Zeno's Paradox & The Quantum Zeno Effect

PBS Space Time · Oct 24, 2026 · 20m

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“A moving arrow is at rest.” This is obviously a nonsensical contradiction. But Zeno, a Greek philosopher famous for his metaphysical trolling, devised a paradox whose conclusion is just this. Here’s how it goes: if you look at an…