This article was originally published on January 22nd, 2009. And the world is just as weird... “Why do you like to study quantum physics?” That’s what my sister asked, the last time I was trying to explain the inner workings of the dual-slit experiment and indeterminacy. It was a valid question since science doesn’t really have a direct connection with what I do on a daily basis. As I explained to her, studying quantum physics gives my brain some exercise – it’s not easy stuff to grasp. More importantly, though, it’s a way for me to try to understand, as Einstein put it, the “underlying nature of reality” from the viewpoint of … [Read more...]