The long-debated idea that we might all be living in a computer simulation—popularized by science fiction films like The Matrix—has taken a major hit.

A new study provides evidence that specific hair characteristics, namely alignment and shine, play a significant part in how a woman’s age, health, and attractiveness are perceived. The research, ...

A neurotechnology start-up claims to have achieved something that sounds like science fiction, transmitting a word from one ...

The scientists found that cognitive ability strongly influenced how well participants understood speech in noisy conditions.

Up until now, the simulation hypothesis, which has occasionally received backing from the likes of Elon Musk and Neil ...

Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the ...

Led by Dr Anna Xambó (Senior Lecturer in Sound and Music Computing at the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science), the initiative was driven by two central questions: can music, sound ...

Alma reports that ADHD in women is often undiagnosed due to symptoms being mistaken for personality traits or stress; support ...

Could computers ever learn more like humans do, without relying on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that must undergo extremely expensive ...

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

A red and blue pill sit side by side. width=640 srcset= 1000w, 400w, 770w, 768w sizes=(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px />In the film The Matrix, about a computer-simulated world, the red and blue ...