A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

The best theory physicists have for the birth of the universe makes no sense. It goes like this: In the beginning—the very, if not quite veriest, beginning—there’s something called quantum foam. It’s ...

Ever since Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed his simulation argument in 2001, the nerdiverse has attempted to assess the possibility that reality is not really real, that what we experience as ...

It is no surprise that simulations can be used in skill-building settings. What may surprise you is that simulation technology in the classroom dates back to 1966! Thomas Furness, an engineer for the ...

There’s a new creation story going around. In the beginning, someone booted up a computer. Everything we see around us reflects states of that computer. We are artificial intelligences living in an ...