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George Musser

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In New Paradox, Black Holes Appear to Evade Heat Death

By George Musser
June 6, 2023
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The puzzling behavior of black hole interiors has led researchers to propose a new physical law: the second law of quantum complexity.

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Hidden Structure

The Most Famous Paradox in Physics Nears Its End

By George Musser
October 29, 2020
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In a landmark series of calculations, physicists have proved that black holes can shed information.

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The Future of Quantum Computing

Job One for Quantum Computers: Boost Artificial Intelligence

By George Musser
January 29, 2018
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The fusion of quantum computing and machine learning has become a booming research area. Can it possibly live up to its high expectations?

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A Defense of the Reality of Time

By George Musser
May 16, 2017
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Time isn’t just another dimension, argues Tim Maudlin. To make his case, he’s had to reinvent geometry.

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Quantum Weirdness Now a Matter of Time

By George Musser
January 19, 2016
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Bizarre quantum bonds connect distinct moments in time, suggesting that quantum links — not space-time — constitute the fundamental structure of the universe.

About the author

George Musser is a contributing editor at Scientific American magazine and the author of two books, Spooky Action at a Distance and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to String Theory. He is the recipient of the 2011 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award and the 2010 American Astronomical Society’s Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism Award. He was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT from 2014 to 2015. He can be found on Mastodon and Bluesky.
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