Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and Me: The Observer Effect

In physics, scientists have to account for the observer effect—that is, the observation of something fundamentally changes its state. This is particularly important in the study of quantum mechanics. A common example for us lay people is taking a tire pressure—doing so reduces the tire’s pressure. Likewise, in physics, observing non-luminous material typically requires theContinue reading “Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, and Me: The Observer Effect”