Thu. 10/15 – 50/50 Odds We Live In a Simulation, New Study Finds

<p><strong><em>A new study puts our odds of living in a simulation at about 50-50. So, that’s a thing. There has been a second sighting of a person on a jetpack flying through LAX’s flight path. And tips to curb your phone habit, adapted from methods used to quit smoking.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsor:</p><ul><li>FightCamp, <a href="http://joinfightcamp.com/ride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">joinfightcamp.com/ride</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-we-live-in-a-simulation-chances-are-about-50-50/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50</a> (Scientific American)</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-10-14/another-sighting-of-person-wearing-jet-pack-near-lax-prompts-new-investigation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LAX reports another sighting of person wearing jet pack</a> (LA Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-02/jetpack-lax-access-exclusive" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A jetpack at LAX? Maybe. Jetpacks are very real</a> (LA Times) </li><li><a href="https://medium.com/better-humans/quit-your-phone-addiction-using-methods-that-work-for-smokers-cdb44ce840" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quit Your Phone Addiction Using Methods That Work for Smokers</a> (Better Humans)</li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23unflatteringdogphotochallenge&amp;src=typeahead_click" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unflattering Dog Photo Challenge</a> (Twitter)</li><li><a href="https://kottke.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kottke.Org</a></li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/jackisnotabird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Bird on Twitter</a></li></ul><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-inf