Testimonials
Learn more about how FQxI makes a difference directly from our grantees, Scientific Advisory Council, and Members.
Geoffrey West
Distinguished Professor
Santa Fe Institute
FQxI is an important part of the fundamental physics community, especially regarding expanding the boundaries of what questions can be addressed.
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!
Joshua Deutsch
Professor of Physics
UC Santa Cruz
FQxI has had an impact on science that vastly exceeds its size and resources.
From my perspective, FQxI has had an impact on science that vastly exceeds its size and resources. Its funding model distinguishes itself from more traditional sources, by selecting high quality proposals that emphasize originality and creativity. Their approach is far more likely to lead to real advances than, say, the U.S.’s NSF and NIH, where it is widely acknowledged that new and innovative submissions get squelched, all too often. Their grant calls are well chosen to be in broad areas which are of fundamental importance, and not part of some fleeting trend. They get applications from a wide range of researchers in science, philosophy, and history. Lastly, its highly original meetings have had an enormous influence on my thinking, and many other researchers, in ways that are very significant.
Mile Gu
Associate Professor
Nanyang Technological University
The FQxI grant has been extremely beneficial in my research in Singapore. FQxI support has allowed me to take on more exciting, fundamental projects, to host a workshop focused on this topic, which helped catalyze student interest. Such pursuits would not be possible in Singapore otherwise, where there is no local funding agency willing to support such upstream, foundational directions of research.
Mind Matters: Intelligence and Agency in the Physical World is one of the most scientifically stimulating workshops I have attended (and very well organized)!
Jenann Ismael
Professor of Physics
Columbia University
It’s hard to express the difference FQxI’s made–that you nurture and value work on expansive, risky topics. I think it gives courage to a lot of people.
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!)
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PressRelease: Precision experiment puts pressure on quantum collapse theories
Quantum mechanics, the theory governing the microscopic world, is famously counterintuitive. A particle can exist in a superposition of multiple states, such as different positions, until a measurement is performed. At that point, the wavefunction describing that particle appears to ‘collapse’ to a single outcome. This puzzle lies at the heart of the measurement problem, famously illustrated by Schrödinger’s cat, suspended between life and death until observed. The XENONnT detector, which was designed to be sensitive to rare physics events, has tightened constraints on one family of possible solutions to the measurement problem, known as ‘collapse theories.’ The work, which was partially funded by FQxI, was reported in Physical Review Letters in March 2026. Image credit: XENON Collaboration.