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      The Sciences

      The Quantum Physics of Free Will

      Do we have autonomy, or are our choices preordained? Is that a false choice? And what, if anything, does physics have to say about that?

      • By George Musser on February 6, 2012
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      George Musser

      George Musser is a contributing editor at Scientific American. He focuses on space science and fundamental physics, ranging from particles to planets to parallel universes. Musser completed his undergraduate studies in electrical engineering and mathematics at Brown University and his graduate studies in planetary science at Cornell University, where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Prior to joining Scientific American, Musser served as editor of Mercury magazine and of The Universe in the Classroom tutorial series for K–12 teachers at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, a science and science-education nonprofit based in San Francisco. He is also the author of

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