October 30, 2017

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Gravitational waves from a neutron star collision; creating Majorana particles in the lab with Kang L. Wang; quantum Darwinism with Gerardo Adesso; & making a quantum replicant with Jayne Thompson.
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Majorana Particles in the Lab

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Physicist Kang L. Wang describes how his team generated particles that are their own antiparticles in the lab, how the particles may aid in quantum computing and what they can tell us about our own origins.
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Quantum Darwinism

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Does quantum theory require the presence of a conscious observer? Or could a form of natural selection create reality from the quantum realm? Quantum physicist Gerardo Adesso talks to reporter Colin Stuart.
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Quantum Replicants

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Quantum physicist Jayne Thompson describes how to build a quantum replicant with a boosted memory, to reporter Colin Stuart.
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