The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer—has long captured the public imagination. Yet most arguments about it rest ...

Thomas Anderson – otherwise known as Neo – is walking up a flight of stairs when he sees a black cat shake itself and walk past a doorway. Then the moment seems to replay before his eyes. Just a touch ...

"What should be a momentous occasion has sadly been overshadowed by scandal and dishonesty from someone who was welcomed into our crazy sport. A sport which encourages women to celebrate themselves ...

The controversial winner of the World’s Strongest Woman competition was stripped of her title Tuesday after organizers claimed the hulking American never told them she was born a man. Jammie Booker ...

The original winner of the 2025 World’s Strongest Woman competition in Arlington, Texas, was stripped of the title after allegations that the athlete is transgender came to light. Andrea Thompson, the ...

The World’s Strongest Woman competition has been thrown into turmoil after organizers revoked the 2024 title, saying the winner, Jammie Booker, failed to disclose that she was male at birth — a ...

United States Strongman (USS) began in 2014 with a simple but powerful vision: create opportunities for athletes to test their strength in an environment that feels fair, safe, and genuinely ...

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...

The idea that we’re living inside a simulation, as popularized by “The Matrix” franchise, has piqued the interest of scientists for decades. In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in a highly ...

Dion lifted a 325-pound deadlift for seven repetitions to claim his America's Strongest Teen title. Credit: George Chen / Courtesy Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get ...

The true nature of our universe as been an open debate for millennia, and recently, scientists and philosophers have pondered whether it might be a hyper-realistic simulation perpetuated by some super ...

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