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A physicist in the UK has published research that he says provides some support to the theory that the universe is essentially a giant computer simulation.

Video. Physicist says his study supports computer simulation theory

Updated: 04/11/2023 - 8:01 GMT+1

Dr Melvin Vopson published the research in AIP Advances which suggests that the universe behaves just like a computer, ordering and deleting unnecessary information.

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