This mind-bending new science might explain life’s biggest questions

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August 24, 2015 Today’s TED Talk Jim Al-Khalili: How quantum biology might explain life’s biggest questions 16:09 minutes · TEDGlobalLondon How does a robin know to fly south? The answer might be weirder than you think: Quantum physics may be involved. Jim Al-Khalili rounds up the extremely new, extremely strange world of quantum biology, where something Einstein once called "spooky action at a distance" helps birds navigate, and quantum effects might explain the origin of life itself. Watch now » Playlist of the Day Talks that prove you already live in the future That crazy, sci-fi future we all imagine? It’s here. Watch » 9 TED Talks · Total run time 1:50:41 Join us on Facebook Follow us @TEDTalks

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