Download this PDF book: Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics by Chris Ferrie
Science is so f*cking rad. We don't deserve it.
What actually is quantum physics? If you can answer that questions without bullsh*tting the person standing next to you in the bookstore, you can stop reading right now.
But although most of us don't actually understand quantum physics, we know that it's mystical and awesome, and if we understood it we'd probably be rich and beautiful and happy, right?
After all, there are plenty of people out there trying to sell you quantum crystals to align your quantum energy with your quantum destiny. Can they all be wrong?
Spoiler: yes. Yes, they can. There is no such thing as quantum crystals. Sorry!
Luckily, as pseudo-science takes over the internet and it's getting harder and harder to separate alternative facts from real science, Chris Ferrie (an actual quantum physicist!) is here to explain quantum physics in a way that makes sense, so you can see the hucksters and bullsh*tters coming from a mile away―and school them in what quantum entanglement actually is (it has nothing to do with your romantic life).
If you f*cking love science and want to be slightly less dumb than you were when you woke up this morning, Quantum Bullsh*t is the truly out-of-this-world book for you.
Energy. It’s all around us. It’s inside us. It’s the life force of the universe, and it binds us to the cosmos. We are woven into the fabric of space-time with quantum threads. Whoa. That’s fucking deep. Or is it just bullshit? If you are into this kind of crap, I’m sorry to burst your bubble. But it is bullshit.
For every scientist who uses the word energy in a legitimately useful way, a charlatan uses it to take your money. Energy is the most abused concept in science.
Apparently, it’s in healing crystals, you can balance it, you can “tap into it,” and you can even use it to telekinetically arm yourself with a lightsaber. Okay, the last one is pretty cool—but still, bullshit. And when you ask what exactly this energy is inside the healing crystal, your guru might give you some profound sounding quantum fuckery. It’s. All. Bullshit.
But quantum energy is real. It’s just not what you think it is. That is, energy is not what you think if you get your information from wellness influencer memes shared by people you went to high school with and have never spoken to since but are friends with on Facebook anyway.
No, sorry, what’s-your-face, I don’t want to join your wellness product pyramid scheme. Remember when Facebook was just that site where you “poked” people and waited a week for them to reply? Ah, the good old days… Daddy, Where Does Energy Come From? Energy has been around since forever—literally and figuratively! The universe started as a speck of energy and then—BANG!—matter and stuff. Or so we think.
The Big Bang theory is just a theory, as they say. But it’s a pretty damn good theory and currently the best one we’ve got. A new theory will eventually surpass it, but this is science, kids. We go with what works, what agrees with our observations and is helpful…until something better comes along.
That something better will not be some magical theory combining love, physics, and the eternity of one’s soul. It’s going to be a well-thought-out mathematical model.
No single theory is the capital-T Truth, but that doesn’t mean all theories are equal. The one you heard about at the dog park, for example, is probably a complete crock. But I digress. Where was I? Oh yes, the point is energy, the physical stuff that gives rise to the changing motion of objects, has been here since long before us humans.
That was energy, the stuff. Energy, the idea, as invented by humans, has only been around a couple of millennia, basically since people started smoking out of pipes and writing down their thoughts.
But only a few hundred years ago did the idea of energy start to take physical shape. In particular, the first technical definition in all its fancy-language glory was the following: The product of the mass of a body and the square of its speed may properly be termed its energy.
Contents
What the fuck is this book?
1. Quantum fucking energy
2. Fucking matter waves
3. We have no fucking clue what is going on
4. That fucking zombie cat
5. Faster than fucking light
5. Faster than fucking light
6. Infinitely many goddamn worlds
7. Quantum fucking technomagic
8. Where the hell do I go from here?
Endnotes
A sneak peek of 42 Reasons to Hate the Universe Why hate the Universe?
Reason 1: No one else has made it this far
Reason 2: We are programmed to be selfish pricks
Reason 3: Radicalized oxygen is trying to kill you Acknowledgments About the Author
About the Author
Chris Ferrie is an award-winning physicist and Senior Lecturer for Quantum Software and Information at the University of Technology Sydney.
He has a Masters in applied mathematics, BMath in mathematical physics and a PhD in applied mathematics. He lives in Australia with his wife and children.
About the book:
Publisher : Sourcebooks (January 17, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
File : EPUB, 13MB
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