Feb 21, 2012

Why Quantum Theory Is So Misunderstood - Speakeasy - WSJ #science

via blogs.wsj.com

I recently gave a lecture, screened on the BBC, about quantum theory, in which I pointed out that “everything is connected to everything else”. This is literally true if quantum theory as currently understood is not augmented by new physics. This means that the subatomic constituents of your body are constantly shifting, albeit absolutely imperceptibly, in response to events happening an arbitrarily large distance away; for the sake of argument, let’s say on the other side of the Universe.

21 Feb 2012 10:21:45 | Science, Weblogs

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