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More proof that scientists need to open the windows a little more and inhale the fumes a little less comes with the news that New Zealand scientist Brian Whitworth is planning to explore whether or not the world is, as Lawrence Fishburne tried to tell us, just an elaborate virtual reality simulation after all. Such an idea is a sci-fi staple by now - appearing in not only The Matrix but also The Invisibles and smegma-obsessed '80s sitcom Red Dwarf amongst others - but Whitworth's willing to take it futher. More »
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