James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.

Today, it might be turning your computer off and on again. Quantum mechanics — the most successful and important theory in modern physics — is like that. It works wonderfully, explaining ...

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