Science is how we discover truths about reality. But what is “reality,” really? And will we ever be able to develop a complete picture of it? Jocelyn and Bradley tackle these questions in a discussion that—like reality itself—is strange, paradoxical, and at times absurd. They discuss various philosophical positions on the nature of reality and how we interact with it, and they consider how scientific theories from particle physics to cognitive neuroscience may challenge our commonsense conceptions of reality. Are we living in a material world, or is the universe a simulation? It’s Madonna vs. The Matrix as the hosts debate how, and to what extent, scientific knowledge reflects an underlying, “fundamental” reality.

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