“They are bridging quantum and classical time,” says Basil Altaie at the University of Leeds in the UK. The fact that the researchers studied a concrete and specific system and came up with a variable that matches conventional time may even mean that the only way we should be thinking about time is as arising from quantumness, he says

A new definition of time suggests that what we once thought was a fundamental element of reality is actually just a byproduct.

Engineers, under the impression they were rushing toward an immutable deadline, prioritized short-term fixes that later proved to be hindrances as the release date kept getting pushed back.

Several employees adopted the term “toxic positivity” to describe the culture of the company, which discouraged criticism.