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Entangled particles are the quintessential quantum object. They simply can't be explained by classical physics, but do they really communicate faster than light? In a way, yes.

00:00 Cold Open
00:38 Pair Production
01:35 What is Entanglement?
04:17 History of Entanglement
05:48 Bell's Theorem
08:57 Summary
09:58 Outro
10:17 World Quantum Day
11:06 Featured Comment

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Quantum Superposition:
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