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Without empirical evidence, or perhaps even the possibility of it, quantum gravity researchers seem to give more weight than usual to principles, thought experiments, even qualities like simplicity and elegance.
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Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Recall the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment, in which a cat exists in a superposition of states, both dead and alive.
—Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
What that thought experiment shows is that children in the fluoridated community face a higher level of risk.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
This thought experiment piques the curiosity of researchers who study language and computing.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
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Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Recall the Schrödinger’s cat thought experiment, in which a cat exists in a superposition of states, both dead and alive.
—Hartmut Neven, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2024
What that thought experiment shows is that children in the fluoridated community face a higher level of risk.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
This thought experiment piques the curiosity of researchers who study language and computing.
—Kat Friedrich, Popular Mechanics, 25 July 2023
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“Thought experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thought%20experiment. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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