![]() ![]() And I could spend the rest of this piece carefully dissecting and lampooning just how “quantum energy healers” like Amaral mangle the fundamental physics underpinning quantum mechanics. Given that I’m a dyed-in-the-wool experimental physicist for whom quantum mechanics plays a central role in my professional life, you will not be entirely surprised to hear that I share xkcd’s deep cynicism. ![]() The web comic xkcd has some especially salient advice for those who encounter the ‘q-word’ in the wild: “ Protip: You can safely ignore any sentence that includes the phrase ‘According to quantum mechanics’ ”. According to Amaral, the double slit experiment – a cornerstone of quantum physics – “ proves, without a shadow of a doubt, that our consciousness actually shifts or alters, in some way shape or form, physical reality.” What do those energy fields comprise? Where do they originate? How is it possible to influence them to the extent that even physical injuries can allegedly be healed? Because of quantum physics, of course. SUGGESTED READING Quantum computing is the key to consciousness By Tim Palmer He claims that by influencing the “energy fields” around our bodies he can, and I quote, “ heal physical injuries, reduce stress, anxiety, and depression, and reach and sustain new levels of energy, clarity, and fulfilment so can feel and live better.” In this universe at least.) Amaral’s Energy Flow Formula is in intense demand in the rarefied heights of A-lister communities. (Surprisingly, however, Oprah isn’t one of Amaral’s clients. So says John Amaral, self-styled energy healer, life coach, and guru to a gamut of celebrities so famous that surnames are superfluous: Gwyneth, Meghan, Harry – you can probably guess the others on the list. By influencing the frequency of energy in and around your body, you can change your physical reality." “Our bodies and our universe aren’t solid things at all. However, professor of physics Philip Moriarty argues that, from Wigner to Pauli, expert physicists have long since engaged with quantum-inspired mystical claims, and thus, along with the general rise of pseudoscience and misinformation, physicists too had a historical role to play in the promotion of quantum ‘woo-woo’. ![]() The average educated scientist may scoff at these claims and never think anything of them. In the realm of pseudoscience, quantum physics terms are used to explain everything from an ability to influence our reality, read minds, and heal ourselves. We often come across the ‘q-word’ in fields unrelated to quantum physics. ![]()
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