Quantum mind The quantum mind or quantum consciousness hypothesis proposes that classical mechanics cannot explain consciousness, while quantum mechanical phenomena, such as quantum entanglement and superposition, may play an important part in the brain's function, and could form the basis of an explanation of consciousness. It is not one theory, but a collection of distinct ideas described below. A few theoretical physicists have argued that classical physics is intrinsically incapable of explaining the holistic aspects of consciousness, whereas quantum mechanics can. The idea that quantum theory has something to do with the workings of the mind go back to Eugene Wigner, who assumed that the wave function collapses due to its interaction with consciousness. The philosopher David Chalmers has argued against quantum consciousness. Description of main quantum mind approaches[edit] David Bohm[edit] In trying to describe the nature of consciousness, Bohm discusses the experience of listening to music.
Divination Divination is the art or practice of foretelling the future using different methods that the diviner may decide. The art of Divination has been practiced by all countries, cultures and religions around the world for thousands of years. It was studies over two thousand years ago in China by the study of cracked eggs for Divination. Some of the most popular forms of divination include tarot cards, runes, astrology and dowsing. How accurate the divination will depend upon the reader. Augur During the time of ancient Rome there were priests that were called, Augur. Chronomancy This type of divination involves the determination of what will be a lucky day or an unlucky day. Pyromancy One of the very earliest forms of divination that involves the divination of fire. Abacomancy is an early form of divination by scrying the patterns of dust. Aeromancy is the divination of atmospheric conditions. Agalmatomancy is the divination of ancient statues and was popular during the time of ancient Greece.
CSI | Is the Brain a Quantum Device? Reality Check Victor Stenger Skeptical Briefs Volume 18.1, March 2008 In 1989, the eminent Oxford mathematician and cosmologist Roger Penrose published a bestselling tome called The Emperor’s New Mind that was packed with wonderful material on physics, mathematics, and computers. Penrose was met with considerable skepticism, especially in the artificial intelligence community, which he was basically attempting to put out of business, and also among physicists who could not see what quantum gravity could possibly have to do with a large, hot structure such as the brain. Penrose then teamed up with anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff in proposing a model for how quantum mechanics operates in the brain. According to the principles of OR [objective reduction, proposed by Penrose in his 1994 book Shadows of the Mind], superpositioned states each have their own space-time geometries. Hameroff was one of the subjects interviewed in the 2004 independent documentary film What the Bleep Do We Know?
Discovery of quantum vibrations in 'microtubules' corroborates theory of consciousness A review and update of a controversial 20-year-old theory of consciousness published in Physics of Life Reviews claims that consciousness derives from deeper level, finer scale activities inside brain neurons. The recent discovery of quantum vibrations in "microtubules" inside brain neurons corroborates this theory, according to review authors Stuart Hameroff and Sir Roger Penrose. They suggest that EEG rhythms (brain waves) also derive from deeper level microtubule vibrations, and that from a practical standpoint, treating brain microtubule vibrations could benefit a host of mental, neurological, and cognitive conditions. Orch OR was harshly criticized from its inception, as the brain was considered too "warm, wet, and noisy" for seemingly delicate quantum processes. However, evidence has now shown warm quantum coherence in plant photosynthesis, bird brain navigation, our sense of smell, and brain microtubules. An important new facet of the theory is introduced.
être et conscience Quand on n'attend rien, on peut être soi-même. C'est notre voie, vivre pleinement chaque instant. Quand vous vivez complètement chaque instant sans rien attendre, vous n'avez aucune notion du temps. Quand vous êtes prisonnier d'une idée du temps - aujourd'hui, demain, l'année prochaine - votre pratique devient égoïste. Des désirs variés se mettent à vous tirailler en tous sens. DAILY INSPIRATION on Spiritual Growth C-ship: The Dilation of Time Time in the moving system will be observed by a stationary observer to be running slower by the factor: Which is the reciprocal of the equation for the Lorentz contraction. As with the Lorentz contraction, effects are negligible for small velocities, increase asymptotically as velocity approaches the speed of light. The following table illustrates how insignificant the effect of time dilation are for velocities as great as half the speed of light, but how dramatic it becomes as you draw ever closer to the speed of light. For each velocity, the time which elapses in the rest frame for each day measured by the ship's clock is given. By the time we reach 90% of the speed of light, for each day on board, two and a quarter days pass for an observer stationary with the respect to the Lattice. At the velocities people currently travel the effect of time dilation is small, but measurable with accurate instruments. You don't even have to go into orbit to measure time dilation. Up to C-ship
ORCH-OR QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS THEORY Orchestrated objective reduction (Orch-OR) is a theory of consciousness, which is the joint work of theoretical physicist, Sir Roger Penrose, and anesthesiologist Stuart Hameroff. Mainstream theories assume that consciousness emerges from the brain, and focus particularly on complex computation at synapses that allow communication between neurons. Orch-OR combines approaches to the problem of consciousness from the radically different angles of mathematics, physics and anesthesia. Penrose and Hameroff initially developed their ideas quite separately from one another, and it was only in the 1990s that they cooperated to produce the Orch-OR theory. Penrose came to the problem from the view point of mathematics and in particular Gödel?s theorem, while Hameroff approached it from a career in cancer research and anesthesia that gave him an interest in brain structures. The Penrose? In his first book on consciousness, The Emperor? The Orch-OR theory combines Penrose? As a result, Hameroff?
Featured Articles | Awaken in the Dream Scientific American - Scientific American Magazine Good vibrations: Mediating mood through brain ultrasound University of Arizona researchers have found in a recent study that ultrasound waves applied to specific areas of the brain are able to alter patients' moods. The discovery has led the scientists to conduct further investigations with the hope that this technique could one day be used to treat conditions such as depression and anxiety. Dr. Stuart Hameroff, professor emeritus of the UA's departments of anesthesiology and psychology and director of the UA's Center for Consciousness Studies, is lead author on the first clinical study of brain ultrasound, which was published in the journal Brain Stimulation. Hameroff became interested in applying ultrasound to the human brain when he read about a study by colleague Jamie Tyler at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute, who found physiological and behavioral effects in animals of ultrasound applied to the scalp, with the waves passing through the skull. "I put it down and said, 'well, that's not going to work,'" he said. "Encouraging!"
Cry, Wolf The following article first appeared in Earth Island Journal. How a Campaign of Fear and Intimidation Led to the Gray Wolf's Removal from the Endangered Species List "Nabeki" didn't expect everyone to love her when, in September 2009, she founded the website "Howling for Justice" to celebrate the return of gray wolves to the Northern Rocky Mountains and to protest the then-pending wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho. She didn't expect to fear for her life, either. "Until that day I wasn't thinking about the hatred," Nabeki, a professional from California who moved to the Rockies 15 years ago, told me. For the last few years, a new version of an old war against the American gray wolf has raged in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. But to many in the region, the resurgence of wolves became a source of rage. To members of this culture, wolf reintroduction became a galvanizing symbol of perceived assaults on their personal freedom. The fear-driven demagoguery has worked. The intimidation worked.