Quantum Biology and the Hidden Nature of Nature
Δημοσιεύτηκε στις 17 Μαρ 2014
Can the spooky world of quantum
physics explain bird navigation, photosynthesis and even our delicate
sense of smell? Clues are mounting that the rules governing the
subatomic realm may play an unexpectedly pivotal role in the visible
world. Leading thinkers in the emerging field of quantum biology
explored the hidden hand of quantum physics on the scales of everyday
life.
John Hockenberry:
John Hockenberry is an
award-winning journalist with twenty-five years experience in radio,
broadcast television and print. He is the host of WNYC and PRI's The
Takeaway, a correspondent for PBS Frontline, and a noted presenter and
moderator at conferences such as TED, Aspen Ideas, and the World Science
Festival.
Paul Davies:
Paul Davies is a theoretical
physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling author. He is
Regents' Professor at Arizona State University, where he is Director of
Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, co-director of the
Cosmology Initiative and principal investigator of the Center for the
Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology. He previously held
academic appointments in the UK and Australia. His research focuses on
the "big questions", from the origin of the universe to the origin of
life. His most recent popular book is The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in
the Universe? He has received the Templeton Prize, the Royal Society's
Faraday Prize, the Kelvin Medal of the UK Institute of Physics, the
Robinson Cosmology Prize, and many book awards. He is a member of the
Order of Australia and a recipient of the Bicentenary Medal of Chile.
The asteroid (6870) Pauldavies is named in his honor.
Seth Lloyd:
Working
with a variety of groups to construct and operate quantum computers and
quantum communication systems, Seth Lloyd is the first person to
develop a realizable model for quantum computation. His research focuses
on the role of information in complex systems and the quantum mechanics
of living systems (known as `quantum life'), economics, and cosmology.
Lloyd
is the author of over a hundred scientific papers, including the
publication Programming the Universe. He is currently the professor of
quantum-mechanical engineering at MIT and the director of the W.M. Keck
Center for Extreme Quantum Information Theory.
Thorsten Ritz:
Thorsten
Ritz is a biophysicist interested in the role of quantum mechanics in
biological systems, ranging from photosynthetic light harvesting systems
to sensory cells. He has championed the idea that a quantum mechanical
reaction may lie at the heart of the magnetic compass of birds and other
animals. Straddling and often breaking the barriers between theory and
experiment and physics and biology, he has worked with biologists to
provide the first experimental evidence supporting a quantum-based
compass in birds.
He is currently an associate professor of
physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. His work
has received national and international recognition, including awards
from the Royal Institute of Navigation (UK), Institute of Physics (UK),
American Physical Society, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Research
Cooperation.
physics explain bird navigation, photosynthesis and even our delicate
sense of smell? Clues are mounting that the rules governing the
subatomic realm may play an unexpectedly pivotal role in the visible
world. Leading thinkers in the emerging field of quantum biology
explored the hidden hand of quantum physics on the scales of everyday
life.
John Hockenberry:
John Hockenberry is an
award-winning journalist with twenty-five years experience in radio,
broadcast television and print. He is the host of WNYC and PRI's The
Takeaway, a correspondent for PBS Frontline, and a noted presenter and
moderator at conferences such as TED, Aspen Ideas, and the World Science
Festival.
Paul Davies:
Paul Davies is a theoretical
physicist, cosmologist, astrobiologist, and best-selling author. He is
Regents' Professor at Arizona State University, where he is Director of
Beyond: Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science, co-director of the
Cosmology Initiative and principal investigator of the Center for the
Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology. He previously held
academic appointments in the UK and Australia. His research focuses on
the "big questions", from the origin of the universe to the origin of
life. His most recent popular book is The Eerie Silence: Are We Alone in
the Universe? He has received the Templeton Prize, the Royal Society's
Faraday Prize, the Kelvin Medal of the UK Institute of Physics, the
Robinson Cosmology Prize, and many book awards. He is a member of the
Order of Australia and a recipient of the Bicentenary Medal of Chile.
The asteroid (6870) Pauldavies is named in his honor.
Seth Lloyd:
Working
with a variety of groups to construct and operate quantum computers and
quantum communication systems, Seth Lloyd is the first person to
develop a realizable model for quantum computation. His research focuses
on the role of information in complex systems and the quantum mechanics
of living systems (known as `quantum life'), economics, and cosmology.
Lloyd
is the author of over a hundred scientific papers, including the
publication Programming the Universe. He is currently the professor of
quantum-mechanical engineering at MIT and the director of the W.M. Keck
Center for Extreme Quantum Information Theory.
Thorsten Ritz:
Thorsten
Ritz is a biophysicist interested in the role of quantum mechanics in
biological systems, ranging from photosynthetic light harvesting systems
to sensory cells. He has championed the idea that a quantum mechanical
reaction may lie at the heart of the magnetic compass of birds and other
animals. Straddling and often breaking the barriers between theory and
experiment and physics and biology, he has worked with biologists to
provide the first experimental evidence supporting a quantum-based
compass in birds.
He is currently an associate professor of
physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. His work
has received national and international recognition, including awards
from the Royal Institute of Navigation (UK), Institute of Physics (UK),
American Physical Society, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the Research
Cooperation.
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