Kory Getman has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 15 ratings. The most-rated is The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game.
The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics, and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are in a Video Game
Summary
The Simulation Hypothesis, by best-selling author, renowned MIT computer scientist, and Silicon Valley video game designer Rizwan Virk, explains one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time. Drawing from research and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence, video games, quantum physics, and referencing both speculative fiction and ancient eastern spiritual texts, Virk shows how all of these traditions come together to point to the idea that we may be inside a simulated reality like the Matrix. The Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that our physical reality, far from being a solid physical universe, is part of an increasingly sophisticated video game-like simulation, where we all have multiple lives, consisting of pixels with its own internal clock run by some giant Artificial Intelligence. Simulation theory explains some of the biggest mysteries of quantum and relativistic physics, such as quantum indeterminacy, parallel universes, and the integral nature of the speed of light. “There’s a one in a billion chance we are not living in a simulation.” (Elon Musk) “I find it hard to argue we are not in a simulation.” (Neil deGrasse Tyson) “We are living in computer generated reality.” (Philip K. Dick) Video game designer Riz Virk shows how the history and evolution of our video games, including virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing could lead us to the point of being able to develop all encompassing virtual worlds like the Oasis in Ready Player One, or the simulated reality in The Matrix. While the idea sounds like science fiction, many scientists, engineers, and professors have given the simulation hypothesis serious consideration. But the simulation hypothesis is not just a modern idea. Philosophers and mystics of all traditions have long contended that we are living in some kind of “illusion“ and that there are other realities which we can access with our minds. Whether you are a computer scientist, a fan of science fiction like The Matrix movies, a video game enthusiast, or a spiritual seeker, The Simulation Hypothesis touches on all these areas, and you will never look at the world the same way again!
©2019 Rizwan Virk (P)2019 Rizwan Virk
What Blooms Beneath
Summary
Kellan considers himself lucky to have an adequate existence on Earth where, in the year 2044, common citizens toil under the oppressive thumb of a corrupt and unscrupulous government. Kellan dreams of becoming part of the Department of Paranormal, Supernatural, and Fantasy Sciences, but his application is continually denied because he has no extra-sapien blood. Kellan’s simple reality shifts when Rhône unexpectedly enters his life. Rhône, living in a camouflaged, underground village, never planned to get involved with an individual from the outer world. When Rhône and Kellan cross paths, there’s no denying the attraction and pull between them. But there’s something else, something more, just beneath the surface. A hidden world and painful secrets are a potentially complicated blend. However, with Rhône by his side, enlightening details and unexplored powers provide Kellan with an opportunity for deep self-discovery. Will Kellan’s open and accepting heart allow for an extraordinary love to bloom? Or will the vast differences between Kellan and Rhône take root and strangle any hope for a flourishing future? What Blooms Beneath is an LGBT+ fantasy romance featuring a pansexual male and genderqueer intersex individual.
©2019 A. D. Ellis (P)2019 A. D. Ellis Publishing
Ten Directions
Summary
The last message of a dying alien world. A new technology offering unlimited possibilities with catastrophic consequences. A 22nd century collision between an ecological revolution and the fading remnants of corporate power. Exiled CEO, scientist, warrior, monk, and corporate clone: thrown together on an odyssey circling the Ten Directions of the solar system and of the human spirit. Can they find redemption for mistakes made lifetimes ago in a galaxy far away?
©2017 Pleiades Perspectives (P)2021 Punch Audio
The Scraper
Summary
Dorian Jackson is a young, inspiring athlete with dreams of riding a full scholarship. The doors are wide open to any university of his taking...until he severely injures his knee, spiraling his dreams to the cold Vallejo, California, streets where he finds a new but reluctant passion. The criminal enterprise is Dorian Jackson’s new game under the street name “Doe Getta”, and hustling and getting money hand over fist is his agenda. Dorian’s high school sweetheart Deltrice Glaude, who is a Haitian immigrant, follows his triumphant rise and fall. She watches in horror as his promising career shatters like glass, as the streets take hold over the Dorian she loved and knew. Deltrice’s feelings toward him went unnoticed until she casts a Haitian love spell on him, which has adverse effects. Dorian begins to love her unconditionally, but money is Doe Getta’s first love. Caught up in a drug deal gone bad by jealous enemies who Deltrice personally knows, it would seem that Deltrice’s love spell has paranormal consequences. Has Dorian’s soul been avenging his own death? And by what means?
©2013 Henry Williams (P)2020 Henry Williams