In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, "The Matrix," a computer hacker named Neo finds that ...

Researchers say they've proven that the fundamental nature of reality simply cannot be simulated on any computer.

The possibility that our entire universe merely exists inside a computer simulation is more than an idle science fiction ...

In their study, they identified what they called "Godelian truths", truths that cannot be defined by any algorithm or fixed ...

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 ...

What if everything we experience in the world was nothing more than an elaborate simulated reality? The simulation hypothesis isn’t a novel idea and it’s enjoyed some mainstream appeal through movies ...

A new study suggests that, at least mathematically speaking, the idea doesn’t hold up, as some facets of reality can’t be explain purely algorithmically.

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 ...

A question that has vexed physicists for the past century may finally have a solution – but perhaps not the one everyone was ...

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 ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Tamara Turner/Daily I sit hunched over the edge of my bed, eyes focused intently on a friend of ...