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1 week ago

Who is afraid of quantum mechanics? Books in brief

The BBC's first cyber correspondent, Joe Tidy, travels the world interviewing high-profile cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts - part of a growing industry worth US$200 billion. What most intrigues him after a decade is how often hackers are solitary teenage boys, teaming up from their bedrooms, often thousands of kilometres apart, to "cause mayhem". Why? Some want to hurt people, but a "decent chunk" have no idea of the harm and chaos they cause.
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fromNature
3 months ago
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Happy birthday quantum mechanics! I got a ticket to the ultimate physics party

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fromNature
3 months ago

A neutral-atom Hubbard quantum simulator in the cryogenic regime - Nature

The lattice potential is formed by three laser beams to create a near-ideal 2D system.
fromNature
3 months ago
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Happy birthday quantum mechanics! I got a ticket to the ultimate physics party

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fromNature
2 weeks ago

Daily briefing: Repeated heatwaves make your biological clock run fast

Repeated exposure to extreme heat accelerates biological aging comparably to regular smoking or alcohol, with meaningful public-health implications.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

The Former CEO of Uber Kind of Sounds Like He's Losing It

"I'll go down this thread with GPT or Grok and I'll start to get to the edge of what's known in quantum physics and then I'm doing the equivalent of vibe coding, except it's vibe physics."
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fromNature
2 months ago

Daily briefing: Neanderthals boiled bones in 'fat factories'

Neanderthals rendered bone fat 125,000 years ago, earlier than modern humans.
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fromNature
2 months ago

'Tour de force' experiment probes quantum tunnelling in action

Quantum tunnelling occurs faster for lower-energy particles, challenging existing interpretations and understanding of tunnelling time in quantum physics.
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fromWIRED
2 months ago

How the Universe and Its Mirrored Version Are Different

Chirality is a critical property of particles; synthesizing mirror-image life could pose biological risks if escaped.
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fromwww.scientificamerican.com
3 months ago

The Muon Anomaly,' the Biggest Riddle in Particle Physics, May at Last Be Solved

The precision measurement of muon's magnetic wobble challenges the accuracy of the Standard Model of particle physics.
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fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

What is the weirdest thing in the universe?

Black holes and quantum particles present some of the strangest phenomena in the universe.
The Great Exhibition Road Festival showcases fascinating scientific insights.
fromBig Think
3 months ago

A quantum miracle enabled the formation of neutral atoms

"In order for you to exist, a lot of things had to happen beforehand. Planet Earth needed to come into existence, complete with the organic ingredients from which life could arise."
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fromBustle
4 months ago

TikTok's "Reality Transurfing" Theory Says Your Dreams Have Already Come True

"Reality Transurfing is the idea that infinite versions of reality already exist, and you can 'surf' into the one where your dreams are already real by shifting your thoughts, energy, and behavior."
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fromBig Think
4 months ago

Brian Cox: The incomprehensible scales that rule the Universe

Human perspective distorts our understanding of space and time, as explored by physicist Brian Cox.
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fromHackernoon
4 months ago

Thinking About Communication | HackerNoon

Communication involves transferring data regardless of medium or intention.
Mediums are agnostic to content; focus should be on data efficiency and fidelity.
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