Elon Musk has presented a good case that we might or at least could be living in a simulation. But even if you think that perspective is a load of hogwash, the reality is that our realities are being simulated in a variety of ways. In films and games, music and comics- we experience a virtualised version of the world around us.

In this episode, I look at Baudrillard's Hyper-reality theory; guiding you through the practical ramifications of Simulations and simulacra and how Ready Player One differs from The Matrix.  

But even if we aren't, simulations are all around us, popularised in 

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