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Uncertainty Principles: Photonics and Politics
The optics community responds to a changeable landscape in the U.S., the U.K., and beyond.
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As 2016 drew to a close, the world looked back on a tumultuous political year. The United Kingdom’s closely divided June “Brexit” vote to leave the European Union, followed in November by Donald J. Trump’s election as U.S. president, pointed to seismic shifts in the language and norms of democratic engagement. And early signs suggest that 2017 could prove equally unpredictable, as electorates worldwide continue to register dissatisfaction about unequal sharing of the bounty of a globalized economy.
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