physical world

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“I’ve spent many years trying to understand what that is. Movie after movie, life experience after life experience, going to certain extremes to say, ‘Oh, is it in the physical world?

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Once the justices can imagine the same search occurring in the physical world, the constitutional discomfort sharpens considerably.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Some Chinese video-model startups are investing in “world models” that aim to simulate the physical world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Pricey devices such as the Apple Vision Pro, a headset that blends the digital and physical world so people can watch videos, play games, work and do other tasks, failed to become mainstream.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I loved him because he made it plain, never mystical or esoteric, because his science was not rooted in the actions of spooks and mystery gods but in the work of the physical world.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates