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Help Us Reimagine the Future" on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZNRCt8
- See all of Thomas Kostigen's books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2FGZvtE
- Thomas Kostigen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kostigen
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