Living in a Simulation with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Nick Bostrom – Cosmic Queries

In this episode of StarTalk, host Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice interview Nick Bostrom, a professor at Oxford known for his work on the simulation hypothesis and artificial intelligence. Bostrom explains his simulation argument, which posits that at least one of three scenarios must be true: humanity goes extinct before reaching technological maturity, advanced civilizations lose interest in creating ancestor simulations, or we are likely living in a computer simulation. The discussion explores the computational requirements for simulating a universe, the motivations of potential simulators, and the implications for free will and the concept of God. Listeners' questions cover topics such as the Kardashev scale, the nature of consciousness, and the possibility of predicting the future through simulations.