It's wonderfully exciting to think about the potential for harvesting humans for their energy--an idea made famous by the movie The Matrix. But leave it to science to ruin a perfectly good movie. As ...

Some say the odds are good that we're living in a computer simulation, and a few researchers think they might know how to find out the truth. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and ...

Keanu Reeves' The Matrix redefined sci-fi with philosophy, style, and innovation. Here's how its influence still shapes films over two decades later.

The Glitch in the Matrix phenomenon is an uncanny experience that seemingly can’t be explained rationally. As its name suggests, it’s inspired by a scene in 1999 sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix. Here, ...

The power of science fiction has always been its ability to explore complex topics we’re dealing with in the world in a fantastical and escapist way. And even over twenty years after its release, The ...

Computer scientists are a demanding bunch. For them, it’s not enough to get the right answer to a problem — the goal, almost always, is to get the answer as efficiently as possible. Take the act of ...

It may be possible to use brain technology to learn to play a piano, reduce mental stress or hit a curve ball with little or no conscious effort, new research suggests. It's the kind of thing seen in ...