3. One of the fundamental laws of quantum physics says that an event in the subatomic world exists in all possible states until the act of observing it _____.

4. What did Ed Mitchell see as an artificial construct as he headed back to Earth on Apollo 14?

5. What is the term for the point the wave is at on its oscillating journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author say could explain why acupuncture works?

2. What was American neuropsycholgist Karl Lashley trying to discover? What method did he use?

3. What is the uncertainty principle?

4. How did a particular woman in Jacques Benveniste's lab affect the results of his experiments?

5. What radical concept did Robert Jahn play around with in his research?

6. According to the author, how do microtubules and dendrites represent the Internet of the body?

7. How does quantum mechanics define space?

8. What did Fritz-Albert Popp spend considerable time studying? Why was he fascinated with this "object"?

9. How do geneticists look at cell differentiation?

10. Why was quantum theory so hard to prove?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how Helmut Scmidt experimented with ESP. How did the Copenhagen interpretation influence his views?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Karl Pribram's studies on brain activity. How did the metaphor of the hologram apply to his findings?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the author states that gravity is the most mysterious and vexatious of physical forces. How does Einstein fit into the study of gravity? Andrei Sakharov?

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