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That speed limit for biological activity might not exist in the universe if you consider the interesting natural "applications" of quantum phenomena. The abilit
by hellofunk 11y ago
That speed limit for biological activity might not exist in the universe if you consider the interesting natural "applications" of quantum phenomena. The ability for a particle to travel infinite paths simultaneously has been shown in photosynthesis, and fascinating examples of entanglement are in the literature. So it makes you wonder if distance has anything to do with the capabilities such a large brain.
- akiselev 11y agoIt's hard to say whether those kinds of mechanisms could evolve for such a large organism. Photosynthetic molecules with interesting quantum effects developed while piggybacking on early bacterial evolution which was extremely fast because of the abundant radiation and their rapid reproduction. The chemical reactions in space might not be fast enough and may not have enough reaction energy (near absolute zero temperature) to evolve molecules with interesting effects.