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Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us

Physics

Are we living in a simulation? This experiment could tell us

The idea that we might be living in a simulated reality has worried us for centuries. Now physicists have found some tantalising clues – and devised an experiment that might reveal the truth

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How preppers plan to save us if the whole internet collapses

Technology

How preppers plan to save us if the whole internet collapses

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A study partipant wearing the glasses and testing her reading after being fit with the retinal implant

Health

Eye implant and high-tech glasses restore vision lost to age

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Can we use quantum computers to test a radical consciousness theory?

Physics

Can we use quantum computers to test a radical consciousness theory?

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Name Wilbur, John

Technology

The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from

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Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

Society

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

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Technology

AI simulations of 1000 people accurately replicate their behaviour

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Technology

Useful quantum computers are edging closer with recent milestones

Analysis

An image of a man brushing his teeth with two toothbrushes, one of which looks strange, that has been generated by an AI program

Technology

How to avoid being fooled by AI-generated misinformation

Features

What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

Earth

What would Earth look like in 25 years? I asked the experts

Exhausted by today's political and environmental instability, Annalee Newitz investigated what a future Earth might look like. Get ready for green mining, soft cities and robo-taxis

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Why many inventions, from flying cars to smart robots, fail to launch

Culture

Technology

How Schrödinger's cat could make quantum computers work better

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Physics

Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Technology

Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view might be wrong

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