{"id":113297,"date":"2020-09-22T10:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/the-secret-of-quantum-physics-let-there-be-life-jim-al-khalili-science-documentary-science"},"modified":"2020-09-22T10:23:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:23:08","slug":"the-secret-of-quantum-physics-let-there-be-life-jim-al-khalili-science-documentary-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/the-secret-of-quantum-physics-let-there-be-life-jim-al-khalili-science-documentary-science","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Of Quantum Physics: Let There Be Life (Jim Al-Khalili) | Science Documentary | Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CtXlpPENeP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Physicist Jim Al-Khalili routinely deals with the strangest subject in all of science \u2014 quantum physics, the astonishing and perplexing theory of sub-atomic particles. But now he\u2019s turning his attention to the world of nature. Can quantum mechanics explain the greatest mysteries in biology?<\/p>\n<p>His first encounter is with the robin. This familiar little bird turns out to navigate using one of the most bizarre effects in physics \u2014 quantum entanglement, a process which seems to defy common sense. Even Albert Einstein himself could not believe it.<\/p>\n<p>Jim finds that even the most personal of human experiences \u2014 our sense of smell \u2014 is touched by ethereal quantum vibrations. According to the latest experiments, it seems that our quantum noses are listening to smells. Jim then discovers that the most famous law of quantum physics \u2014 the uncertainty principle \u2014 is obeyed by plants and trees as they capture sunlight during the vital process of photosynthesis.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Jim asks if quantum physics might play a role in evolution. Could the strange laws of the sub-atomic world, which allow objects to tunnel through impassable barriers in defiance of common sense, effect the mechanism by which living species evolve?<\/p>\n<p>For more awe inspiring documentaries, subscribe to our channel: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZSE95RmyMUgJWmfra9Yx1A?Sub_Confirmation=1\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZSE95RmyMUgJWmfra9Yx1A?Sub_Confirmation=1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Reel Truth Science the home of inspiring documentaries from the scientific and medical world. Here you can find full length documentaries to discover and explore.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/the-secret-of-quantum-physics-let-there-be-life-jim-al-khalili-science-documentary-science\">Continue reading \u201cThe Secret Of Quantum Physics: Let There Be Life (Jim Al-Khalili) | Science Documentary | Science\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physicist Jim Al-Khalili routinely deals with the strangest subject in all of science \u2014 quantum physics, the astonishing and perplexing theory of sub-atomic particles. But now he\u2019s turning his attention to the world of nature. Can quantum mechanics explain the greatest mysteries in biology? His first encounter is with the robin. This familiar little bird [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":599,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,32,385,1617,224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-education","category-evolution","category-quantum-physics","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}