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Recent Examples on the Web So why the sudden interest in this thought experiment of sorts? — Mara Santilli, SELF, 22 Apr. 2022 The YouTube channel Kurzgesagt followed this thought experiment to its apocalyptic conclusion. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 22 Apr. 2022 In 1961 a prominent theorist, Eugene Wigner, proposed a thought experiment similar to the conundrum of Schrödinger’s cat. — John Horgan, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2022 Consider this a thought experiment — a group brainstorm that invites us all to imagine a better working world. — Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2022 Too late for this year, but a thought experiment for going forward. — Ginny Hogan, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2022 Schrödinger coined this term while developing the thought experiment. — Peggy Landsman, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2022 But running that thought experiment in our heads sure can be fruitful and fun. — Damon Linker, The Week, 7 July 2021 In terms of our thought experiment, that was not a coincidence. — Stephon Alexander, Wired, 31 Aug. 2021 See More

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“Thought experiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thought%20experiment. Accessed 17 May. 2022.

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