He told us that "we need to flip the narrative and instead of trying to make biology fit into the paradigm of the physics experiment, which is ultimately about super cold atoms in isolation, we need to recognize that biology is already set up as the perfect quantum detector by evolution."
Dr. Michael Montague is CTO of the @quantumbiodao.bsky.social, with a PhD in Microbiology from UNC Chapel Hill. His career spans foundational Synthetic Biology research at @jcvi.org and biosecurity work at the @centerforhealthsecurity.org.
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"I’m not a quantum biologist. I just followed a number and couldn’t let it go.”
- Aswathy Prakash
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Aswathy told us that her essay began with a number from a failed calculation... "I looked it up expecting nothing and found that independent biological systems - cortical columns, capillary networks, the developing embryo had been converging on it for millions of years."
How to Start Your Own Journal: Philosophy of Physics.
Full Q&A on QSpace: qspace.fqxi.org/articles/283...
Congrats to Gabriela Frajtag who also recently graduated from the Ilum School of Science (CNPEM, Brazil).
She told us that "it was such a big surprise. I actually didn't expect it!"
Read Gabriela's essay here: qspace.fqxi.org/competitions...
"I was genuinely surprised and honoured. Competitions like this create space to think across disciplines and push beyond conventional scientific boundaries. Engaging with other submissions through the QSpace Forums was enjoyable."
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What happens when you let AI loose on the peer review proccess?
Geoff Marsh reports.
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Congrats to Ian Reppel, who received a special mention in our "How Quantum Is Life?" essay contest for his essay "The Quantum Cradle: Prebiotic Minerals as Quantum Search Engines for Life."
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Congrats to Rishab Ghosh, who received a Special Mention in our "How Quantum is Life?" essay contest for his essay "The Decoherence Engine: Reframing Biological Complexity as Quantum Information Processing." Rishab proposes that cells have evolved to use decoherence itself as a computational tool.
1/ >> News from the world of quantum biology.
This essay competition recently announced its winners, and it reflects the growing energy around the field. When nearly a hundred thinkers from across the globe engage seriously with this question, it shows that quantum biology is drawing attention.
Great article by Colin Stuart, interviewing David Wallace. Part of a series on academic journals over at @fqxi.org on QSpace.
Quantum teleportation, explained by the person who helped invent it. Bill Wootters spoke to us at @perimeterinstitute.ca
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