Can”™t Hack Marriage? Try Quantum Entanglement Instead
By Scott Thill
WIRED
May 11, 2011
In his latest science-themed prank, concept artist Jonathon Keats will marry anyone “” or anything “” using quantum entanglement as the tie that binds.
“Unlike conventional weddings, which must meet church or state standards for couples to be married, the nuptial entanglement process is totally open, as nondenominational and nonpartisan as the laws of physics,” experimental philosopher Keats told Wired.com in an e-mail interview. “As long as people meet the basic criterion of exposure to entangled light, the procedure can be as simple or complex as they wish.”
Monogamy isn”™t mandatory. In fact, spouses need not even be human, said Keats, who will begin his quantum marriage ceremonies Thursday at New York”™s Art Currents Institute.
“Many people already have a more intimate relationship with their iPhones than with their spouses, and perhaps this is another way in which nuptial entanglement is honest,” said Keats. “Technology is neutral. From a technical perspective, you can become entangled with your pet or your plant or your iPhone. You can show the ultimate environmental commitment by becoming entangled with the planet.” Continue reading “Artist Jonathan Keats Explores the Physics of Nuptial Entanglement”