My new class starts this week - it’s based on a college class that I taught (the first of its kind) but has very few assignments and those include watching science fiction films and reading my book, The Simulation Hypothesis!
Here’s the description. You can read the full description and sign up here:
“Taught by the bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse, this interdisciplinary course builds on the content of those books and is a based on the first college course taught at an academic institution about the newly emerging field of simulation theory and what it means for consciousness, religion and the future of humanity.
Today as the idea of virtual environments gains popularity through video games, virtual reality, Artificial Intelligence and the Metaverse, it’s natural to speculate about where it will all end up. The newly emerging field of simulation theory explores an idea that is being articulated by scientists, philosophers, theologists and more: that we live inside a simulated reality, like that depicted in science fiction like The Matrix. This course follows several threads that make up this exciting new field: Science Fiction, Technological Innovation, the Singularity, Quantum Mechanics, Religion and Philosophy.”
Here’s the schedule:
Schedule
Module 1: Introduction to the Simulation Hypothesis and the Simulation Argument
Online Session #1: for Modules 1 and Introduction -Jan 7
Module 2:Video Games, AR/VR, the Metaverse
Module 3: Western Philosophy and AI
Online Session #2: for Modules 2 and 3 - Jan 21
Module 4: Eastern Religions and the Simulation
Module 5: Western Religions and the Simulation
Online Session #3: for Modules 4, 5 - Feb 4
Module 6: Quantum Physics, the Simulation, the Multiverse
Module 7: Consciousness, Unexplained Phenomena, Glitches in the Matrix
Online Session #4: for Modules 6, 7 - Feb 18
Module 8: Downloading/Uploading Consciousness and Ethics of Simulations
Module 9: Living in the Simulation: What Does This Mean for Me?
Online Session #5: Wrapup for Modules 8, 9 - March 4
You can sign up for the class here - this may be the only time i’ll teach it this year, so sign up now!
