Isbn: 9798199624015 - what science says about... the world as a simulation (what science says about... the nature of reality - volume 2) (3 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Is reality something science can actually test - or just a question dressed up to look like one In 2016, physicists filled a museum lecture hall to debate a question that sounds absurd on its face: could the universe be a computer simulation They weren't there to entertain an audience. A structured probabilistic argument, built from information theory and black hole physics, had convinced serious researchers the question deserved real scrutiny - and What Science Says About. The World as a Simulation takes that argument apart, piece by piece, to show exactly what it claims and what it doesn't.This book traces the science from its origins in digital physics and Nick Bostrom's now-famous trilemma through the actual experiments - cosmic ray detectors, lattice calculations - that have tried and failed to find a hidden computational grid underlying spacetime. It also confronts the Matrix-shaped myth that hijacked public understanding, and the quantum mechanics claims that don't say what people think they say.Along the way, it asks what would genuinely change if the hypothesis were true, and what wouldn't - including unresolved questions about consciousness, ethics, and the psychological weight some readers carry from taking this idea seriously.Inside, you'll discover: - Why physicists treat this as a probability problem, not a belief- What the holographic principle actually says about information and space- Why cosmic ray experiments were built to detect a 'grid' - and what they found- How The Matrix replaced a scientific argument with a cinematic one- Why quantum 'observation' has nothing to do with consciousness- What remains genuinely open, and why that's more interesting than an answerWhat Science Says About. is a series devoted to following evidence wherever it leads, without inflating or dismissing the questions that matter most. Explore the series to see where else the evidence takes you.Start reading to find out what the science actually shows.…