Pattern Seeker: How Apophenia Masks the Hunt for Hidden Code
In this episode we dig into apophenia—the human tendency to find patterns where none exist—and how that bias complicates searches for computational signatures in the cosmos. We discuss statistical safeguards, the role of curiosity in science, and whether a detected "code" would actually prove our universe is a simulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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