Despite that fact that scientists don’t really think we live in an elaborate simulation ran either by aliens or humans in what would be the far future from our point of view, it’s a belief popular enough to form think tanks, cults, and warrant headlines that generate millions of clicks. But where does this theory really come from? What do papers about it actually say, and do they use sound science? And why do so many people embrace it so quickly and wholeheartedly? The Fishes dive into computing, physics, the laws of entropy and time, and New Age cults to find the answers.