Posted: Sep 22, 2010 11:04 pm
With quantum mechanics, there's a notion that observers affect the things that they're observing. That's not always true, but it's often true. That's one of the very strange properties of quantum mechanics. Therefore people get the notion that there's no objective reality, and that you can literally impact on the external world just by doing things internally. That's not the case.
The article does nothing to resolve the grey area surrounding Schrödinger’s cat, quantum superposition and the implied "special properties" of human consciousness.
So when you hear about quantum mechanics and devices, you can say, "OK, that sounds reasonable." But when you hear about quantum mechanics and consciousness, you should assume the author is a crackpot unless proven otherwise. Moreover, assume that they want your money. ...
Does this mean Mikio Kaku should be disowned by Harvard and derided as a woo merchant? He's won awards for being a public educator of science. Or did Raleigh Marsden misquote him hook line and sinker?
http://www.rationalskepticism.org/general-science/consciousness-t12446.html