https://ghafoorsblog.com/tags/time/Recent content in Time on Ghafoor's Personal BlogHugoenhello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)Copyright © 2024-2026 AG Sayyed. All Rights Reserved.Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:10:53 +0000https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/quantum-physics/01-perception-and-reality/001-observation-and-time/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000hello@ghafoorsblog.com (AG Sayyed)https://ghafoorsblog.com/shorts/quantum-physics/01-perception-and-reality/001-observation-and-time/<p class="lead text-primary"> Measuring something can change it, and the way we experience time may not be the whole story. Two short ideas from physics and fiction ask how much of reality is shaped by the way we look at it. </p> <hr> <h2 id="the-observer-effect">The Observer Effect</h2> <p><em>Published 2026-10-29 · <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MGwgH6a5ynU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Watch the short</a></em></p> <p>The observer effect is often misread as human consciousness magically changing reality. The real idea is more modest: in some quantum experiments, the act of measuring a system can change it, because the measurement interacts with the particles. When scientists observe extremely small particles such as electrons, the light or energy used to measure them disturbs the system.</p>