# #132 Vsauce - Does Anything Exist?

An episode of [Within Reason](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1458675168), 30 Nov 2025, 1 h 35 min.

Audio: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7025101238.mp3

Get all sides of every story and be better informed at https://ground.news/AlexOC - subscribe for 40% off unlimited access. For early, ad-free access to videos, and to support the channel, subscribe to my Substack: https://www.alexoconnor.com. Michael Stevens is the creator of Vsauce, one of YouTube's most popular channels. Alongside Hannah Fry he hosts the newly-launched podcast The Rest is Science. TIMESTAMPS (0:00) Does Anything Really Exist? (10:32) Is Michael a Mereological Nihilist? (19:42) Are Philosophers Overcomplicating Function Behaviour? (25:24) Do “You” Really Exist? (41:57) Free Will and the Bicameral Mind Theory (50:09) Why the Future Isn’t Changing Like It Used To (59:11) The Scientific Mystery of Torque? (01:17:46) Consciousness CONNECT My Website: https://www.alexoconnor.com SOCIAL LINKS Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cosmicskeptic CONTACT Business email: contact@alexoconnor.com Brand enquiries: David@modernstoa.co

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