A video of a liquid draining away looks so surreal it's been dubbed a "glitch in the matrix," while others reckoned it looked like CGI water. A Redditor shared the mesmerizing sight, which shows a ...

Natural disasters are a rich mine of online misinformation, with content creators manipulating media or exploiting a lack of knowledge to make bogus and unverified claims. From repurposed videos to ...

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, ...

'Room 237' director Rodney Ascher follows the rabbit hole of simulation theory in his latest documentary. By John DeFore After three feature documentaries, Rodney Ascher has certainly found his niche.

Are we really living in a simulation? That’s the central question of A Glitch in the Matrix, a new documentary from Room 237 director Rodney Ascher. Since premiering at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival ...

The Sundance Film Festival only just announced its lineup on Tuesday, but we already have a sale. Magnolia has acquired the worldwide rights to “A Glitch In The Matrix,” a sci-fi documentary from ...

Sundance: "Room 237" director Rodney Ascher makes a strangely credible case that nothing around us is real. Rodney Ascher’s movies dwell on absurd theories until they start to make a weird kind of ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free expression. Adi has covered virtual and ...

CU Boulder applied mathematician Mark Hoefer and colleagues answer a longstanding question of how to understand tidal bores in multiple dimensions The photos and videos were all over Chinese social ...

A Glitch in the Matrix premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. It opens in select theaters and On Demand on February 5. Our reviewer watched the movie via a digital screener. Read more on IGN's ...