Here he describes a current research project designed to potentially falsify the theoretical model he has been developing for the past three decades. It involves measurements of quantum superposition within tubulin molecules when stimulated with laser light. Hameroff predicts that this superposition will be found and that it will be influenced by various anesthesias in [...]

In this video, recorded in 2015, he reviews research findings in parapsychology related to phenomena such as out of body experiences, telepathy, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, survival of consciousness after death, and reincarnation. He notes that mainstream academic researchers often treat these subjects disparagingly. He argues that such a dismissive attitude is both arrogant and [...]

In this video, originally recorded in 2015, he describes the “anthropic principle” in cosmology, based on the notion that the physical constants discovered by cosmologists suggest that the universe in which we live is uniquely designed to support human consciousness as we know it. He also notes that his “Orch OR” theory is consistent with [...]

In this video, originally recorded in 2015, he focuses on the idea that consciousness is an orchestrated whole. This, he maintains, is accomplished through quantum coherence unifying the various activities of the brain. The orchestra of consciousness occurs at various, specific frequency resonances. He also describes how our experience of time is related to the [...]

Here he discusses some of the major criticisms of the ORCH OR theory. He focuses on the question of how it would be possible for quantum effects to occur in the brain and how these would be related to consciousness. He also discusses questions concerning the mechanisms by which anesthesia works — suggesting that conventional [...]

Here he points out that the “hard problem” refers to the very existence of subjective experience in a material world. This is a problem addressed by panpsychists and dualists — as well as materialists who believe that consciousness is an emergent property related to complexity. Hameroff believes that all of these proposed solutions are inadequate [...]