Zenith Grant Awardee
Dr. Farzad Nekoogar
Multiversal Journeys
Project Title
Theoretical Physics Made Easy for the Public
Project Summary
The goal of this program is to educate the public about the latest discoveries in theoretical physics and cosmology in a non-technical language simple enough to be understood by laypeople. The project intends to plan, promote, and manage the following activities:
- Lecture Series. Events are organized in the form of seminars and conferences in various cities and localities across the country. Each event is conducted by leading experts in the field of theoretical physics and cosmology.
- Panel Discussions. Presentations in this format include a panel of 2-3 experts in the field who present their cases and exchange views with each other.
- Production of Educational DVDs. Either as part of a lecture series or by exclusive arrangement, educational DVDs presenting topics by eminent physicists are produced and disseminated internationally.
- Mysteries of quantum mechanics
- Latest theories in cosmology
- String theories
- Nature of Space-Time
- Theory of Everything
- Time travel
Technical Abstract
QSpace Latest
PressRelease: Shining a light on the roots of plant “intelligence”
All living organisms emit a low level of light radiation, but the origin and function of these ‘biophotons’ are not yet fully understood. An international team of physicists, funded by the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, has proposed a new approach for investigating this phenomenon based on statistical analyses of this emission. Their aim is to test whether biophotons can play a role in the transport of information within and between living organisms, and whether monitoring biophotons could contribute to the development of medical techniques for the early diagnosis of various diseases. Their analyses of the measurements of the faint glow emitted by lentil seeds support models for the emergence of a kind of plant ‘intelligence,’ in which the biophotonic emission carries information and may thus be used by plants as a means to communicate. The team reported this and reviewed the history of biophotons in an article in the journal Applied Sciences in June 2024.