Quantum superposition challenges our notions of what is real.
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“We are what our bodies do with what we eat.”
Explore how QBism reframes science by placing the observer at the heart of quantum reality.
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The solution involves the infamous Navier-Stokes equations, which are so difficult, there is a $1-million prize for solving them.
Air currents in our atmosphere limit the resolving power of giant telescopes, but computers and artificial stars can sharpen the blur.
Modernism has lasted longer than any art movement since the Renaissance.
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Discover the ancient wisdom of not pushing the river.