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How the nature of cause and effect will determine the future of quantum technology – MIT Technology Review

Source: How the nature of cause and effect will determine the future of quantum technology – MIT Technology Review

An unprecedented, global-scale test of one of quantum theory’s most counterintuitive predictions sheds new light on the nature of reality and how we can exploit it with quantum technologies.

Do certain physical events have no cause? The Big Bell Test provides an answer, albeit of a conditional variety. The answer is this: if humans have free will, then some physical events have no cause.

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Format LinkPosted on 2018-05-26Author Amalgamated ContemplationCategories Science, Nature, & Technology

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