Light of the mind: is quantum physics linked to consciousness?
Do quantum effects play a role in consciousness? Or are the two areas being linked simply because they are both difficult to understand? Betony Adams and Francesco Petruccione explore this developing, and contentious, field of quantum biophysics. Also this month, science writer Philip Ball explores the debate about free will, while David Appell picks what he thinks are the top 10 theoretical physics discoveries of all time. Don’t miss either the feature by CERN physicist Dave Barney, who explains why the new calorimeter for CERN’s CMS experiment is one of the most challenging engineering projects in particle physics of all time.
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