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59 | Adam Becker on the Curious History of Quantum Mechanics

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

Einstein thought this was a big deal because he saw no reason to believe in any kind of instantaneous influence. He said, well, if we really want to say that we can't talk about what's going on before we make measurements, then we have to say it's an instantaneous influence. And so why did Einstein think this was abig deal? It doesn't look like something you could use for instantaneous communication.

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