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Quantum Weirdness
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
|September 2016
"The keenness of nutters to reach for the 'Q-word' has made life tough for researches."
Jim Al-Khalili’s television documentaries take on challenging subjects without being patronising or gimmicky. And that’s why I’m a huge fan of his. As the host of The Life Scientific on BBC Radio 4, he does a great job of getting scientists to reveal what they do all day. And as an author, he explains tough scientific ideas with amazing clarity.
But while I envy his skill, I sure don’t envy his celebrity. His website hints at the reason: it carries a polite notice saying in effect he can’t check out claims for perpetual motion machines or time travel.
Like all science celebrities, Al-Khalili is a target for every crackpot with an email account. Worse still, he’s an expert in quantum theory.
Dit verhaal komt uit de September 2016-editie van BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition).
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