The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have found some ...

A still from "A Glitch in the Matrix," the latest documentary deep dive from filmmaker Rodney Ascher, known for "Room 237" and "The Nightmare." "I can never hope to be a definitive take on a subject," ...

The simulation theory is an old belief that everything we know and love is just part of a computer-run simulation. It's a belief that relies on everything we know being part of an advanced virtual ...

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 ...

For years, the idea that reality might be a sophisticated computer program has drifted from late-night dorm debates into ...

This series of Playable Futures articles considers how the design, technology, people, and theory of video games are informing and influencing the wider world. For this series' final entry, we're ...

During the rollout of the Simulation Theory album, Muse were careful to craft a narrative that continued from video to video. Some of those elements were then included within their massive Simulation ...

If we’re all living inside a complex computer simulation, we should probably accept our fate — lest our universe get unplugged. Greene invokes the idea of a double-blind clinical trial, the gold ...