Chapter 1: The Curious Case of Tardigrades

Have you ever heard the joke about the tardigrade who strolled into a bar? No? Me neither. But I can only imagine he survived the night out. Unfortunately, three of his companions did not fare as well. They were incapacitated, captured, and subjected to an experiment involving freezing and entanglement with qubits. (Just to clarify, qubits are not to be confused with the video game character Q’bert, despite my efforts to link them.) The outcome suggested they had indeed been entangled. (This scenario feels like a blend of Frankenstein and The Island of Doctor Moreau.) Out of the group, only one endured the experiment, possibly becoming the first substantial organism to experience formal entanglement. For a more scientific introduction, I’ll refer you to my knowledgeable friend Anton, whose insights are invaluable.

Anton explains that entanglement is already present in most molecules, including those in the tardigrade's body and within our own. I had intuitively believed this, theorizing that if the universe originated from a single point, then everything must be entangled by default. It’s reassuring to hear a credible scientist affirm that there’s a significant degree of entanglement already occurring. Anton remarked, “It's a natural process, and does not imply that the scientists were responsible for it.” That perspective resonates with me!

Are we somehow connected to stars? If a quark from a distant quasar were to strike me, would I be teleported there? This provokes curiosity: could the natural process of entanglement open the door to telepathy? Science has largely dismissed telepathy due to a lack of a recognized mechanism. Yet, entanglement might just be the key. As Anton pointed out, entanglement is indeed happening in our own bodies. Cleve Backster conducted an intriguing experiment where he took cells from a human, placed them on a lie detector, and then inflicted pain on the human. Remarkably, the lie detector indicated that the cells reacted to the stimulus, regardless of the distance between the host and the sample.

Though Backster's findings were often met with skepticism in the scientific community, could quantum entanglement lend greater credibility to his work today? At the very least, it might merit further exploration.

Chapter 2: The Role of Light in Entanglement

According to Anton, light is essential for entanglement; however, one challenge with tardigrades is that they lack photosynthetic capabilities. While this may be true to some extent, it’s worth noting that all living organisms emit light, referred to as biophotons. If human bodies generate light and cells communicate via this light, could it be possible for an organism to become self-entangled or even entangled with another organism?

Does this light correspond to consciousness?

If the 1987 research paper suggesting that couples begin to resemble each other over time holds any validity, it could mean that shared environments and nutrition are not the only factors at play. Perhaps it involves a synchronization of brain and heart frequencies, as well as bio-light! Why wouldn’t couples who are deeply connected also be quantumly entangled? When you see couples intimately intertwined in infrared imagery, it lends credence to the idea that “we are beings of light,” as Yoda said.

Is everything in the universe fundamentally entangled or has the potential to be? I envision the universe as a colossal Rubik's Cube, where the movement of one molecule influences another somewhere else—hopefully not in a horror movie fashion. Anton mentions bacteria that were found to be entangled, and I recall a Scientific American article titled “Schrödinger’s Bacterium” that discusses this concept. It suggests that certain photons can interact with photosynthetic molecules in a way that showcases entanglement.

In another article from Scientific American, it is revealed that women may harbor microchimeric cells from their mothers and pregnancies, possibly impacting their immune systems.

So, if tardigrades can be entangled, and we know all organisms emit biophotons, then could Backster’s experiments suggest that cells may already be entangled based on their reactions to stimuli from the host? Given that microchimeric cells exist in maternal lines, might we infer a mechanism that facilitates heightened intuition or even direct telepathy? Is the universe itself conscious?

I often ponder this question. While I’m not as fixated on Mars as Elon Musk, I share his enthusiasm for exploration! Imagine being entangled with a tardigrade driving a rover on Mars. What if we freeze a tardigrade, entangle it with me on a qubit, and send it off on a mission to Mars? Sounds like a fantastic adventure!

Quantum physics and consciousness: a (strong) defense of panpsychism suggests that consciousness exists in a state of entanglement with the physical universe, making it impossible to understand one without the other. This relationship imbues meaning into the phenomena we experience—an entangled connection between subjective awareness and the physical world constitutes life itself.

The idea that we are part of the universe and that the universe responds to us is not a novel concept. It’s hardly a flawless system, especially when considering the diversity of human desires. Can you imagine the chaos if 8 billion of us were to wish simultaneously? Thankfully, there are mechanisms that filter out much of our thoughts! If only the U.S. population were Jinn, the political divisions could threaten our very existence!

The universe operates as a harmonious system designed for us to experience both individuality and a reconnection to our unity. Do we truly need to subject tardigrades to freezing and quantum experiments to recognize our shared essence? On the other hand, could quantum-entangled tardigrades facilitate communication as we venture into interstellar travel?

Incredibly, Anton mentioned that tardigrades are being considered as potential candidates for the first interstellar astronauts, as highlighted by Project Starlight. The notion of sending these resilient creatures to Proxima Centauri raises the question: could quantum-entangled tardigrades provide real-time data? Perhaps Star Trek wasn’t too far off in its predictions. In Star Trek: Discovery, giant tardigrades are used to teleport across the universe!

Is it possible that writers and scientists are all telepathically and quantumly connected, explaining simultaneous breakthroughs and similar narratives emerging without direct communication? I find it very plausible that our connections are deeper than we ever conceived.

Chapter 3: Videos on Tardigrades and Quantum Entanglement

The first video titled "Did Scientists Really Quantum Entangle Tardigrades?" explores the intriguing research behind this phenomenon.

The second video, "Study Claims Tardigrades Became First Quantum Entangled Animals," discusses the implications of this groundbreaking study.