Quantum Physics and Consciousness

[JChoice]

Anyone into this type of stuff?

I have an interesting link:

http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/hameroff/Ham/etc/Interview/Alternative Therapies Interview.htm

And another:

http://sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000F1EDD-B48A-1E90-8EA5809EC5880000&chanID=sa008

 

[TucAZNSX]

I enjoyed reading the first article. I found it to be quite interesting. I don't have time to read the second article now, but I will probably read it tomorrow (at work).

 

[TWNNSXS]

nice post! very interesting!

 

[Ojas]

JChoice: Great reads! I enjoyed both.

I have no academic background in these fields, but both (and the correlation of the two) fascinate me. I've read several books, below are a few. Can anyone suggest others that might be of interest?

• I thought The Holographic Universe had many interesting concepts and cited many examples, but did not prove much of anything. It was entertaining, nonetheless.
• Hawking's classic A Brief History of Time explains how the universe came to be what it is and how we (physicists) learned what we know about the universe. All explained in simple, clear, non-technical language.
• In Search of Schrodinger's Cat - it's been many years since I read this and I need to re-read. If I recall correctly, it mostly covered the basic quantum theory topics: wave vs. particle, observation (measuring) and probability, etc.
• Brian Greene's Elegant Universe provides an introduction to superstring theory, explained very clearly.

I could spend days (weeks, months) reading this stuff. If only I had the time.

 

[NeoNSX]

If you like that, you hardcore-geeks will enjoy this bit of news:

<B>Coolest thing in the Universe revealed</B>

Physicists from the MIT-Harvard Centre for Ultra-Cold atoms have chilled 2500 sodium atoms to within half a billionth of a degree of absolute zero, the temperature at which atomic oscillation slows to a standstill.

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994164

 

[TucAZNSX]

I guess I am sort of geek when it comes to this stuff, but then again that is why I majored in Molecular & Cellular Biology.

Thanks for the interesting reading material.

 

[Zuerst]

After reading the first article I remebered why I tagged on a "pre-med" after electrical engineering...

I'll definitly read the second article when time is not a concern.

 

[Ojas]

For nerds only...

FYI: PBS's Nova is airing "The Elegant Universe," a three-part series on string theory starting this week. It will be hosted by Brian Greene, who has a book by the same title, mentioned above.

Visit the PBS's Nova site for information, including times. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/ - It looks impressive.

BTW: The site mentions the entire series will be available for viewing online after it has aired on TV.

 

[Autophile]

Can anyone suggest others that might be of interest?

I really enjoyed reading "Black Holes & Time Warps" by Kip S. Thorne. The foreword is written by Hawking, as well.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...f=sr_1_1/102-9063130-9239309?v=glance&s=books

 

[JChoice]

I can't wait to see the special - I actually put it in my Outlook calendar to make sure I don't miss it.

 

[huckster]

pretty interesting theory(ies) in the first article. Seems like this ties in with some of the recent discoveries regarding universe/space.

The more of this I've read over the years the more justified 'perception creates reality' becomes.