Consciousness pre-dates life | Professor Stuart Hameroff, Roger Penrose's long-time collaborator

Stuart Hameroff puts forward a radical theory of consciousness. Could consciousness have emerged from quantum states in neural microtubules? Watch the full talk at https://iai.tv/video/consciousness-pre-dates-life-stuart-hameroff?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description Many scientists, operating with a materialist worldview, argue that consciousness emerges out of inanimate molecules. In contrast, Roger Penrose's longtime collaborator, Stuart Hameroff, puts forward the controversial case that consciousness precedes life and that we have evidence for this from a recent NASA experiment. #consciousness #quantumphysics #quantum #quantummechanics #quantumconsciousness #penrose Stuart Hameroff is an American anesthesiologist and professor at the University of Arizona known for his studies of consciousness and his controversial claim, alongside Sir Roger Penrose, that consciousness originates from quantum states in neural microtubules. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. Subscribe today! https://iai.tv/subscribe?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=consciousness-pre-dates-life-stuart-hameroff For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses