Was Penrose Right? NEW EVIDENCE For Quantum Effects In The Brain

PBS Space Time Season 2024 Episode 19

Overview:
Nobel laureate Roger Penrose is widely held to be one of the most brilliant living physicists for his wide-ranging work from black holes to cosmology. And then there’s his idea about how consciousness is caused by quantum processes. Most scientists have dismissed this as a cute eccentricity—a guy like Roger gets to have at least one crazy theory without being demoted from the supersmartypants club. The most common argument for this dismissal is that quantum effects can’t survive long enough in an environment as warm and chaotic as the brain. Well, a new study has revealed that Penrose’s prime candidate molecule for this quantum activity does indeed exhibit large scale quantum activity. So was Penrose right after all? Are you a quantum entity?

Genre : Documentary, Talk

Actors : Matthew O’Dowd

Release Date : 2024-07-25

Duration : 19 menit

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