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Quantum entanglement’s long journey from ‘spooky’ to law of nature

Quantum entanglement’s long journey from ‘spooky’ to law of nature

FromKnowable


Quantum entanglement’s long journey from ‘spooky’ to law of nature

FromKnowable

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Quantum mechanics has always included mind-bending ideas. But the concept of quantum entanglement, famously termed “spooky at a distance” by Albert Einstein in a 1947 letter, seemed to challenge the limits of belief. It remained well on the edges of modern physics until John Stewart Bell’s 1964 paper suggesting a way to actually test the baffling idea that two particles can somehow share a measured property even when well separated. Host Adam Levy chats with Nicolas Gisin of the University of Geneva about Einstein’s quote, Bell’s test and why it took so many decades for entanglement, the focus on the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, to go mainstream. Plus, how the phenomenon could help secure communications with your bank. Find the transcript and additional resources at knowablemagazine.org/podcast
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (15)

What are the limits to what’s knowable — and how does our thinking about big questions in science and technology evolve over time? Take an audio journey with Knowable Magazine from Annual Reviews as we explore puzzles as diverse as the existence of black holes and how to build an artificial heart — with plenty of surprises along the way.