Quantum Mechanics. The Theoretical Minimum -

The universe, as Feynman once said, is better enjoyed when you don't insist on understanding it. The Theoretical Minimum |

"It’s not everything," Art had told me before the accident. "It’s just what you need to survive. The bare essentials. The floor beneath which reality stops making sense." Quantum mechanics. The theoretical minimum

When I finally opened my eyes, the world was singular again. The mug was just a mug. The door was just a door. But as I walked to my car, I didn't check the rearview mirror. I knew better than to look too closely at where I’d just been. The universe, as Feynman once said, is better

I looked at the coffee mug on the table. It was full. It was empty. It was a ceramic shard embedded in the drywall. According to the notebook, these weren’t three different mugs. It was one "state," a complex superposition of possibilities. I reached for the handle. My hand passed through the steam of the full cup and gripped the cold porcelain of the empty one. The bare essentials