Simulation theory is the belief that the world around us is rendered like “The Matrix.” Amateur investigators are now seeking ...

The late ‘90s were a weird time. Home computing became increasingly common and the internet hatched into existence, still gooey and ill-mannered. As we turned the millennial page, technology promised ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

Gravity is usually presented as the most familiar of nature’s forces, the quiet background pull that keeps feet on sidewalks ...

The idea that reality might be a kind of cosmic software has moved from late night dorm debates into serious physics journals ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Natasha Eliya Living in a simulation sounds like the perfect recipe for an existential ...

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Do We Live In a Simulation? Gauging whether or not we dwell inside someone else’s computer may come down to advanced AI research—or measurements at the frontiers of cosmology. As boomers are forced ...

Peter Thiel thinks there is an “inter-departmental rivalry” between physicists and computer scientists. Thiel called the recent shift to the simulation theory of the universe “a bit strange”. He says ...

Physicists have long struggled to explain why the universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve. Why do the physical laws and constants take the very specific values that allow ...

You’re gonna want your virtual reality goggles for this hour of radio because filmmaker Rodney Ascher is taking us into the matrix. No, not the movie with Keanu Reeves. Ascher has made a movie about ...

Have you ever thought about whether the world is real? What if everything you touch, see, and even everyone you know, is an illusion? Well, you’re not alone. Simulation theory, the idea that we are ...