Contemporary theoretical work suggests that the geometry of space and time could be a macroscopic consequence of underlying quantum entanglement patterns rather than a fundamental background. If correct, 'space' and 'now' are emergent phenomena built from information relationships among quantum systems.
— This reframes everyday and philosophical concepts of reality, causality, and localization, with downstream effects on metaphysics, science communication, and how society understands scientific authority.
Michelle Thaller
2026.03.20
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Michelle Thaller (NASA astronomer) explains in Big Think that quantum entanglement may be the fabric from which spacetime itself emerges.
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