Jim Al-Khalili
Jim is a multiple award-winning science communicator renowned for his public engagement around the world through writing and broadcasting and a leading academic making fundamental contributions to theoretical physics, particularly in nuclear reaction theory, quantum effects in biology, open quantum systems and the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Jim is a theoretical physicist at the University of Surrey where he holds a Distinguished Chair in physics as well as a university chair in the public engagement in science. He received his PhD in nuclear reaction theory in 1989 and has published widely in the field. His current interest is in open quantum systems and the application of quantum mechanics in biology.
Jim Al-KhaliliAre physicists about to decode a mysterious field of science that could have huge implications for your health?
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Is this video four minutes long? Not necessarily.
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Our world would be impossible without quantum mechanics — but we still don’t have a narrative of how it works.
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Why are we here? What is everything made of? This theoretical physicist says science isn’t the right way to answer these questions.
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