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Why isn't nature more non-local?

Many predictions and consequences of quantum mechanics defy intuition. New insights into the limits of communication between spatially separated parties could bring us closer to grasping the nature of the quantum world.

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Popescu, S. Why isn't nature more non-local?. Nature Phys 2, 507–508 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys374

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