Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.

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When we look at the world at the tiniest scales in the subatomic realm, things get weird – very weird. Welcome to the quantum universe, where particles can spin in two directions at once, observing something changes it, and something on one side of the galaxy can instantly affect something on the other, as if the space between them didn’t exist. Buckle up for a wild ride through the discoveries that proved all of this to be true and paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors and computers of tomorrow.

Correction: The original version of this film had misplaced punctuation, which falsely implied that in 1974, Stephen Hawking was the first to predict black holes. The film, captions, and transcript have been amended to clarify that in 1974, Stephen Hawking first predicted the phenomenon now known as Hawking radiation, referred to in the film as the “Achilles’ heel” of black holes.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

08:07 What is Quantum Mechanics?

15:55 Atomic Clocks: The Science of Time

26:41 Detecting Ripples in Space-Time

37:37 What is Quantum Entanglement?

50:34 Conclusion

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