Quantum measurements leave Schrödinger's cat alive
Thought-experiment cats rejoice!
Researchers had suggested it should be possible, in principle, to make measurements that are "gentle" enough not to destroy the superposition. The idea was to measure something less direct than whether the bit is a 1 or a 0 – the equivalent of looking at Schrödinger's cat through blurry glasses. This wouldn't allow you to gain a "strong" piece of information – whether the cat was alive or dead – but you might be able to detect other properties.
Now, R. Vijay of the University of California, Berkeley, and colleagues have managed to create a working equivalent of those blurry glasses. "We only partially open the box," says Vijay.
Politifact has a post up fact checking the debate last night. Short version: Both candidates basically full of shit.
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Jessica,
I don't read what you do in that link. More of Romney's statements were flat out false and some of Obama's statements they characterize as "half true", in my view, were true.
The "Oh, I guess that really wasn't true" from the Romney camp has begun.
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They probably figure most of their base doesn't read follow-up stories.
Ironically, Politifact can sometimes try so hard to be fair, it can be full of shit, too.
They probably figure most of their base doesn't read follow-up stories.
I suspect they are right about that.
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I wonder if the guy I just walked down the hall behind knows he has a CD down the back of his pants?
I wonder if the guy I just walked down the hall behind knows he has a CD down the back of his pants?
Wouldn't it be hard to miss that kind of thing?
