Q about QM spookiness

[Mudhammam]

Ah, you could read the chapter on the famous double slit in "A Brief History of Time" and I think it would explain to you why they use the word observer, and what it means in context (if and when they do use it).

Alright. On the subject of books, have you read Brian Greene's An Elegant Universe? I've wanted to pick that up for a long time but like anything I've read by Hawking, I fear it will lead to me further scratching my head.