What is Schrödinger's Cat? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic cohost Chuck Nice explore Schrodinger's cat and quantum mechanics… Or do they?

Learn about famous physicist Erwin Schrödinger and his work with quantum mechanics. What is the Observer Effect? We debunk some misconceptions about the Observer Effect and break down what starts to go wrong when doing experiments with the really really small. Discover quantum cats in boxes and quantum computing. What is superposition? Can something be two things at once? What is a Qbit? Explore the mystery of the quantum realm with us…

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0:00 Introduction
0:50 Origins of Schrödinger's Cat
1:25 The Observer Effect
3:00 The Albedo Effect
4:53 Why Subatomic Particles ‘Change’ When Observed
6:53 Schrödinger's Cat
8:33 Cats on the Internet
9:37 Chuck’s Se7en Analogy
10:54 Quantum Computing
12:07 The Quantum Head
14:23 Quantum Probabilities
14:36 Quantum Tunneling
15:08 Quantum Entanglement
15:24 The Watershed Decade In Physics
16:18 Texas Instrument Calculators
17:29 Closing Notes