The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

The Monte Carlo simulation estimates the probability of different outcomes in a process that cannot easily be predicted because of the potential for random variables.

Numbers are rather useful. This is unfortunate, because they're also rather confusing. Our brains have a hard time making sense of lists of numbers, so we employ an imaginary friend to help us — the ...

Simulation theory proposes that our reality is a sophisticated computer simulation, raising profound questions about the nature of consciousness and existence. Simulation theory is a fascinating ...

Ever since the philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in the Philosophical Quarterly that the universe and everything in it might be a simulation, there has been intense public speculation and debate about ...