The first Matrix movie introduced a generation of sci-fi fans to an ancient philosopher's saw: What if your entire reality were a deceit? Two decades on, the film's plot is as timely as ever, but the matrix world is nothing like what we imagined. wired.com/story/future-o… 1/6
Yahya Abdul-Mateen, the new Morpheus in The Matrix Resurrections, is helping to usher in a prosperous new era for Black actors that affords them more autonomy, power, and ownership in Hollywood. wired.com/story/matrix-r… 2/6
For years the generally accepted canon of classic hacker movies has been a kind of holy trinity: WarGames, Sneakers, and Hackers. With a couple of decades of hindsight, it's time to recognize that The Matrix has in some ways eclipsed that triumvirate. wired.com/story/matrix-b… 3/6
Unlike the tubes and wires of the past, today's urban infrastructure doesn't merely shape the city. Rather, it presents challenges more akin to the larger conflicts of The Matrix itself. wired.com/story/future-o… 4/6
The idea of uploading a synthetic experience into a mind has been a load-bearing member in science fiction for at least 75 years, but in real life it seemed like a long shot—until now. New brain-computer interfaces are making it nonfiction. wired.com/story/brain-co… 5/6
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