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In the quantum world, things traditionally thought of as waves, such as light, can also be viewed as particles.
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Strong gravitational waves are thought to be produced by the collision of two neutron stars.
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Just as light can be thought of as both particles and waves, so can atoms.
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The early universe is also thought to have produced a background of gravitational waves from quantum fluctuations.
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In the Biblical narrative that Benedict had in mind, the followers of Jesus experienced more a spot of turbulence: the giant waves heaving round their boat were swamping them and they thought they were going to drown, until their master awoke and calmed the tempest.
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Conversely, things traditionally thought of as particles, such as atoms, can be seen as waves as well.
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And then cognitive computers capable of learning and sorting information will make sense of the waves of data and give us knowledge and capabilities we never thought possible.
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Similarly, objects traditionally thought of as particles, such as electrons, are also, simultaneously, waves.
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