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George Musser

Contributing Editor, Scientific American

George Musser is a contributing editor for Scientific American, where he focuses on fundamental physics and space science. His most recent book is Spooky Action at a Distance: The Phenomenon That Reimagines Space and Time – and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything (2015).

Written by George Musser

Metaknowledge | Aeon
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Social psychology

Metaknowledge

Crowds aren’t as smart as we thought, since some people know more than others. A simple trick can find the ones you want

George Musser

Consciousness creep | Aeon
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Philosophy of mind

Consciousness creep

Our machines could become self-aware without our knowing it. We need a better way to define and test for consciousness

George Musser