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

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Edward Segal covers crisis-related news, topics, and issues. Like pilots, some business executives are using computer simulations ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The popular film trilogy, The Matrix, presented a cyberuniverse where humans live in a simulated ...

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“There’s a one in a billion chance that this is reality.” – Elon Musk There is a growing school of thought in the scientific community that we are all living inside a computer simulation designed by 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 ...

What if we are merely part of an experiment by an advanced civilization? To the Editor: Re “Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?,” by Preston Greene (Sunday Review, Aug. 11): Let me get this ...

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” Those aren’t just lines from “Bohemian Rhapsody,” but a serious question for many. And, as Frenkel also noted, scientists have detected small anomalies ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have built what they claim is the most accurate simulation of a functioning brain to date. Despite a seemingly unimpressive count of only 2.5 million neurons, ...