In the slapstick science fiction action movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, an alleged time traveler played by Sam Rockwell appears in a Los Angeles diner with a plan to avert the apocalypse. The ...

Anyone who’s a fan of ‘The Matrix’ might wonder whether what we see is, in fact, reality. If you get an overwhelming feeling of déjà vu, don’t panic—an Agent will soon be with you.

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Is it time to rethink one of physics’ fundamental forces?

What’s the most surefire way to achieve Civil War 2.0 in the United States? According to one wild simulation, it’s exactly what’s happening right now in Minneapolis. In October 2024, researchers at ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

Elon Musk recently stated that he believes that humanity might be living inside a simulation, similar to the Keanu Reeves movie, The Matrix. The tech billionaire appeared on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast to ...

(The Conversation) — In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn’t real. It’s a ...

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