The Penrose Institute

The Penrose Institute A research institute aimed at understanding the human mind, creativity and the unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity.

Roger Penrose believes the unification of quantum mechanics and general relativity will require a modification to quantum theory that explains human consciousness. In his view, consciousness separates human intelligence from machine intelligence giving us the ability to understand the world and be creative. Scientists initially argued that exotic quantum phenomena were confined to laboratories nea

r absolute zero – they could play no role in biological systems. But, recent breakthroughs show quantum phenomena are important in biology. Photosynthesis gets its efficiency from coherent transport of energy, and there is growing evidence that some birds have a quantum compass located in their eyes. Further breakthroughs are allowing us to build devices that probe the interaction between general relativity and quantum mechanics. These new developments will throw light on the fundamental laws of physics and generate insight in the fields of AI, the human brain, disease and ageing. They will also lead to the development of new types of incredibly sensitive sensor technology to probe our brain, our planet and our universe.

We are so excited for Professor Penrose, Reinhard Genzel & Andrea Ghez for winning a Nobel Prize! Stay tuned for more u...
10/06/2020

We are so excited for Professor Penrose, Reinhard Genzel & Andrea Ghez for winning a Nobel Prize! Stay tuned for more updates. For now, enjoy Roger's acceptance phone call. Looking forward to in-person meetings in the future!

In this phone interview with Adam Smith, recorded just after the announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, Roger Penrose recounts the story of how a c...

Watch Dr Brian Keating interview Roger Penrose for Into the impossible podcast - Enjoy!
01/15/2020

Watch Dr Brian Keating interview Roger Penrose for Into the impossible podcast -

Enjoy!

Episode 34 of Into The Impossible Books mentioned in this episode: The Emperor's New Mind: Concerning Computer...

Happy Birthday to Sir Roger Penrose! A few pictures from his 87th year, Joe Rogan podcast, The Institute of Art and Ide...
08/08/2019

Happy Birthday to Sir Roger Penrose!

A few pictures from his 87th year, Joe Rogan
podcast, The Institute of Art and Ideas Science of Consciousness conference, Sean Carroll

88 Years young today, August 8th, Happy Birthday! Send your greetings!

Are we seeing Hawking spots in the CMB?Listen to Roger Penrose speak on Hawking Points tomorrow!Roger will be giving a l...
04/02/2019

Are we seeing Hawking spots in the CMB?

Listen to Roger Penrose speak on Hawking Points tomorrow!

Roger will be giving a lecture at the Perimeter Institute April 3rd, 14:00 in the Lazaridis Theatre Room #100

For more information:

Check out the talk Roger gave on Ai, at the AI for Good conference last year. Stephen Ibaraki moderated the Q & A - Wa...
02/13/2019

Check out the talk Roger gave on Ai, at the AI for Good conference last year. Stephen Ibaraki moderated the Q & A - Watch by clicking on the welcome address [floor] link, the lecture begins at 48 minutes - OpenAI -

In case you missed it, Roger was on Sean M. Carroll Podcast
02/05/2019

In case you missed it, Roger was on Sean M. Carroll Podcast

Acceptance of any contribution, gift or grant is at the discretion of the The Penrose Institute. The The Penrose Institute will not accept any gift unless it can be used or expended consistently with the purpose and mission of the The Penrose Institute.

12/19/2018
11/11/2018

A brain structure that helps us walk in a straight line also appears to play a central role in emotional control and decision-making. The findings about the cerebellum challenge years of dogma.

11/06/2018

Researchers at Edinburgh University believe Turing's legacy may help precision medicine via his 'weights of evidence' theory, which helped him to break the German forces' Enigma code in 1941.

11/06/2018

A pair of mouse studies describes neuronal subpopulations not identified before and some of their functions.

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8070 La Jolla Shores Drive #434
La Jolla, CA
92037

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 6am - 9pm

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