New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

The simulation hypothesis suggests that advanced civilizations could create detailed “ancestor simulations” of their past — and statistically, that might mean we’re far more likely to be inside one ...

The "Melania" documentary about first lady Melania Trump debuted at the top of Amazon Prime's streaming charts after premiering earlier this week. The documentary, which follows 20 days in the first ...

Your favorite movie or TV show may tell an incredible story, but no story is more incredible than the one that fans can tell themselves. The recent Stranger Things #ConformityGate conspiracy had fans ...

A subtle shift in NBC’s broadcast schedule has sent the Celtics’ fanbase into a full-scale investigative frenzy. For weeks, they’ve built the anticipation around the five-part docuseries The Quiet ...

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 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

The simulation hypothesis is a modern attempt to use logic and observations about technology to finally answer these questions and prove that we're probably living in something like a giant video game ...

Zeb Rocklin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

A new documentary is looking to peel back the curtain on the case of a Texas mother who was convicted of killing her five children, with rumors circulating decades later that she may have carried out ...

What if gravity, the force that holds your feet to the ground and binds galaxies together, is much more than a fundamental law of nature? What if it’s actually the smoking-gun clue that suggests ...