The Matrix, a 1999 film, has become a cultural touchstone, sparking discussions about the nature of reality and the concept ...

The concept that we are all computer-generated characters occupying a world as real as the ones gamers explore on their PlayStation consoles isn't exactly a new one. As far back as 1999, Morpheus was ...

The late ‘90s were a weird time. Home computing became increasingly common and the internet hatched into existence, still gooey and ill-mannered. As we turned the millennial page, technology promised ...

Are we living in “The Matrix” in real life? In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation — but one scientist believes that the idea isn’t all fiction. Dr. Melvin ...

Sounds like Neil deGrasse Tyson has taken the red pill. Count the esteemed physicist as a believer in the Matrix-esque possibility that the world we know could actually be a highly-complex computer ...

A group of leading scientists, philosophers and astrophysicists have claimed there's a strong chance we could actually be living in a Matrix-style virtual reality. One which - like the film - we have ...

Disclaimer: I am a fan of Elon Musk. I like what I know of him personally. I admire his courage and vision (open-source Tesla technology!). And I have no doubt that his IQ is close to twice what I'm ...