Brian John Flanagan
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Brian John Flanagan
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Writer, Scientist
May I ask, what is your native language?
November 30, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Bummer. 😱
November 30, 2024 at 7:41 PM
ICYMI

The most fundamental breakthrough arguably came in 1986, when researchers for the first time experimentally verified that quantum jumps are actual physical events that can be observed and studied.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-...
New Views of Quantum Jumps Challenge Core Tenets of Physics
One of the most basic processes in all of nature—a subatomic particle’s transition between discrete energy states—is surprisingly complex and sometimes predictable, recent work shows
www.scientificamerican.com
November 28, 2024 at 4:14 PM
I had a classic near-death experience about 40 years ago.

Now, there are those who will eagerly inform you that brain chemistry explains all that.

If I were to report seeing the Grand Canyon, would they take the same tack?

And then, there are all the other things that have happened since then.
November 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
So, this is your life.
January 4, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Reposted by Brian John Flanagan
“It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.” - Charles de Lint
December 25, 2023 at 2:49 PM
December 29, 2023 at 9:52 PM