Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. Is the whole universe just a simulation?

Over the last few decades, RPI has knocked down several historic residences around its western border, along with one of the country’s oldest railroad tunnels (Congress-Ferry), and recently, the ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

FuturLab has announced PowerWash Simulator 2 downloadable content “Adventure Time Pack.” It will launch in spring 2026 for $7.99 / £6.50 / €7.99. “We’re so excited to take players on a totally ...

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The NCAA women's volleyball tournament begins Dec. 4 and Selection Sunday is Nov. 30. Nebraska has been head and shoulders above the field this season, but teams like Kentucky, Pittsburgh and Texas ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min RPI President Martin Schmidt has ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

SCHENECTADY - Eric Lang earned his first victory as RPI men's hockey coach in memorable fashion on Friday night. Freshman goalie Nate Krawchuk made 45 saves and the Engineers scored three shorthanded ...

The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly ...

The true nature of our universe as been an open debate for millennia, and recently, scientists and philosophers have pondered whether it might be a hyper-realistic simulation perpetuated by some super ...

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