Episode 56
S03 Ep020 | Is The Universe a Simulation?
June 22nd, 2026
58 mins
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About this Episode
NASA is planning a nuclear-powered spacecraft bound for Mars, and former NASA nuclear research manager Dr. Michael Houts explains what it would take. Microbiologist Dr. Andrew Fabich looks at a Berkeley finding about an organism that reads the genetic code in an unexpected way, and the show opens on the claim that the universe is a computer simulation.
In this episode:
- Opening monologue: Is the universe a computer simulation?
- Interview 1 - Dr. Michael Houts on NASA's SR-1 Freedom nuclear spacecraft and the push to Mars
- The Heavens Declare: Coal seams and what they say about a global flood
- Kids Corner: Mount St. Helens and the canyon formed in a day
- Genesis Science Q&A: How do compasses work?
- Ministry Report: Dr. Stephen Meyer visits the Wonders Center for Changing the Narrative
- Featured Resource: The North American Midcontinent Rift System by geologist John Reed
- Genesis Science Minute: Why God made so many kinds of rocks
- Interview 2 - Dr. Andrew Fabich on a microbe that reads the genetic code differently
Timecodes:
Show Intro: 00:00
Interview 1 — Dr. Michael Houts: 08:30
The Heavens Declare: 20:57
Kids Corner: 27:00
Genesis Science Q&A: 30:14
Ministry Report: 34:17
Genesis Science Minute: 39:06
Interview 2 — Dr. Andrew Fabich: 43:21