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>Now, I think quantum physics, among other things, has put a wedge into
>the scientific method by suggesting that the simple fact of observing a
>phenomenom changes it (by putting a subject in the landscape). But
>that's another subject...
In sociology, this is the famous Hawthorne effect - didn't know it
had a quantum physics equivalent!
You'd see it if you did a study which involved 100 women bf who
agreed to have their feeding experience followed, and who then
received a phone call at, say, 2 months asking them if they are still
bf.
You would not be able to show it was the knowledge they were being
studied that encouraged them/discouraged them from continuing.
HWN, UK
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