Hi, we're here from Curiosity.com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes.

I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

Today you learn about a simple way to explain quantum physics with a special guest,

astrophysicist George Greenstein.

You'll also learn about how to survive falling without a parachute,

and how to avoid speed dating mistakes when adopting a dog.

Let's adopt some curiosity.

We cover a lot of stories about quantum mechanics on this show,

and we think we do a pretty good job of making it easy to understand.

But let's be honest, it's a branch of science

that's not exactly a walk in the park to figure out.

Fortunately, George Greenstein has spent decades thinking about it, so we are

welcoming him back for the second part of our conversation on this show.

He's the author of the new book Quantum Strangeness,

wrestling with Bell's Theorem and The Ultimate Nature of Reality.

And he's about to get into what Ashley says

is one of the best explanations of quantum mechanics she's ever heard.

Yeah and I think it's going to rock some worlds. Let's start with George summarizing some of the major

challenges of quantum theory in general. I'm sure you've encountered all these things and your listeners have encountered all these things.

It says so many mysterious things.

It says that the electron is a particle but it's also a wave.

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