Physicists Solve<br /> 'Which Came First,<br />the Chicken or the Egg' Riddle The cause and effect paradox <br />has stumped philosophers <br />since Ancient Greece. Using quantum mechanics, a team of physicists from The University of Queensland and the Néel Institute say the the answer is both: the chicken AND the egg. Dr. Jacqui Romero, <br />via Fox News Dr. Jacqui Romero, <br />via Fox News Dr. Jacqui Romero, <br />via Fox News Researchers used what's called <br />a photonic quantum switch <br />to observe the effect in the lab. The device reads the order of event as <br />"transformations on the shape of light." With the device, the order of events <br />depends on what researchers <br />refer to as "polarization." Dr Fabio Costa, <br />via Fox News Biologists may shake their heads at a <br />physics explanation for the <br />chicken and egg conundrum. They contend that biological evidence <br />shows the safe bet is that <br />the egg came first. Physicists, however, point to important <br />future applications of the idea that <br />both the chicken and the egg came first. Dr Fabio Costa, <br />via Fox News
