what “the universe is not locally real” means.

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Physicists just won the Nobel prize for proving that this is true. I’ve read the articles and don’t get it.

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A more accurate headline would be “Quantum Mechanics has been proved to the extent of our current ability to prove it.” Thanks to these guys, we know it’s probably not worth it to invest in any more large scale experiments trying to disprove it.

Quantum entanglement is something we’re learning about and using in atomic computers. It’s a way subatomic particles interact. These men set out to prove that there is no “hidden-variable” that was somehow cheating the results in older experiments. Particles really do remain entangled (as if they are communicating, but there is nothing passing between them) across very large distances. Entanglement is easily broken, and other scientists have been working on ways to make it stronger.

The universe is real, no matter where you go. 😂The words were stripped of context to garner attention. So don’t feel silly for not understanding it. It doesn’t make sense.

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