Testimonials

Jeremy Butterfield

Doctor

University of Cambridge

For philosophy, which aims to give the big picture about humans and their place in nature, fundamental science is a gold-mine. FQxI has played a unique, and indispensable role, in breaking down the traditional disciplinary boundaries between science and philosophy. Long may it continue to do so!

Over the past 16 years, FQxI has been very successful in bringing together science, especially physics, and philosophy. That endeavour is invaluable. For fundamental science, in particular physics, has yielded extraordinary insights in to nature, and has shown human ingenuity, both conceptual and experimental, at its best. So for philosophy, which aims to give the big picture about humans and their place in nature, fundamental science is a gold-mine. And FQxI has played a unique, and indispensable role, in breaking down the traditional disciplinary boundaries between science and philosophy. Long may it continue to do so!

Johannes Kleiner

Physicist and Mathematician

Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy

I think it’s fair to say that without FQxI, our growing community which we now call “Mathematical Consciousness Science” would not even exist. The best funding agency ever! Really!

You’ve supported basically all workshops and conferences which were essential in my research. I think it’s fair to say that without FQxI, our growing community which we now call “Mathematical Consciousness Science” would not even exist. And the large grant you awarded us recently gives us the chance to make a real difference. Thanks so much! The best funding agency ever! (Really!)

Carlo Rovelli

Professor

Aix-Marseille

FQxI is a fundamental resource in the landscape of contemporary intellectual work in science. Thank you FQxI!

I think that FQxI, it’s a fundamental resource in the landscape of contemporary intellectual work in science. A lot of scientific research today, the very large majority of it, it’s in one way or another oriented toward the technical, or practical, or useful applications, which is very good, but it misses a deep reflection of the foundations. There are very few supporting structures for bringing together the thinkers that think about the depth of the foundations of our current understanding of reality on the basis of what science tells us and I think FQxI is one of the very few, if not almost the unique one that plays this role. I’m extremely grateful that for what it has provided for me, in terms of connection with other people, in terms of resources for doing things, in terms of the fantastic ideas that I’ve seen there developed, taken seriously, discussed, abandoned, or sometimes brought to success. Thank you FQxI!

Hiranya Peiris

Professor of Astrophysics

University College London

FQxI has catalyzed much-needed dialogue between disciplines that rarely engage in an intellectual discourse; such connections have already enabled path-breaking research and could drive future paradigm shifts…FQxI remains almost unique in this space.