[ExI] big cat?

[BillK]

On 29 December 2015 at 13:13, Anders Sandberg  wrote:
> The paper is this one
> http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v528/n7583/full/nature16155.html
>
> Yes, the distance involved was 54 cm. But we are still talking about 100,000
> atoms in an optical trap, not a quantum lion.
>

Nature also has an editorial opinion here:
<http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-leap-1.19070>

Quote:
To be clear, science is not close to putting a person or a cat into
quantum superposition. Many say that, because of the way large objects
interact with the environment, we will never be able to measure a
person’s quantum behaviour. But it’s Christmas, so indulge us. If we
could, and if we could be aware of such a superposition state, then
how would we feel? Because ‘feeling’ would amount to measuring the
wave function of the object, and because measuring causes the wave
function to collapse, it should really feel like, well, nothing — or
perhaps just a grin.
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BillK