The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

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

British physicist Melvin Vopson proposes that gravity reduces information entropy, hinting that the universe may function ...

Gravity used to be the most down-to-earth of ideas, the thing that kept apples falling and planets in line. Now a growing ...

A team of physicists claims to have killed the simulation hypothesis with math. According to Science Daily, researchers led ...

From ancient Greek philosopher Plato to Neo, hero of the dystopian film fantasy The Matrix, humans have long pondered the true nature of reality. Can we trust what we see, taste, touch, smell, and ...

According to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, there is a high probability of the "Matrix" theory and simulated realities with entities behaving like humans can be true.

WIRED spoke with DeepMind’s Pushmeet Kohli about the recent past—and promising future—of the Nobel Prize-winning research ...

Christmas in The Big Bang Theory rarely looks traditional, and that is exactly why it stands out among other sitcoms on ...

Researchers explored the nuanced dynamics of how people balance their desire to speak out vs their fear of punishment in a ...

Kangaroos fix their posture in a unique way to save energy while hopping at high speed, reveals new research. Scientists have ...

A team of Sweden-based researchers has developed a snow loss model to estimate snow-induced PV power losses on an hourly basis. The proposed approach relies solely on data from remote sensing sources, ...