Scientists Find Secret Atomic Patterns in Common Metals, Challenging Decades of Theory

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...
The Next Web

MIT scientist’s ‘Simulation Hypothesis’ makes compelling case for The Matrix

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Are angels really AIs sent to monitor us on behalf of the programmers responsible for our creation? MIT computer scientist Rizwan Virk tackles these ...
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Simulation theory: are we all living in The Matrix?

Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? A growing number of scientists are suggesting that the idea that we are all living in a simulation may not be completely far-fetched. Simulation theory is the ...
Digital Trends

Are we living in a simulation? This MIT scientist says it’s more likely than not

That hypothesis, famously probed in the 1999 film The Matrix, is the subject of a new book by Rizwan Virk, a computer scientist and video game developer who leads Play Labs at the Massachusetts ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Matt Damon Tells MIT Graduates to Face World’s Problems

"If there are multiple simulations, how come we have to be in the one where Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee for president? Can we transfer to a different one?" the actor asked when ...
Futurism

Philosopher Hadn’t Seen “The Matrix” Before Publishing Simulation Hypothesis

In 2003, Nick Bostrom blew minds with “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?,” a hugely influential philosophy paper positing that — you guessed it — our reality could actually be a computer ...
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Is real life actually a simulation? A new documentary examines those who think they know

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," ...