Pain, color, and awareness—is any of it truly real? Explore the science of illusions and blindsight to uncover how your brain ...

Some scientists believe reality may not be real at all, but instead part of a vast simulation created by advanced ...

The big-idea explorers at Aperture dive into the mind-bending theory that explains why reality might actually be a simulation.

Artificial intelligence has made simulation theory easier to imagine. A computer can now produce a recognizable face that never existed, imitate a human voice, construct a navigable environment, and ...

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 ...