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Physics

Why the quantum universe is weirder than you think

The quantum realm is full of strange effects, but there’s a reason why everything looks normal from our point of view, writes physicist Sebastian Deffner

By Sebastian Deffner

10 November 2023

An artist's impression of three merging black holes

An artist’s impression of three merging black holes

Declan Hillman/Shutterstock

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