"The Big Bang Theory" gave us a lot of laughs over the years, but the sitcom could also be very sad. These episodes will have ...

Biologists are closing in on a puzzle that seems to turn classic evolutionary logic inside out, yet may be so common that it ...

And, as we changed this means of interaction rather quickly, one way we did it has to do with games. Game engines are now AI ...

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

A divided federal appeals court ruled that the University of Washington violated a computer science professor’s First ...

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...

Society tells children that if someone has hurt them, they should tell a trusted adult. But the reality is often not that simple. In 34% of child sexual abuse cases reported to law enforcement, the ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Who is the Master's in Computer Science program for? Drexel’s College of Computing and Informatics’ (CCI) Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) is designed for students who hold a four-year ...

Physicists present evidence that the universe is not a computer simulation. Credit: Amanclos / CC BY 2.0 / Flickr A team of physicists has presented new mathematical evidence that challenges the ...

The idea that we might be living inside a vast computer simulation, much like in The Matrix, has fascinated philosophers and scientists for years. But a new study from researchers at the University of ...

From powering search engines to securing data and optimizing networks, algorithms underpin nearly every aspect of modern technology. Understanding how efficiently they can solve problems — and where ...