Do we live in a simulation? Researcher claims he found proof of our universe’s source code

This is not the first, nor will it be the last, that it is theorized that we live in a simulation. That we are a product of an advanced system that underlies what we call reality. However, even...

Do we live in a simulation? Researcher claims he found proof of our universe’s source code

What if the universe isn’t as spontaneous as it seems? What if the galaxies, the laws of physics—even you—are all running on code? It’s a theory that’s captivated scientists and sci-fi fans alike. And now, a physicist says he may have found the universe’s source code. The idea that we might be living in a simulation really took off in 2003, when Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom suggested it could be more likely than not that our reality is a hype…

The idea that we could live in a simulation, an artificial reality generated by superior intelligences, has long been a subject of philosophical debate and science fiction. However, a British physicist, Michael Vopson, now argues that this theory might not be mere speculation. According to him, not only is it possible that our reality [...]

“I think computing is destined to be the defining idea of our future” (Steven Wolfram) “My friend Johnny von Neumann used to say that with four free parameters in a formula, he can even make it fit an elephant, and if there are five parameters, you can also make this elephant move its trunk” (Enrico Fermi) “There is a theory that... The post Steven Wolfram's recursive self-calculating universe — a universal theory or just a theory? first appeare…

How Simulated Hyper-Real Screen Experiences Can Eclipse Those in Real Life

A vivid whiteboard illustration by AfterSkool visually narrates a powerful 1993 lecture given by the late Rick Roderick of the Teaching Company as part of his series “The Self Under Siege”. In this piece Roderick talks about how in postmodern life, online and on-screen experiences can eclipse those in real life. We’ve already said reality is simply that which can be simulated. Can’t be simulated if it’s not real. But more real than real is a re…

The hypothesis of simulation, as developed by Nick Bostrom in 2003, certainly has profound philosophical implications on the nature of reality, but it is also revealing, in 2025, of an existential state peculiar to contemporary man: that of being immersed in a complex, technological, decentralized world, where God is no longer a guarantor of cosmic order — and where truth itself seems to be running away. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom of Oxfo…