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*Can today's physics ever explain consciousness?*
Ivette Fuentes discusses Roger Penrose's quantum theory of consciousness while arguing that solving the mystery of consciousness may require a profound revolution in physics itself.
0:00 Why Consciousness Drew Me to Physics
3:35 Roger Penrose and Quantum Consciousness
5:43 Why Physics May Need a Revolution
8:25 Is Consciousness Fundamental?
10:20 How Penrose Explains Consciousness
12:44 Testing Quantum Collapse
*Ivette Fuentes* is a Professor of Quantum Physics at the University of Southampton and Emmy Fellow at Keble College, University of Oxford. Her work considers fundamental quantum mechanics, quantum optics and their interplay with general relativity.
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*Can today's physics ever explain consciousness?*
Ivette Fuentes discusses Roger Penrose's quantum theory of consciousness while arguing that solving the mystery of consciousness may require a profound revolution in physics itself.
0:00 Why Consciousness Drew Me to Physics
3:35 Roger Penrose and Quantum Consciousness
5:43 Why Physics May Need a Revolution
8:25 Is Consciousness Fundamental?
10:20 How Penrose Explains Consciousness
12:44 Testing Quantum Collapse
*Ivette Fuentes* is a Professor of Quantum Physics at the University of Southampton and Emmy Fellow at Keble College, University of Oxford. Her work considers fundamental quantum mechanics, quantum optics and their interplay with general relativity.
*More from Ivette Fuentes on Closer To Truth:*
* Closer To Truth: The Podcast: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pLLkP0kHQKL9nZh35UkgkR_
* Closer To Truth contributors: closertotruth.com/contributor/ivette-fuentes
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Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.
#CloserToTruth #Reality #IvetteFuentes #Consciousness #QuantumPhysics
