For more than a quarter of a century since its release, 'The Matrix' has fueled modern fears that life is not all it seems. But according to a scientist, the classic movie's premise may not be ...

We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature – one of the invisible threads that keeps the universe stitched together. But suppose that this is not true. Suppose ...

For more than 25 years, The Matrix has gripped audiences with the unnerving possibility that our reality may be nothing more than a grand illusion. Now, a physicist claims that idea may not be pure ...

Melvin M. Vopson is affiliated with the University of Portsmouth and the Information Physics Institute. We have long taken it for granted that gravity is one of the basic forces of nature – one of the ...

Motion capture. We've all known what those two words mean – in combination – since Andy Serkis's performance as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings movies. It's that thing where actors wear strange suits, ...

Computer-generated holography (CGH) is an advanced technique that synthesises holograms through the numerical simulation of light diffraction and interference. By utilising digital algorithms to ...

In the 1970s, science fiction writer JG Ballard was intrigued by the growing capabilities of computers – so used one to compose poems. They were a first step on the road to ChatGPT. The novelist and ...

I’ve started making my way (skeptically) through Ray Kurzweil’s How to Create a Mind, and at the recommendation of a friend, I’ve also started keeping tabs on KurzweilAI, a Kurzweil-blessed site ...