Today I welcome the award-winning science communicator Professor Jim Al-Khalili to the podcast. Renowned around the world through his writing and broadcasting, he is also a leading academic making fundamental contributions to theoretical nuclear physics and quantum biology as you will hear. He is also host of the long running “Life Scientific” on Radio 4. Today’s conversation is not just complex, it’s confusing. And you’ll probably gather throughout our chat, I was pretty confused. I do my best to breakdown the science for you as we progress through our conversation, but the validating message that Jim confirms is : “If you’re confused, You understand it!” We talk about Jim’s upbringing in iraq and what led him to physics The Quantum vs Classic systems Where Quantum physics has a role Life on the Edge - one of the only books detailing Quantum Biology Why Quantum Mechanics is so important Some weird quantum effects such as entanglement and tunneling Why Quantum mechanics has a role in biology Heredity and how it is possible that replication occurs with so few errors Where the boundary between classical and quantum systems exists Quantum mechanics and Photosynthesis Jim’s thoughts on Urban electromagnetic disruption Human Consciousness AI and humans Artificial General intelligence versus machine learning Jim’s latest grant to examine the borders between quantum and the classical world You can read his book “Life on the Edge”, which is a fantastic historical look at how the quantum world has influenced biology and why it’s important. ________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS: Timecodes: 00:00 - Introduction 09:32 - Controversial Physics 23:26 Gene Mutations & Magnetic Fields 31:30 - What is Consciousness 44:43 - Will AI Take Over? 52:00 - Researching The Quantum World With $3 Million ________________________________________________________________________ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM Jim Al Khalili: Website: www.jimal-khalili.com Twitter: @jimalkhalili ________________________________________________________________________ Links: Double slit experiment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9tKncAdlHQ https://plus.maths.org/content/physics-minute-double-slit-experiment-0 Jim’s TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_al_khalili_how_quantum_biology_might_explain_life_s_biggest_questions?language=en Radio shows: https://www.jimal-khalili.com/radio Jim’s lecture for The Royal Institute (2020) https://youtu.be/gKrjOD3ZeO0 ________________________________________________________________________ EAT WELL EVERYDAY 📱 Download the Doctor's Kitchen app for free here: https://apple.co/3La17ce 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/newsletter/ LEARN FROM THE BEST 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://thedoctorskitchen.com/podcasts 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: www.thedoctorskitchen.com MY COOKBOOKS 📚 https://thedoctorskitchen.com/books/ LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctors_kitchen/ 📹 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDHTLhQbYlFnPBv-iLgFsQQ 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedoctorskitchen 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/doctors_kitchen 👔 https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupy-aujla/