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Free Will and the Questions We Ask
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51:45 - 56:39 (04:54)

The podcast discusses the possibilities of simulating basic living organisms on a screen with quantum computers and the human brain's limitations in fully understanding the deterministic universe, leading to a strong belief in free will.

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This episode talks about the beauty and hope that comes with space exploration and the need to continue it in order to survive.
51:45 - 54:16 (02:31)
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Space Exploration
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This episode talks about the beauty and hope that comes with space exploration and the need to continue it in order to survive.

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Free Will and the Questions We Ask
Episode
#77 – Alex Garland: Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, and the Poetry of Science
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The new series begins with the use of quantum computers to simulate basic living organisms, such as a nematode, on a screen.
54:16 - 55:06 (00:49)
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Quantum Computing
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The new series begins with the use of quantum computers to simulate basic living organisms, such as a nematode, on a screen. The discussion then turns to questioning the determinism of the universe and the existence of free will.

Chapter
Free Will and the Questions We Ask
Episode
#77 – Alex Garland: Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, and the Poetry of Science
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
The universe is deterministic and doesn't leave room for free will.
55:06 - 56:39 (01:33)
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Philosophy
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The universe is deterministic and doesn't leave room for free will. However, our subjective experience creates an illusion of having free will due to the lack of complete information about the deterministic universe.

Chapter
Free Will and the Questions We Ask
Episode
#77 – Alex Garland: Ex Machina, Devs, Annihilation, and the Poetry of Science
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast