The Quantum Physics of Brain Science
Channel: Sciency Optimist
Date: 2019-03-24

Brain science meets quantum physics in this first-ever Chicago Brain Buddies Live Show. Yeas it's quantum neurobiology, the quantum physics of brains! Astrophysicist Dr. Maria Weber joins Brain Buddies UChicago neuroscientist professor Peggy Mason and Chicago Council for Science and Technology Artist in Residence Aaron Freeman for a fun and funny talk about how what the earth's magnetic field is and how birds navigate it.  Spoiler Alert - they use one of the most amazing quirks of quantum mechanics: entanglement. We have a lot of fun with and tell a bunch of jokes about electrons, retinas, planetary science, and the mysterious but ubiquitous cryptochrome.