Fwd: Announcement and Call for Papers: Conference on ‘Quantum Physics and Consciousness’
Sudipto Ghosh
From: Bhaktivedanta Institute <sameer....@binstitute.org>
Date: Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 7:16 PM
Subject: Announcement and Call for Papers: Conference on ‘Quantum Physics and Consciousness’
To: Sameer Verlekar <sameer....@binstitute.org>
Dear Friends,
Greetings of love and
peace from the Bhaktivedanta Institute, Kolkata.
We
are happy to inform you that the Bhaktivedanta Institute is organizing a unique
conference on ‘Quantum Physics and Consciousness’ from Feb 4-5, 2017 at Kolkata,
India.
Consciousness
is mystery for all of us. Even after decades of research by philosophers,
neuroscientists, psychologists, artificial intelligence scientists, biologists,
quantum physicists, and many other scholars in myriad of today’s available
fields, it is beyond our grasps. Even its precise and clear definition is still
not available to us, let alone its comprehension and deeper understanding.
What
is consciousness? How it arises? Is there really such a thing as consciousness?
Could quantum physics help us to explore consciousness and if yes, then how?
Could we develop a more precise physics of consciousness, perhaps broadening
the very meaning and domain of term ‘physics’ as many physicists talk of new
science? Could age old spiritual and mystical traditions helps us with their
profound wisdom to deepen our understanding of consciousness?
The
conference will attempt to explore some of these questions, weaving together under
various themes, such as:
‣ Foundations of Quantum Mechanics:
lessons learned
‣ Physics and Spirituality: Wisdom from Religious Traditions
‣ Looking Inside: Cells, Brain, Mind and Consciousness
‣ Science of Consciousness: Brain, psychology and Health
‣ Quantum imprints in Life
‣ Copenhagen Interpretation and alternatives
‣ Theistic interpretation of quantum mechanics
‣ Quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence & Mind
‣ Probability, statistics and freewill
‣ Unsolved problems of Quantum Physics
‣ Philosophical implications of Quantum Mechanics
‣ Quantum Entanglement & Consciousness
The
conference, which will bring together some of the renowned thinkers together, is
a humble tribute to scientist-saint Dr. T. D. Singh, Founder Director of the
Bhaktivedanta Institute on his 80th Birth Anniversary year of 2017.
You are all invited and explore the very thing called consciousness which, though we all possess and use every day, do not understand it. The conference poster is attached below.
Last date for submission of abstracts is Dec 20, 2016 and complete papers by Jan 10, 2017. Registration will open from Dec 5, 2016. For more details and registration, please refer to conference
website: www.binstitute.org/qpc or
contact the conference secretary.
Yours
sincerely,
On behalf of
Conference Organizing Committee
Bhaktivedanta
Institute, Kolkata
Conference Chairman: Dr. Sudipto Ghosh, IIT Kharagpur
Conference Secretary: sushant[AT]binstitute.org
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