experiment
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When I read the paper, I tried a small experiment.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Their work shows that the long debated mismatch between theory and experiment was likely caused by limitations in earlier calculations rather than evidence of unknown physics.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
In another email the following year, Chopra told Epstein that “reality is an illusion,” adding: “Whenever time permits I will do an experiment with you to show you why.”
From Salon • May 19, 2026
For a fledgling artist like Bailey Zabaglio, who most commonly performs electrocrash music at small house shows, Unusual Tuesday can be a time to experiment with other genres outside of their comfort zone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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