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Quantum mechanics questions the fundamental nature of reality

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Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. And in the century just past, scientists have dug deep enough to discover that reality’s foundations do not mirror the world of everyday appearances. At its roots, reality is described by the mysterious set of mathematical rules known as quantum mechanics.

Conceived at the turn of the 20th century and then emerging in its full form in the mid-1920s, quantum mechanics is the math that

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Djokovic visa debacle: Tennis star faces questions over Australian Open visa after new ‘evidence’

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Novak Djokovic is facing mounting questions about the Covid test result that allowed him to enter Australia. 

German newspaper Der Spiegel has pointed out a series of inconsistences in official records about the Serbian world number one’s PCR test results last month. 

Djokovic, 34, is preparing to defend the Australian Open after a federal court overruled the government’s decision to cancel the unvaccinated tennis star’s visa. 

Djokovic was told he could fly into Melbourne on the basis he tested positive

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Inflation questions answered: How it affects you

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Britain’s inflation levels have reached the highest for a decade, piling pressure on millions of households and businesses financially.

‘Rising energy costs, surges in fuel prices and increasing costs across the board, are contributing to a further squeeze on budgets, many of which are already at breaking point’, Joanna Elson CBE, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust, warned.

Here, This is Money unravels what has been announced today, what it could mean for future decisions about interest rates, and

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Ten heat pump questions answered: What you need to know

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Gas boilers are out and heat pumps are in. That was the message delivered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week as he urged us to green our homes. 

Government grants of £5,000 will be available from April next year to encourage homeowners to install more efficient, low carbon heating systems, for example, air source heat pumps that can cut the carbon emmissions of heating Britain’s homes.

The move, however, has been criticised by experts who say the plans do

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6 answers to parents’ COVID-19 questions as kids return to school

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Last fall, my husband and I managed our children’s first run-of-the-mill cold masquerading as COVID-19 with ease. We took them for the requisite tests and waited for the results. Meanwhile, the kids stayed home from school, using screens to answer math problems or watch educational programming. At least schools in Vermont, where we live, were mostly open, we said. At least the kids were getting some in-person education and social interaction. At least we were getting some uninterrupted work time.

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Frequently Asked Questions – The New Yorker

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