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

A computer simulation shows how urban life has eroded our ties to the outdoors—and how we could reverse it by 2050.

The idea that our Universe might be nothing more than a giant computer simulation, similar to what science fiction depicts, ...

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

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced ...

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

The natural complexity of the universe should phase out the possibility of some advanced civilization controlling reality ...

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 ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s ...

I was invited by the American Humanist Association to present the arguments of my paper “Natural Evil and the Simulation Hypothesis” at the national conference this past weekend. It was fun: I met a ...

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 ...

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 ...