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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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