PSW 2384 The Doom of Space Time: Why It Must Dissolve Into More Fundamental Structures Arkani-Hamed


Published on Dec 4, 2017

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Lecture Starts at: 14:20 Friday, December 1, 2017 Space-time and Quantum Mechanics are the pillars of our modern understanding of fundamental physics. However, there are storm clouds on the horizon indicating that these principles are approximate and must be replaced with something deeper. The union of quantum mechanics and gravity strongly suggests that “space-time is doomed”. Abstract: http://www.philsoc.org/2017Fall/2384a…

Consciousness and the Foundations of Physics


Published on May 15, 2015

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Sir Roger Penrose – “Consciousness and the Foundations of Physics”, delivered at the Ian Ramsey Centre – Humane Philosophy Project 2014-2015 Seminar. Chaired by Ralph Weir, Alister McGrath and Mikolaj Slawkowski-Rode. The introduction of quantum mechanics in the early 20th Century led many physicists to question the “Newtonian” type of picture of an objective deterministic physical reality that had been previously regarded as an essential background to a fully scientific picture of the world. Quantum measurement, as described in standard theory however, requires a fundamental indeterminism, and issues such as Bell non-locality cause basic difficulties with a picture of objective reality that is consistent with the principles of relativity. Accordingly, many philosophers of science have felt driven to viewpoints according to which “reality” itself takes on subjective qualities, seemingly dependent upon the experiences of conscious beings. My own position is an essentially opposite one, and I argue that conscious experience itself arises from a particular objective feature of physical law. This, however, must go beyond our current understanding of the laws of quantum processes and their relation to macroscopic phenomena. I argue that this objective feature has to do with implications of Einstein’s general theory of relativity and, moreover, must lie beyond the scope of a fully computational universe. SIR ROGER PENROSE OM FRS is a renowned mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science. He is the Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the Mathematical Institute of the University of Oxford, as well as an Emeritus Fellow of Wadham College. He is known for his work in mathematical physics, especially his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. He has received numerous prizes and awards, including the 1988 Wolf Prize for physics, which he shared with Stephen Hawking for their contribution to our understanding of the Universe. In 1972 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1972. He was knighted for services to science in 1994 and appointed to the Order of Merit in 2000. He also holds honorary doctorate degrees from many distinguished universities including Warsaw, Leuven, York and Bath.

Is Quantum Physics Necessary for the Account of Consciousness? The Lecture of Stuart Hameroff


Published on Oct 19, 2016

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This lecture was organized by support of Moscow Center for Consciousness Studies, Russian House and Polytech Museum of Moscow. The nature of consciousness, the mechanism by which it occurs in the brain and its place in the universe are unknown. In the mid 1990’s Sir Roger Penrose and I suggested that consciousness depends on biologically ‘orchestrated’ coherent quantum processes in collections of microtubules within brain neurons, that these quantum processes correlate with, and regulate, neuronal activity, and that the continuous Schrodinger evolution of each such process terminates in accordance with the specific Diosi-Penrose (‘DP’) scheme of objective reduction (‘OR’) of the quantum state. ‘Orchestrated’ OR activity (‘Orch OR’) is taken to result in moments of full conscious awareness and/or choice. The DP form of OR is related to the fundamentals of quantum mechanics and space-time geometry, so Orch OR suggests a connection between brain biomolecular processes and the basic structure of the universe. I will review Orch OR in light of criticisms, presenting experimental evidence for 1) hierarchical microtubule quantum resonances (terahertz, gigahertz, megahertz, kilohertz), and 2) anesthetics preventing consciousness through quantum actions on microtubules. Further novel Orch OR suggestions include 1) topological quantum bits (‘qubits’) intrinsic to microtubule geometry, 2) interference ‘beat frequencies’ of fast (e.g. megahertz) microtubule vibrations producing slower electro-encephalographic (EEG) correlates of consciousness, 3) mental state alterations caused by brain stimulation with megahertz mechanical vibrations (ultrasound), and 4) OR-based primitive feelings prompting life’s origin and evolution. Orch OR is rigorous, consistent with neuronal-level approaches and better supported experimentally than other theories of consciousness. Reference: Hameroff & Penrose (2014) Phys. Life Rev., 11(1):39-78 Визит Стюарта Хамероффа в Москву был организован нашим Центром. Лекция стала возможной благодаря поддержке политехнического музея в лице Ольги Вад и Russian House в лице Татьяны Гинзбург. Природа сознания, механизм посредством которого оно появляется в мозге и его место во Вселенной неизвестны. В середине 1990х годов сэр Роджер Пенроуз, и я выдвинули предположение, что сознание зависит от биологически «оркестирруемых» когерентных квантовых процессов в микротрубочках нейронов, что эти квантовые процессы коррелируют с нейронной активностью и регулируют ее, что непрерывное шредингеровское развитие каждого такого процесса завершается в соответствии со специальной схемой объективной редукции (ОР) квантового состояния Диози-Пенроуза (ДП). Считается, что «Оркестрируемая» ОР активность возникает в моменты полной сознательной осведомленности и/или выбора. ДП форма ОР связана с фундаментальными основами квантовой механики и пространственно-временной геометрии, поэтому «оркестрируемая» ОР предполагает связь между мозговыми биомолекулярными процессами и фундаментальной структурой Вселенной. Я представлю обзор «оркестрируемой» ОР в свете критики, представляя экспериментальные свидетельства в пользу 1) иерархических квантовых резонансов в микротрубочках (терагерц, гигагерц, мегагерц, килогерц) и 2) анестетиков, препятствующих появлению сознания посредством квантовых воздействий на микротрубочки. Дальнейший рассказ об «оркестрируемой» ОР включает 1) топологические квантовые биты («квабиты») присущие геометрии микротрубочек, 2) вмешательство «частоты биений» быстрых (например, мегагерц) колебаний микротрубочек, производящих замедленные электро-энцелографические корреляты (ЭЭГ) сознания, 3) изменения ментального состояния, вызванные стимуляцией мозга мегагерцовыми механическими колебаниями (ультразвуком) и 4) примитивные ощущения, фундированные ОР, побуждающие к появлению и эволюции жизни. «Оркестрируемая» ОР является полноценной теорией, совместимой с методами нейронного уровня и лучше поддерживается экспериментально, чем другие теории сознания.

 

Is Mind Control Real?


China is advancing in technology very rapidly. They have succeeded in connecting a human brain to the brain of a rat. This connection is then able to send an instruction to the brain of the rat which compels it to respond in a directed movement. To create a “rat cyborg” as the scientists call them, researchers used an EEG cap on a human to detect instructions for movement. This can be done wirelessly through Bluetooth and the rats would follow directions.

This method is based upon the same elements of biofeedback where you can raise and lower your body temperature for example when connected to a computer that allows you to see how to create such responses. One would suppose that an evil government could, by law, implant chips into humans at birth and override any tendency to rebel. Perhaps we are getting closer to the SiFi flick – “The MATRIX.”

Professor Easterbrook Testified Before Congress with Real Data Showing Global Warming Ended in 1998


Professor Don Easterbrook, who teaches geology at Western Washington University, testified before Congress that climate change is cyclical. Easterbrook made it clear that he was not politically motivated or funded by any big industry. In fact, he has 50 years of experience and provided the data to support his claims. The professor has been speaking out against human-driven climate change theories since 1998, stating, “Two cycles of global warming and two of global cooling have occurred during the past century, and the global cooling that has occurred since 1998 is exactly in phase with the long term pattern.”

As I have mentioned numerous times, cyclical patterns of global cooling/warming have occurred throughout recorded history. “Global cooling occurred from 1880 to ~1915; global warming occurred from ~1915 to ~1945; global cooling occurred from ~1945-1977; global warming occurred from 1977 to 1998; and global cooling has occurred since 1998. All of these global climate changes show exceptionally good correlation with solar variation since the Little Ice Age 400 years ago,” Easterbrook proclaimed. As this winter has shown, we are currently in a period of global cooling and not global warming.

Despite the evidence that states this is a naturally occurring phenomenon, politicians are more concerned about warming their pockets with taxpayer dollars than addressing the real issues. Unsurprisingly, the real concerns that need to be addressed have fallen on deaf ears. Easterbrook pleaded, “The real question now is not trying to reduce atmospheric CO2 as a means of stopping global warming, but rather (1) how can we best prepare to cope with the 30 years of global cooling that is coming, (2) how cold will it get, and (3) how can we cope with the cooling during a time of exponential population increase?” Will these legitimate concerns be addressed by politicians or the Yellow Vest movement that claims to care so much about the people? Unlikely.

UPDATE – The World in 50 Years – E3 – Global Community


Published on Dec 18, 2015

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Episode III “The Global Community” Episode 3 looks at geopolitical developments 50 years from now. Climate concerns, energy issues, peace and the race for weapons technology will dominate international headlines. We’ll take a scientific look at these topics and add a close-up examine the future of nanotechnology and solar energy, all of which will provide the basis of the dramatic scenes. Two researchers just starting out on their career paths (the protagonists) are both working together in a cramped space station to revolutionize the efficiency of solar cells. Their laboratory is reachable from Earth via a sort of “space elevator”. The elevator’s cables receive their enormous strength and necessary lightness from tiny carbon, tube-like nano-particles. It may sound like science fiction, but researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory are already busy at work on it. The technical challenges of the project were laid out during a large conference in 1999, and it was deemed to be realizable. Since then physicists have been working intensely on this new material. The so-called “nano tubes” are intended to make the elevator cable 1000 times stronger than steel. Specialists in space travel have already produced working models and 3-D simulations to test the behavior of this type of capsule in space. An accident of sorts in their laboratory leads the two researchers to the discovery of a substance, which turns out to be unusually effective in turning sunlight into electricity. At the same time, a serious conflict ignites between China and the USA in the face of dwindling energy reserves. Both powers are placing dibs on a sizable load of oil from Central Asia, which is at sea on a tanker. While these two giants set their military machinery in motion, the two scientists, one Chinese and one American and both of them friends, place their own safety at risk to crack the chemical code of their coincidental discovery. They are aware that this formula could lead the way out of the energy crisis and prevent the world war brewing below them. The dramatic sequences are built upon very promising research inroads into solar technology. Since the silicon panels that have been used up until now are too expensive to provide an effective energy supply, scientists have been working on a new, revolutionary method. A fluid made of nano-particles could provide the key. This fluid costs only a fraction of what the silicon cells cost and could be sprayed onto any surface. But at the present, it is still not very productive. Only 15 percent of the sunlight striking such coated surfaces is transformed into usable energy. According to scientific and economic predictions, the Earth’s final oil reserves will be nearly exhausted in the year 2057, and must by then be replaced by alternative energy sources. On a political level, leading experts predict that both China and the USA will gain more might. Episode III puts these variables up for debate while setting them in ecological and demographic projections for the mid 21st century.

Nobel Laureate Smashes the Global Warming Hoax


Published on Jul 12, 2015

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1000Frolly channel relies on your generosity and support to keep up the fight against the forces of pseudo-science. Please assist of you can; Patreon https://www.patreon.com/1000Frolly Nobel laureate Ivar Giaever’s speech at the Nobel Laureates meeting 1st July 2015. Ivar points out the mistakes which Obama makes in his speeches about global warming, and shares other not-well known facts about the state of the climate. Copyright is owned by 2015 Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings. This is for educational purposes only and is not a commercial use. According to their terms (See end of video) Lindau allow non-commercial sharing and embedding of this video.

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Sen. Booker: If You Like Your Eggs, You Can Keep Your Eggs


Published on Feb 18, 2019

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Sen. Cory Booker tells VegNews that eating eggs doesn’t “align with his spirit.” He doesn’t want government to regulate your diet. If you like your eggs, you can keep your eggs. He just wants to nudge America toward fake cheese. Yet, if we’re going to save the planet, you need to stop eating meat. Right Angle is a production of the Members at BillWhittle.com, who enjoy Members-Only shows like this

Mars Martian Mega Rover | Full Documentary


Published on Jul 8, 2017

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With rare access inside NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, witness the dramatic story behind the Mars Science Laboratory–the Curiosity rover–and the long struggle to get NASA’s most complex robot yet from the drawing board to the launch pad and safely to Mars.

Wow! Blue Origin Launches Capsule and Rocket, Lands Both Again | Video


Published on Jun 19, 2016

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On June 19, 2016, the “New Shepard” rocket successfully launched three student payloads into suborbital space. The rocket and capsule landed a few minutes after separation. This was the 4th flight of the same hardware, proving its re-usability once again. — Full Story on the flight: https://www.space.com/33214-blue-orig…