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Granted, it has serious problems — the sexist microaggressions, the culture of overwork. Nevertheless, physics culture exists in all of our institutions and even in ourselves. If we want to transform it, we must first learn to appreciate it so we can take part in destabilizing and rebuilding it. In quantum information science, decoherence is often viewed as a primary technological obstacle. A q uantum computer requires exquisite control of its internal state. One stray photon (particle of light) from the environment is enough to scramble the information it encodes. Physics culture is no different. Our discipline tries hard to maintain an image of objectivity, yet beneath this fragile facade lies a deeper truth. The beauty of physics comes not in the physicist’s objectivity but in her subjectivity, her humble persistence to seek the true nature of the universe she loves. It is in learning to understand and appreciate the messiness of physics culture that makes it possible to dream of a physics beyond imperialism and settler hegemony. https://decoherence.me/home daily 1.0 2025-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61074321d46d34111e68d5bb/c6355bff-df3b-4dd7-a66c-cfb86697bea3/POISE2019poster.jpg Home - Service and outreach I am always looking to create a more equitable, inclusive, and just environment within physics education and physics as a whole. 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