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Experiments Spell Doom for Decades-Old Explanation of Quantum Weirdness

By Philip Ball
October 20, 2022
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Physical-collapse theories have long offered a natural solution to the central mystery of the quantum world. But a series of increasingly precise experiments are making them untenable.

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Where Quantum Probability Comes From

By Sean Carroll
September 9, 2019
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There are many different ways to think about probability. Quantum mechanics embodies them all.

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Why the Many-Worlds Interpretation Has Many Problems

By Philip Ball
October 18, 2018
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The idea that the universe splits into multiple realities with every measurement has become an increasingly popular proposed solution to the mysteries of quantum mechanics. But this “many-worlds interpretation” is incoherent, Philip Ball argues in this adapted excerpt from his new book Beyond Weird.

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Entanglement Made Simple

By Frank Wilczek
April 28, 2016
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How quantum entanglement connects with the “many worlds” of quantum theory.

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