Jim Al-Khalili: The Secret of Life

00:01 Career path for a mathematical physicist ends with him branching off into consciousness or biology. 01:25 Al-Khalili argues that Quantum can explain heretofore incomprehensible biological processes. 02:40 European Robin ability to navigate by Earths magnetic field can be explained by Quantum entanglement But Al-Khalili says that entanglement is done by magic. 05:20 Entanglement is instantaneous. This contradicts that Einstein proved through Special Relativity that light is the speed limit of the Universe. 08:55 Entanglement magic sounds a lot like biblical miracles. 11:55 Smelling is also a Quantum process that involves vibrations of bonds. The problem is that QM has yet to tell you what physical object a bond is. 13:45 Smelling is a hearing: chemical bonds are vibrating. 16:15 So again what is a bond? What is vibrating? Bedsprings? 17:40 What is a phonon? Concentrated particle morphs into spread out wave. 20:45 The Quantum frog: kissing the tadpole. 22:50 Mathematical definition of chemical bond. 24:35 Proton tunnels through energy barrier. This allows enzymes to split chemcial bonds and break molecules apart swiftly. Its all done with ghosts and phantoms Al-Khalilis words. 26:40 Proton is a ball made of three balls held together by magic. How do particle mathematicians know theyre accelerating protons and not angels if they never saw an atom? 28:35 Quantum will never be scientific until the mathematicians illustrate their atom specifically explain what binds the electron to the nucleus before it is ionized. 30:20 Al-Khalili alleges that the photon is a bullet that the Sun shoots at a tree. 32:15 The pinpoint bullet magically turns into a spread out spherical wave to cover all the bases. 34:45 What is an exciton? No. Its not an object. Its made of energy and force and charge other verbs. 37:30 Incoherent decoherence: photosynthesis relies on Quantum magic. It unjustifiably magically converts the pinpoint photon into a spread out spherical wave exciton the rock morphs into water waves. QM is an unscientific explanation of a mechanism. 40:05 Summary 43:45 Corollary: Al-Khalili stands on the shoulders not of giants but of mental midgets. bgaede rationalscience RopeHypothesis Free illustrated book on the Rope Model of Light and Gravity Download it at: Quora: Academia: Patreon: ,

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