Tiffeny Todd is a physics professor and filmmaker who became obsessed with the nature of consciousness after having an out of body experience and discovering that her field had absolutely no way of explaining the experience of mind separate from body that she had. This set her on a quest to discover the theoretical basis for what had happened to her. Along the way, she discovered a wealth of literature on parapsychology that suggested it was possible for the mind to influence the outcome of quantum experiments, which led her to formulate her theory of vacuum orchestrated spin signaling, which states that the quantum vacuum is the source of agency, and that material bodies are agentic filters for that information - meaning they are the place where the agency of the vacuum is translated into real action. Our conversation starts with an exploration of parapsychology and its overlap with physics, then goes into the specifics of Todd’s theories, with a significant detour into the nature of electromagnetism, photons, electrons, what the quantum vacuum is, and why its mechanics suggest the existence of delocalized agency that lives in the void. MAKE HISTORY WITH US THIS SUMMER: https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025 PATREON https://www.patreon.com/c/demystifysci PARADIGM DRIFT https://demystifysci.com/paradigm-drift-show 00:00 Go! 00:05:38 Challenges with Parapsychology Evidence 00:10:01 Entanglement and Psychic Phenomenon 00:15:03 Brain Functions and Psychic Abilities 00:20:01 Consciousness as a Receiver 00:23:40 Nature of Conscious Beings 00:26:07 Associative Learning in Plants 00:31:39 Redefining Cognition and Free Will 00:36:00 Antenna Theory and Consciousness 00:39:14 Determinism and Agency in Physics 00:44:35 Challenges of Predictive Calculations 00:46:12 Emergence of Consciousness and Agency 00:51:44 Evolution and Emergent Behavior 01:00:20 Consciousness and Quantum Theory 01:09:26 Quantum Vacuum and Information Storage 01:10:45 Quantum Entanglement and Vacuum Theory 01:14:24 Radical Pair Mechanism 01:18:08 Quantum Vacuum and Information Exchange 01:23:00 Virtual Photons and Fields 01:27:05 Actions vs. Actors in Physics 01:31:05 Pilot Wave Theory 01:34:31 Quantum Field and Mind Interaction 01:37:54 Electron Distribution and Atomic Interaction 01:43:12 Entanglement and Interpretations of Quantum Mechanics 01:46:11 Mind's Influence in a Single Atom Universe 01:53:04 Mind, Mediums, and Quantum Communication 01:58:08 Mind-Body Connection and Psychic Phenomena 02:01:01 The Nature and Emergence of Life 02:05:28 The Role of Agency in Evolutionary Theory 02:10:06 Quantum Models of Consciousness 02:15:01 Intersecting Science and Spirit 02:21:11 Quantum Foundations and Interpretation 02:25:06 The Future of Quantum Science 02:26:17 Resources and Collaboration Opportunities #consciousness, #quantumphysics, #neuroscience, #quantummechanics, #mindovermatter, #emergence, #quantumfieldtheory, #agency, #freewill, #mysticism, #quantumconsciousness, #reality, #spiritualscience, #nonduality, #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast ABOUS US: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/all AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 DONATE: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci BLOG: http://DemystifySci.com/blog RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss MAILING LIST: https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671