Researchers at the University of British Columbia Okanagan have published a mathematical argument that, they say, rules out the possibility that this universe is a computer simulation. The claim, made ...

Could the Big Bang have been the launch of a cosmic computer programme? Scotland’s Astronomer Royal Catherine Heymans explains the science.

The idea that reality might be a kind of cosmic software has shifted from late-night dorm debate to a live question in physics and philosophy. A growing body of work now treats the “simulation ...

In 2016, a prominent entrepreneur stated publicly that 'the probability that we are in base reality is one in billions.' ...

Could Earth, and everything on it and beyond — even our entire universe — be a simulation running on a giant computer? Image via Pixabay/ Geralt. How do you know anything is real? Some things you can ...

How do you know anything is real? Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see. Other things can’t be seen, but you believe ...