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PBS Space Time
How To Build The Universe in a Computer
Season 8
Episode 4
We routinely simulate the universe on all of its scales, from planets to large fractions of the cosmos. We’re going to see how it’s possible to build a universe in a computer - and see whether there’s a limit to what we can simulate.
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