I Am the Cat in the BoxThe Cat Who Observed SchrödingerIntroductionYou may have heard of the thought experiment called “Schrödinger’s Cat.” In this structure proposed by quantum mechanics, the cat inside the box remains in a state of both “life” and “death,” until an observer opens the box to determine which it is. But what if— the cat spoke first and said, “I Am the Cat in the Box”? This essay begins with that question, and follows the poetic and philosophical experiment of how a “being obse...

I Am the Cat in the BoxThe Cat Who Observed SchrödingerIntroductionYou may have heard of the thought experiment called “Schrödinger’s Cat.” In this structure proposed by quantum mechanics, the cat inside the box remains in a state of both “life” and “death,” until an observer opens the box to determine which it is. But what if— the cat spoke first and said, “I Am the Cat in the Box”? This essay begins with that question, and follows the poetic and philosophical experiment of how a “being obse...