{"id":68729,"date":"2017-05-06T06:10:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T10:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=68729"},"modified":"2017-04-29T12:20:26","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T16:20:26","slug":"are-you-a-boltzmann-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wavechronicle.com\/wave\/?p=68729","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Boltzmann Brain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Was an incredible drop in entropy responsible for the Big Bang? If that\u2019s the case, this would lead us to conclude that a great many other things are possible, including the likelihood that you are a Boltzmann Brain. Try The Great Courses Plus at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/4anY30acloO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-target-new-window=\"True\" data-url=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/4anY30acloO\" data-servicelink=\"CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">http:\/\/ow.ly\/4anY30acloO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nhy4Z_32kQo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can further support us on Patreon at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pbsspacetime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-target-new-window=\"True\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pbsspacetime\" data-servicelink=\"CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pbsspacetime<\/a><br \/>\nGet your own Space Time t\u00adshirt at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-target-new-window=\"True\" data-url=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi\" data-servicelink=\"CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi<\/a><br \/>\nTweet at us! @pbsspacetime<br \/>\nFacebook: facebook.com\/pbsspacetime<br \/>\nEmail us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com<br \/>\nComment on Reddit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pbsspacetime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-target-new-window=\"True\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pbsspacetime\" data-servicelink=\"CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pbsspacetime<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Help translate our videos!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&amp;c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_panel?tab=2&amp;c=UC7_gcs09iThXybpVgjHZ_7g\" data-sessionlink=\"itct=CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Previous Episode:<br \/>\nThe Oh My God Particle<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osvOr5wbkUw\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osvOr5wbkUw\" data-sessionlink=\"itct=CDQQ6TgYACITCMXyjN36xNMCFQflnAod-4IHyij4HQ\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osvOr&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second Law of Thermodynamics tells us that everything moves towards a state of greater entropy, but it is low entropy that enables galaxies, stars, planets and human beings. The lowest entropy state that we\u2019re aware of in our universe was right before the Big Bang. The entirety of our own universe was condensed to a microscopic size. What caused this extreme low entropy? If it was caused by a random fluctuation in particles that implies that a great many other things are possible due to the random fluctuations of particles. One of the strangest of those possibilities is that of the Boltzmann Brain. If the Big Bang was caused by random entropic fluctuations then it is much more likely you are a Boltzmann Brain than that you are a human being.<\/p>\n<p>Written and Hosted by Matt O\u2019Dowd<br \/>\nProduced by Rusty Ward<br \/>\nGraphics by Kurt Ross<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'YouTube Noto', Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was an incredible drop in entropy responsible for the Big Bang? If that\u2019s the case, this would lead us to conclude that a great many other things are possible, including the likelihood that you are a Boltzmann Brain. Try The Great Courses Plus at\u00a0http:\/\/ow.ly\/4anY30acloO You can further support us on Patreon at\u00a0https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/pbsspacetime Get your own Space Time t\u00adshirt at\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com\/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos!\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timedtext_cs_&#8230; Previous Episode: The Oh My God Particle https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=osvOr&#8230; The second Law of Thermodynamics tells us that everything moves towards a state of greater entropy, but it is low entropy that enables galaxies, stars, planets and human beings. The lowest entropy state that we\u2019re aware of in our universe was right before the Big Bang. The entirety of our own universe was condensed to a microscopic size. What caused this extreme low entropy? If it was caused by a random fluctuation in particles that implies that a great many other things are possible due to the random fluctuations of particles. One of the strangest of those possibilities is that of the Boltzmann Brain. If the Big Bang was caused by random entropic fluctuations then it is much more likely you are a Boltzmann Brain than that you are a human being. 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