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The Nuts and Bolts of Boltzmann Brains

The Nuts and Bolts of Boltzmann Brains

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind


The Nuts and Bolts of Boltzmann Brains

FromStuff To Blow Your Mind

ratings:
Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Do your ever have the feeling that your entire reality is just a momentary hallucination inside a randomly formed space brain? If so, then this is the podcast episode for you! In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick discuss the existential nightmare of Boltzmann brains, a thought experiment that questions the nature of self and cosmos. Plus, expect some discussion of Descartes’ evil demon, brain in a vat and the Hindu concept of Māyā. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Mar 15, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.