Supercomputer simulations of the Universe are a huge part of modern astronomy. In this interview with Dr Andrew Pontzen we discuss, how exactly are these simulations done, what's the future of this industry, how it will shape the James Webb era and is it possible that we live in a simulation after all.
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00:00 Intro
01:23 Supercomputers
07:02 History of simulations
10:30 How to simulate the Universe
21:50 "Impossible" galaxies by JWST
30:28 Large simulations of the Universe
36:30 How will the JWST era go
40:33 How tech will change simulations
43:43 Can we live in a simulation
49:40 Outro
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