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title: 'Quantum Physics & Environmental Protection'
subtitle: 'September 2019'
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date: 2026-05-13
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tags: ['physics', 'enviroai', 'visual-essay']
abstract: 'The earliest piece in the inbox: a 2019 talk arguing that recent developments in quantum mechanics will profoundly change how we approach environmental protection.'
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author: 'Jed Anderson'
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original_date: 2019-09-18
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The earliest piece in the inbox: a 2019 talk arguing that recent developments in quantum mechanics will profoundly change how we approach environmental protection.