Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? A growing number of scientists are suggesting that the idea that we are all living in a simulation may not be completely far-fetched. Simulation theory is the ...

Swedish Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s simulation argument says we might be living in a computer-generated reality. Maybe he’s right. There currently exists no known method by which we could investigate ...

Conspiracy theories are nothing new on TikTok, and another one of them has gone viral, offering alleged proof we are all living in a simulated universe created and controlled by some unknown power we ...

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Computer simulation has transformed the efficiency and capability of many aspects of our lives. From healthcare delivery systems that make it easier to find and receive care, to financial management ...

Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan have published a mathematical argument that, they say, rules out ...

The simulated universe theory implies that our universe, with all its galaxies, planets and life forms, is a meticulously programmed computer simulation. In this scenario, the physical laws governing ...

If a stranger told you the whole world was a fraud and you were living in a computer simulation, would you believe them? Movies don’t often choose their moments, so it’s a happy accident that two ...

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, "The Matrix," a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn't real. It's a virtual reality, created ...

File this one under "fun to think about, probably not changing your day job": a new study just dropped that suggests gravity itself might be the smoking gun that our entire universe is one big ...