Realistic Universe Simulation

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[jberryhill]

1. It would be cool to live in a realistic universe

I'm glad we can simulate one.

[jimlup]

2. Saw this on CNN and thus realized it was published in Nature

And that the code for the simulation has been made public. It is obviously very important and useful science.

I really wish they hadn't given the universe angular momentum in the video it makes one quite dizzy while viewing it and I as one who is fairly well versed in cosmology I'm pretty sure it is dead wrong. Great that they've gotten all the little details but they shouldn't blow the big ones just to try and dress it up for public viewing.

Anyway sorry to be a downer. Thanks for posting it. Good science - unfortunate execution is my review.

[PoliticAverse]

3. So we're not already running in a simulation?... n/t

[jimlup]

5. Interestingly that is actually

debated seriously within the physics/philosophy circles.

[jberryhill]

8. The Thirteenth Floor

Great movie

[tclambert]

7. If it's better than this one, can we transfer?

I'd like a universe without Tea Baggers, please.

[malthaussen]

9. "There's a hell of a universe next door -- let's go!" n/t

[zeemike]

4. The structure of it looks like neurons.

Who knows, our universe might be the brain cell of a larger creature...

[tclambert]

6. 42

[packman]

10. Already posted Earlier

and it's to classical music:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018614796