NEW YORK—If you, me and every person and thing in the cosmos were actually characters in some giant computer game, we would not necessarily know it. The idea that the universe is a simulation sounds ...

A new research paper reframes the simulation hypothesis, asking whether reality could be simulated and what science can test.

In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...

Today, a brand-new computer costs just a few hundred dollars and has capabilities that in 1972 were in the realm of science fiction. The advent of the personal computer is one of the most important ...

The hard part of connecting a gooey, thinking brain to a cold, one-ing and zero-ing computer is getting information through your thick skull—or mine, or anyone’s. The whole point of a skull, after all ...

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has taken some flak in the last few years for inconsistent application of the U.S. Supreme Court's patent eligibility jurisprudence. But on Friday the ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

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In a recent study published in the journal Heliyon, researchers conducted an evaluation of oculomotor function changes during prolonged computer usage using an eye tracker to collect data on eye ...