The research in the first paragraph is actually a very active field. The article is very interesting, but for everyone who thinks there’s evidence that the universe is a hologram, there are thousands (well, hundreds anyway) who don’t come to that conclusion from looking at the same results.
I just thought the idea of it was interesting. Just think of the Sci-fi possibilities here, there’s gotta be a book in that somewhere…
Fass in ate ing. 
I agree it’s a neat idea. If you want to read a book along those lines, you might try (I think this is the right one) The Elegant Universe.
I thought the world was actually cubic.