NOVA turns its lens to the quantum realm, where the usual rules of physics seem to take a vacation. Particles spinning in two directions at once? Observations altering reality? Instantaneous effects across vast distances? It’s all part of the quantum universe’s bizarre landscape.
This episode intends to unpack these mind-bending concepts, tracing the scientific discoveries that revealed this strange reality and laid the groundwork for today’s digital technologies. It also looks ahead to the potential of quantum sensors and computers, hinting at a future shaped by the very weirdness the episode sets out to examine.
Prepare for a journey into the subatomic, where things are definitely not what they seem.
NOVA: Decoding the Universe: Quantum (S52 E6) airs Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 9:00 PM on PBS.
