observer

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While this happened, researchers recorded activity throughout the observer fish's entire brain in real time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Parsons is one such clear-eyed observer, able to take an internet phenomenon like liminal spaces and pick apart that fascination, studying what prompts the uncanny allure and transforming his findings into a complete, complex thesis.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

The disturbing thing is that it’s a question whose answer, to any well-read observer, is uncertain at best.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The European Union's election observer mission nonetheless gave the election a clean bill of health.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

If the raven were acting like a photon, then an observer on the train and the person standing still would have to agree on the value for the raven’s speed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife