What would it take to turn the entire cosmos into software-down to the rules that generate space and time? For decades, the ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

The idea that reality might be a kind of cosmic software has moved from late night dorm debates into serious physics journals ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paul M. Sutter is an astrophysicist at SUNY Stony Brook and the Flatiron Institute, host of "Ask ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world to its core. Beyond the horrendous loss of life, millions of people have lost their jobs, companies have shuttered and global supply chains have become ...

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 ...