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• Bell's theorem

Don't blink!

Called "the most profound discovery of science", Bell's theorem is accessible to any person with a strong background in high school physics. A study of Bell's theorem guides the student through vectors, Venn diagrams, and basic probability theory. It leads to discussions of the Weeping Angels of Doctor Who, and topics ordinarily associated with pseudoscience, but in a way consistent with scientific skepticism by showing us that the laws that seem to apply to the macroscopic world do not hold at the quantum level. More...