THE QUANTUM NATURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Roger Penrose, Moscow, Russia
2013, 7 min 8 sec

Knighted in 1994 for his contributions to science, Sir Roger Penrose OM FRS, is an English mathematical physicist, mathematician and philosopher.

Penrose is internationally renowned for his scientific work in mathematical physics, in particular for his contributions to general relativity and cosmology. His primary interest is in a field of geometry called tessellation, the covering of surfaces with tiles of different shapes. In this segment he concentrates on the concept of consciousness.