Are We Living in an Ancestor Simulation? ft. Neil deGrasse Tyson | Space Time

Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Matt to discuss Ancestor Simulations. And check out Matt and Neil discussing how sure we are about our map of the universe You can subcribe to Startalk right here Get your own Space Time t­shirt at Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: Help translate our videos! Previous Episode: The Boltzmann Brain The Oh My God Particle The idea that our reality is a simulation is not as far-fetched as you may think. Many philosophers, scientists and tech-billionaires are seriously considering not just the possibility but the high probability that our civilization may be a program being run by another, more advanced alien civilization. Written and Hosted by Matt O’Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Kurt Ross Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Comments answer by Matt: 0xFFF1 KohuGaly Henry School exurb1a Big Bang Shane Robinson David Nicklas Samuel Dean Jacintho Quasar Tambe Barsbay Coolascats Avan & Kyan Griggs Max Levine Hypernova Science Via Markets Chuck Zegar Craig Peterson Jordan Young Ratfeast John Hofmann Joseph Salomone Justin Lloyd Conor Dillon Jared Moore Michal-Peanut Karmi Bernardo Higuera Erik Stein Daniel Lyons Jade Bilkey Kevin Warne JJ Bagnell J Rejc Dylan Merida Anthony Caridi Avi Goldfinger John Pettit Shannan Catalano Florian Stinglmayr Yubo Du Benoit Pagé-Guitard Ronny Polonia Nathan Leniz Jessica Fraley Kirk Mathews Carl P. Corliss Brandon labonte David Crane Greg Weiss