Reality Manipulation

Reality Manipulation

To claim your matching donation with Givewell, go to https://www.givewell.org and select Youtube & Isaac Arthur at checkout! What does science tell us about reality and are there pathways to control, change, or re-create it? Visit our Website:...

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China Brain Hive Minds

China Brain Hive Minds

The China Brain thought problem suggests that if it is possible for a big enough computer to run an uploaded copy of a human mind, then a sufficiently large number of humans run calculations by hand could too. But if they did, would this represent a Hive Mind?...

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Computronium

Computronium

Computronium is any type of matter which supports computation or thought, and which a civilization might seek to turn all matter into. Matrioshka Brains: https://youtu.be/Ef-mxjYkllw Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Courtesy of Epidemic Sound...

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Hacking The Simulation

Hacking The Simulation

To get started planning a career that works on one of the world’s most pressing problems, sign up now at https://80000hours.org/isaacarthur Many speculate that the world isn't real, that it a dream or simulation, but if it is, how to we get out of it or control it?...

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Mind Uploading

Mind Uploading

Use my link http://www.audible.com/isaac or text "ISAAC" to 500-500 to get a free book including a copy of "The Singularity Trap" and a 30-day free trial of Audible. The ability to be able to copy or upload the mind has been discussed much in science fiction, and...

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Post Scarcity Civilizations: Reality & Simulation

Post Scarcity Civilizations: Reality & Simulation

If sufficiently high-tech civilizations can simulate almost anything they desire, what would be the impact on how they viewed reality? Today we will explore the possible effects on civilizations when it's individual members can have anything they want, and if society...

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