Few scientific ideas have leapt from philosophy seminars to dinner-table debates as quickly as the claim that our universe ...

Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.

The simulation hypothesis is a modern attempt to use logic and observations about technology to finally answer these ...

The simulation hypothesis is an impressive logical and philosophical argument that has challenged our fundamental notions of reality.

Forget the hype about AI "solving" human cognition, new research suggests unified models like Centaur are just overfitted ...

The idea that reality might be a kind of cosmic software has shifted from late-night dorm debate to a live question in physics and philosophy. A growing body of work now treats the “simulation ...

Can an AI truly think like a human? A model named Centaur, which can mimic human performance on 160 cognitive tasks, is now under scrutiny. Recent research suggests it may not genuinely understand the ...

Researchers have shown theoretically that, in highly ordered materials, heat can flow toward warmer regions without violating the laws of thermodynamics. Their work could help design electronics that ...

THERE is a 99.7 per cent chance of voters returning a pro-independence majority at the next Scottish Parliament election, according to a simulation of 1000 Holyrood contests ...

Aston Martin’s chief architect and team principal Adrian Newey believes Formula 1’s latest buzzword is actually one of its ...