Many philosophers and scientists have pondered if we live in a simulated universe, and University of Portsmouth scientist ...

The odds suggest humans are almost certainly living in a simulation, according to Nick Bostrom’s simulation trilemma and ...

The bold question-askers at What If investigate what life would be like if we’re living in a computer simulation.

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 ...

Elon Musk and others find it plausible that our experiences result from events in a computer simulation, just like the characters in the Matrix movies. An alternative view, supported by both common ...

The concept that we are all computer-generated characters occupying a world as real as the ones gamers explore on their PlayStation consoles isn't exactly a new one. As far back as 1999, Morpheus was ...

Yampolskiy continues this tradition of exploring the boundaries of a possible simulation and specifically exploring ways to ...

Darth Vader does not say “Luke, I am your father” in The Empire Strikes Back. The ghosts in Field of Dreams do not command “If you build it, they will come.” Forrest Gump’s iconic line is not “Life is ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

(NewsNation) — Does billionaire tech guru Elon Musk really believe we’re living in a computer simulation? He’s at least considering the possibility, says the author of a new biography on Musk, the ...

What if we're just puppets in a vast simulation? At least, that's what one physicist thinks he's proved. From The Matrix to Elon Musk, the idea that the universe in which we live is nothing more than ...