Quantum gravity tests may mistake ordinary spacetime for superposition

Everything around us, from atoms and molecules to planets and galaxies, is governed by two extraordinarily successful ...

Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say

For years, physicists were stuck in trying to explain an important mathematical problem in physics. The right approach ended ...

Quantum cat strategy reduces errors and speeds up quantum computing

A familiar thought experiment about a hidden cat has helped scientists take a meaningful step toward building reliable ...

Quantum computer simulates hadronization, reproducing string breaking with 104 qubits

By remotely accessing an IBM quantum computer, a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has successfully ...
Psychology Today

Anomaly Puzzles: How the Brain Detects the Unexpected

These short anomaly-detection puzzles are designed to illustrate how reasoning often depends on identifying inconsistencies ...

New quantum simulation breakthrough could accelerate fault-tolerant computing

A new Quantum Monte Carlo algorithm in Physical Review Letters marks a significant step forward in the quest to build ...
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Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop

Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers. Credit: Lucy Reading-Ikkanda/Simons Foundation By applying a 1980s ...
Psychology Today

Very Awkward: AI Prompt Slips in the Age of 'Chatfishing'

People are increasing "chatfishing," using AI apps to generate texts to their romantic interests. Sometimes they'll slip up ...