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

Last week, two of the biggest and oldest companies in the burgeoning AI drug discovery space announced a surprise merger. In a roughly 75-25 deal, Recursion Bio and Exscientia will (if the merger goes ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

anthropomorphism: When humans tend to give nonhuman objects humanlike characteristics. In AI, this can include believing a ...

In one of the biggest M&A deals involving artificial intelligence-focused drug developers to date, Recursion Pharma has agreed to join with Exscientia in an all-stock transaction valued at $688 ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

Today's AI agents are a primitive approximation of what agents are meant to be. True agentic AI requires serious advances in reinforcement learning and complex memory.

Computer science is the study and development of the protocols required for automated processing and manipulation of data. This includes, for example, creating algorithms for efficiently searching ...

The obvious culprit is the artificial intelligence boom that has upended the tech industry, birthing a fresh glossary of ...

December 31, 2025 • The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction ...

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

Sport is one of the most climate-sensitive aspects of Australian life, yet still sits largely outside the national conversation on climate exposure. A popular vision of life after climate action looks ...