What if your reality was nothing more than a complex computer simulation? And if you were just a program on someone else’s hard drive, how would you know? Five arrested in shooting of Democratic judge ...

Researchers at the quantum computing firm Quantinuum used a new Helios-1 quantum computer to simulate a mathematical model that has long been used to study superconductivity. These simulations are not ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Despite how it may feel some days, we probably aren’t stuck in a ...

The natural complexity of the universe should phase out the possibility of some advanced civilization controlling reality itself, researchers argue. Reading time 3 minutes How do we know we’re not ...

MATLAB Programming is a high-level language and interactive environment used by millions of engineers and scientists worldwide. It enables numerical computation, visualization, and programming in a ...

Physicists present evidence that the universe is not a computer simulation. Credit: Amanclos / CC BY 2.0 / Flickr A team of physicists has presented new mathematical evidence that challenges the ...

The idea that we might be living inside a vast computer simulation, much like in The Matrix, has fascinated philosophers and scientists for years. But a new study from researchers at the University of ...

A team of physicists from Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy has mathematically shown that our Universe is built on a type of understanding that exists beyond the reach of any ...

It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically ...

The Week 4 NFL schedule has a number of key matchups, including eight interconference matchups. The season's biggest NFL spread takes place in Saints vs. Bills (-15.5), while other matchups include ...

The Week 1 NFL schedule is loaded with marquee matchups such as Lions vs. Packers (-1.5), Bills vs. Ravens (-1) on Sunday night and Bears vs. Vikings (-1.5) on Monday night, as bettors are searching ...