shutterstock. canbedone/Shuttestock October 18, 2023 Do we live in a computer simulation like in The Matrix? My proposed new law of physics backs up the idea Melvin M. Vopson, University of Portsmouth If the average amount of information conveyed by an event is always decreasing, it could mean we live in a computer program.
Unsplash September 29, 2020 Curious Kids: could our entire reality be part of a simulation created by some other beings? Sam Baron, Australian Catholic University Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s theory suggests there’s a one-in-three probability we live in a simulation.
Inflammatory words can prime a mind. Elijah O'Donnell/Unsplash January 10, 2019 Hearing hate speech primes your brain for hateful actions Arthur Glenberg, Arizona State University A new theory of language suggests that people understand words by unconsciously simulating what they describe. Repeated exposure – and the simulation that comes with it – makes it easier to act.