is there any good book/ video that explains in plain english - quantum, cosmic consciousness, mind/body, etc?
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The most popular is "What the Bleep Do We Know?" which was widely released to theaters and is now on video. (Of course, the whole thing is nonsesnse, but that wasn't your question, was it?)\n\nBeware of quackiness! Lots of people have written whole books with not a single logical thought in them. However, a very interesting (and original!) book that covers several worldviews is "Living Buddha, Living Christ" by Thic Nhat Han. I may be spelling his name wrong, and I don't agree with him sometimes, but he'll make you think and his arguments make you think ON YOUR OWN. Very good readin!
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Laney, first of all allow me to say that I'm incredibly glad and pleasantly surprised to hear of your genuine interest in this field.   You are to be truly commended for your intellectual courage and abilities.  ...But to address your question, there are in fact thousands of great explanatory/layman-type books out there on Quantum Mechanics, Field Theory, Gravity, Philosophy, Reality, and associated topics like cosmology, etc.  Some of them even dating back to the mid 70's, that nonetheless are still wonderful reads.  ...Theoretical physics at the level that we are talking about here, though, is unfortunately a seven-headed exotic mathematical monster that is not even accessible to most physicists, much less the lay person.   Having said that, and as you know, there have been courageous attempts by talented physicist like Brain Greene (and many others before and after him) to make our latest theoretical/scientific visions of the physical world/universe available to the general public.   ...Since you mentioned that you are NOT mathematically inclined, but did enjoy Greene's The Elegant Universe, the first thing that came to my mind (and the book that I would recommend most) was in fact Greene's newer work called "The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality" - in case you haven't read it yet.    \n\nAmong some of the other more recent titles worth mentioning also are:\n\nThe Great Beyond - by: Paul Halpener (A very nice book)\n\nThe Cosmic Landscape - by: Leonard Susskind\n\nHiding in the Mirror - by: Lawrence M. Krauss\n\nThe Road to Reality - by: Rofer Penrose\n\nA First Course in String Theory - by: Barton Zwiebach (This is a very nice book but a lil' more mathematically oriented than you might enjoy - let's say undergraduate physics level) \n\nI also highly recommend:  The Five Ages of the Universe - by: Fred Adams\n\nThat should keep you busy for a while - Good Reading!  ;-)
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websites aren't that trustworthy for accurate scientific advice. I'd recommend finding someone to ask in person... Wilkipedia is good for some basic things, but anything beyond Physics 101 is a crap shoot.  \n\ngood luck
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A good website on quantum mechanics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics\n\nAlso, if you are intrigued by the cosmological theory of the universe, The Life of the Cosmos by Lee Smolin is an excellent read.
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How about this one?\nhttp://www.angryflower.com/schrod.gif\n\nPS. I don't know which is worse - thinking "Wow, Googling cartoons about quantum physics sounds fun!" or actually laughing out loud at it. :)
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http://computer.howstuffworks.com/quantum-computer.htm
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A Brief History Of Time, The Universe in a Nutshell, Black Holes, Babby Universes and Other Essays  - Stephen Hawking\n\nThe Elegant Universe   - Brian Greene
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hmmm... \n\nWell the book that got me turned on to physics was "The source book on atomic energy"\n\nThis book starts off at newton and goes up to the nuclear reactors and basicly every thing that was known about nuclear technoolgy at the time (the book is about 50 years old).  It is not quantum mechanics, but it is modern physics.  And modern physics is the start to quantum.  It will give you ALL the backround that you need to know to start to really learn quantum. Also it is very easy to read (I read it the summer after my freshman year in college)  \n\nanother serise of book (also not quite to hard quantum yet) are the "Mr Tompkins" series.  he describes things like the atom and relitivity very well and in a hands on approch.  \n\n\nNow for quantum... I did read one decent book, but i can not remeber what it was.  Just go to your local library and do a search for quantum mechanics and pick up the shortest paper back you can find.  they are all written by very smart people and they are writen so that every on can under stand them.  \n\nI am sorry I did not help to much with a Quantum book, but the other two books that I recomended are very good and will put you directely on the right path towards understanding modern physics,  and you can not understand quantum with out understanding modern (actualy there is usualy a bit of quantum is modern physics classes)
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/program.html\nthis is pbs and they produced a show of Brian Green's book the eligant universe. very good I am watching it now.
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Yes...thus far, it IS the simplest and best explanation of gravity...quantum mechanics doesn't explain gravity at all.  What is NOW needed is a theory of "everything" that can link relativity to QM so that they're BOTH compatible.
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I would suggest you use wikipedia...\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics
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The quantum mind or quantum consciousness is a protoscientific hypothesis that posits a connection between consciousness, neurobiology and quantum mechanics. There are many blank areas in understanding the brain dynamics and especially how it gives rise to consciousness. The hypothesis claims that quantum mechanics is capable of explaining conscious experience.
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wikipedia is a great place to look up any Information I hope this helps you good luck for the search of truth and enlightenment
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I find those books to be very helpful when you don't want a complete in depth book to read but you just want to know enough information to get you through - \n\nThere are also "The Complete Idiots guide to ____" books and "The Everything _____ Books"\n\n"The Everything World Religions Book" is a great one. If you want to talk to a buddhist, pagan, mormon, wiccan or jehova's witness without sounding like a complete jerk, this book will help you.
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see this link\nhttp://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/quantumzone/index.html
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http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/\n\nThey have open material from courses taught at MIT. I have been able to glean a lot from them.