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The measurement problem in quantum mechanics looks at how an experimental outcome changes, simply by observing it.

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According to neuroscientist David Eagleman, our consciousness is on a time delay. The millisecond lag is when the brain processes all sensory input and offers the best story of what exactly is going ...