Watch Roger Penrose in an exclusive interview discussing everything from quantum mechanics and consciousness to his visual approach to mathematics and his scientific idol Galileo Galilei. Full interview: https://iai.tv/video/roger-penrose-interview-quantum-consciousness | The Institute of Art and Ideas

Mathematician and Physics Nobel Prize Winner Sir Roger Penrose has developed a quantum theory of consciousness with Stuart Hameroff. “Conformal cyclic cosmology” (CCC) is the view that the big bang was not actually the origin of our universe, but the continuation of the remote future of a previous aeon. An idea that has not had a lot of pick up from the rest of the physics community. "The reluctance to consider a new idea in the face of strong evidence is one reason why I think people worry abou

Listen to an exclusive extract of our podcast with 2020 Physics Laureate Roger Penrose! We speak about black holes, magic blackboards and childhood memories - stay tuned for the whole episode that will be released tomorrow. Until then, you can find all previous podcast episodes here: https://bit.ly/328zr2D | Nobel Prize