The idea that reality might be a kind of cosmic software has shifted from late-night dorm debate to a live question in physics and philosophy. A growing body of work now treats the “simulation ...

The simulation hypothesis has challenged our fundamental notions of reality and captured the imaginations of millions.

Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.

Do We Live In a Simulation? Gauging whether or not we dwell inside someone else’s computer may come down to advanced AI ...

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What if gravity, the force that holds your feet to the ground and binds galaxies together, is much more than a fundamental law of nature? What if it’s actually the smoking-gun clue that suggests ...

The simulation hypothesis is an impressive logical and philosophical argument that has challenged our fundamental notions of reality.

In this week's It’s Debatable article, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether we're all living in a computer simulation like the Matrix. Rosen retired as a professor from the Texas Tech ...

Now and then, you come across something so strange, so perfectly offbeat, that it makes you pause and wonder if reality is as solid as it seems. Maybe it’s someone who looks exactly like the person ...

“The Matrix” turns 25 this year. The film, released in 1999 and starring Keanu Reeves, was, in many ways, ahead of its time. The special effects and choreographed martial arts changed how Hollywood ...