{"id":232764,"date":"2026-03-07T13:05:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/the-simulation-hypothesis-gets-scientific-backing"},"modified":"2026-03-07T13:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T19:05:42","slug":"the-simulation-hypothesis-gets-scientific-backing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/the-simulation-hypothesis-gets-scientific-backing","title":{"rendered":"The Simulation Hypothesis Gets Scientific Backing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/the-simulation-hypothesis-gets-scientific-backing.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UbInSCs47Gw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Use promo code SABINE2026RC to get 5% off all devices and accessories at <a href=\"https:\/\/radiacode.com\">https:\/\/radiacode.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radiacode \u2013 the world\u2019s first series of pocket-sized radiation detectors and spectrometers, engineered for natural science enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Do we live in a computer simulation? So far this question has been pursued mostly by philosophers because it was just too vague to make scientific sense of it. But this situation has changed now. Physicists are beginning to explore the consequences of the simulation hypothesis and a computer scientist has proposed a scientific framework to make sense of it. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<p>Paper: <a href=\"https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/2632-072X\/ae1e50\">https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/2632-072X\/ae1e50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc55T-shirts, mugs, posters and more: \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/\">https:\/\/sabines-store.dashery.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc8c Support me on Donorbox \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg\">https:\/\/donorbox.org\/swtg<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udc49 Transcript with links to references on Patreon \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Sabine\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/Sabine<\/a>.<br \/> \ud83d\udcdd Transcripts and written news on Substack \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/\">https:\/\/sciencewtg.substack.com\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udce9 Free weekly science newsletter \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsletter\/\">https:\/\/sabinehossenfelder.com\/newsletter\/<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udc42 Audio only podcast \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC\">https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0MkNfXlKnMPEUMEeKQYmYC<\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udd17 Join this channel to get access to perks \u279c<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw\/join.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw\/join.\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC1yNl2E66ZzKApQdRuTQ4tw\/join.<\/a><\/a><br \/> \ud83d\udcda Buy my book \u279c <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3HSAWJW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#science #sciencenews #physics #simulation<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/the-simulation-hypothesis-gets-scientific-backing\">Continue reading \u201cThe Simulation Hypothesis Gets Scientific Backing\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use promo code SABINE2026RC to get 5% off all devices and accessories at https:\/\/radiacode.com. Radiacode \u2013 the world\u2019s first series of pocket-sized radiation detectors and spectrometers, engineered for natural science enthusiasts. Do we live in a computer simulation? 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