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Friday, October 16, 2015

Bohr's 'Light and Life' revisited

H M Nussenzveig

I revisit Niels Bohr's famous 1932 'Light and Life' lecture, confronting it with current knowledge. Topics covered include: life origin and evolution, quantum mechanics and life, brain and mind, consciousness and free will, and light as a tool for biology, with special emphasis on optical tweezers and their contributions to biophysics. Specialized knowledge of biology is not assumed.

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