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…

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…

Q&A: Daryl Gregory, Author of 'When We Were Real'

We chat with author Daryl Gregory about When We Were Real, which is a madcap adventure following two friends on a cross-country bus tour through the mind-boggling glitches in their simulated world as they grapple with love, family, secrets, and the very nature of reality in a simulation. Hi, Daryl! Welcome back! It’s been about four years since you last joined us for the release of The Album of Dr. Moreau. How have you been and what have you bee…

Book review of When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory

In an increasingly AI-wary world, acclaimed sci-fi author Daryl Gregory’s latest novel, When We Were Real, entertains the ultimate question of technological sentience: What if we are really living in a simulation? It’s been seven years since the Announcement that human existence—all of history and science, art and culture, relationships, conversations, sensations—is nothing more than … The post Book review of When We Were Real by Daryl Gregory a…