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The Man Who Thinks A.I. Is Sentient
Blake Lemoine can sound nuts, but he makes some good points.
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George Musser
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September 2023

How Is a Black Hole Like a Glass of Ice Water?
Both tend toward thermal equilibrium—and, beyond that, to an ever-increasing quantum complexity.
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George Musser

October 2020

Are Black Holes Really Paradoxical? An Interview with David Wallace
If black holes destroy information, they create a serious conflict within otherwise well-established theories.
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George Musser

March 2018

Temporal Nonlocality: An Interview with Emily Adlam [Video]
Spooky influences might leap not just across space, but across time, too.
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George Musser

January 2018

Beyond Entanglement: An Interview with Richard Healey [Video]
Entanglement is not the only type of nonlocality in quantum theory.
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George Musser

October 2017

Was the Big Bang a Change of State? An Interview with Daniele Oriti [Video]
The atoms of space may be tiny, but could have huge effects.
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George Musser

September 2017

Why is Quantum Physics So Freakin’ Hard to Write About? [Video]
Every area of journalism presents its challenges, but quantum physics is in a molecular orbital of its own. It demands more time per word than anything…
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George Musser

August 2017

If You Think Quantum Physics Is Weird, Try These Theories
It’s quite a trick to picture a theory even weirder than quantum mechanics. Yet many physicists think the best way to make sense of quantum mechanics is…
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George Musser
Using the Entire Universe as a Quantum Laboratory: An Interview with Daniel Sudarsky [Video]
To test the interpretation of quantum mechanics, look to cosmology.
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George Musser
Can’t Quantum Gravity Theories All Get Along? An Interview with Karen Crowther [Video]
When physicists get stuck, call in the philosophers.
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George Musser

April 2016

Demonstrate Quantum Encryption With a Flashlight and Pair of Sunglasses
"Are you telling me that this could be of practical use?" exclaimed the Irish physicist John Bell. He had shown in the 1960s that quantum entanglement…
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George Musser
How to Demonstrate “Twisted Light” Using a Laser Pointer
In November 2003 I published a short news story in Scientific American about the orbital angular momentum of light and how you can glimpse it with a…
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George Musser
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