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Physicists at UBC claim they've mathematically ruled out the simulation hypothesis. Plus: a judge got fired for wearing an Elvis wig to court.
Jack Austin and Adam Garcia explore whether reality is real, why Carl Jung is trending on TikTok, and a raccoon that got blackout drunk in a liquor store.
**This episode:**
✓ UBC physicists say simulation theory is mathematically impossible
✓ Carl Jung's shadow work hits 2.3 billion TikTok views
✓ Missouri judge forced to resign over Elvis courtroom antics
✓ Raccoon breaks into liquor store, passes out in toilet
✓ Top 5 words of the year (spoiler: it's all AI)
**Top 5 Words of 2024:**
1. Parasocial (Cambridge) - one-sided celebrity relationships
2. Vibe-coding (Collins) - programming with feelings not code
3. AI slop (Macquarie) - mass-produced AI garbage
4. Rage bait (Oxford) - content designed to make you angry
5. 6-7 (Dictionary.com) - Gen Z's meaningless in-group marker
**Key insights:**
"If you zoom in or out infinitely, it just keeps changing forever"
"We're at the same point as the 1850s - the system needs to be destroyed and rebuilt"
**Quote of the episode:**
"Thank you very much" - Judge in Elvis wig after sentencing
**Sources:**
- Simulation study: Science Daily/UBC Physics
- Carl Jung TikTok trend: Psychology Today
- Elvis judge: Missouri court records
- Drunk raccoon: Sky News
**Timestamps:**
00:00 We're NOT in a simulation
00:11 Jack does a pull-up
00:21 Carl Jung on TikTok
00:32 Elvis judge fired
00:35 Drunk raccoon disaster
00:39 Top 5 words of 2024
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