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Curiosity Lab
Where science, philosophy, and imagination collide in thought-provoking experiments
Featured Experiment
What If Reality Is Just a Simulation?
Explore the fascinating simulation hypothesis and what it means for our understanding of existence. This thought experiment examines the possibility that our reality might be an artificial simulation created by an advanced civilization.
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Mind-Expanding Thought Experiments
Explore hypothetical scenarios that challenge our understanding of reality, consciousness, and existence
Ethics
The Trolley Problem
A classic ethical dilemma exploring whether it's acceptable to sacrifice one life to save many others.
June 15, 2023
Quantum Physics
Schrödinger's Cat
A thought experiment that illustrates quantum superposition through the paradox of a cat that's simultaneously alive and dead.
May 28, 2023
Consciousness
Mary's Room
A thought experiment about a scientist who knows everything about color vision but has never experienced color herself.
April 12, 2023
Probability
Infinite Monkey Theorem
The idea that an infinite number of monkeys typing randomly would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
March 5, 2023
Identity
Ship of Theseus
If all components of a ship are replaced over time, does it remain fundamentally the same ship?
February 18, 2023
Consciousness
Philosophical Zombies
A hypothetical being that behaves exactly like a human but lacks conscious experience.
January 22, 2023
Current Debate
Do you believe artificial intelligence will ever achieve consciousness?
Previous Results
Yes, it's inevitable
62%
No, consciousness is uniquely biological
27%
Unsure
11%
Today's Curiosity
The Mandela Effect
The phenomenon where a large group of people remembers an event differently from how it occurred. Named after many people's false memory of Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s.
This collective misremembering raises fascinating questions about human memory and perception.
Curiosity Resources
Recommended Book
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman's groundbreaking work on the two systems that drive how we think.
View on Amazon
Podcast Pick
Radiolab
Investigating strange scientific and philosophical questions with storytelling and sound design.
Listen Now
Video Series
Veritasium
Science education videos exploring fascinating concepts with experiments and expert interviews.
Watch on YouTube
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Curiosity Lab
Where science, philosophy, and imagination collide in thought-provoking experiments
What If Reality Is Just a Simulation?
Explore the fascinating simulation hypothesis and what it means for our understanding of existence. This thought experiment examines the possibility that our reality might be an artificial simulation created by an advanced civilization.
Mind-Expanding Thought Experiments
Explore hypothetical scenarios that challenge our understanding of reality, consciousness, and existence
The Trolley Problem
A classic ethical dilemma exploring whether it's acceptable to sacrifice one life to save many others.
Schrödinger's Cat
A thought experiment that illustrates quantum superposition through the paradox of a cat that's simultaneously alive and dead.
Mary's Room
A thought experiment about a scientist who knows everything about color vision but has never experienced color herself.
Infinite Monkey Theorem
The idea that an infinite number of monkeys typing randomly would eventually produce the complete works of Shakespeare.
Ship of Theseus
If all components of a ship are replaced over time, does it remain fundamentally the same ship?
Philosophical Zombies
A hypothetical being that behaves exactly like a human but lacks conscious experience.
Current Debate
Do you believe artificial intelligence will ever achieve consciousness?
Previous Results
Today's Curiosity
The Mandela Effect
The phenomenon where a large group of people remembers an event differently from how it occurred. Named after many people's false memory of Nelson Mandela dying in prison in the 1980s.
This collective misremembering raises fascinating questions about human memory and perception.
Curiosity Resources
Recommended Book
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman's groundbreaking work on the two systems that drive how we think.
View on AmazonPodcast Pick
Radiolab
Investigating strange scientific and philosophical questions with storytelling and sound design.
Listen NowVideo Series
Veritasium
Science education videos exploring fascinating concepts with experiments and expert interviews.
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