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My first impulse on seeing the word “quantum” was to assume this was some weirdo wellness guru. But no, a legitimate use of quantum! Outstanding!
by jbrr 3y ago
My first impulse on seeing the word “quantum” was to assume this was some weirdo wellness guru. But no, a legitimate use of quantum! Outstanding!
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoWhy would weirdo wellness guru stuff appear on HN? ...well, except for posts about mindfulness or Soylent or whatever.
- twic 3y agoOr psychedelics. Or intermittent fasting. Or ...
- hcks 3y ago“Quantum” always lean on the side of bullshity (yes especially quantum computing)
- rprospero 3y agoAs a physicist, I know that "quantum", "magnets", and "crystals" are all common heuristics for identifying pseudo-science. On the other hand, my thesis involved all three and I've had frustrating experiences with "skeptics" trying to debunk my work. It doesn't help that there's an alternate explanation for our apparatus that is simple, obvious, and wrong (it subtly violates conservation of angular momentum).