Does quantum physics end the free will debate?

Quantum mechanics, even if it were to apply at the scale of brains and neurons, would in no way be able to 'end the free will debate' in a way that favoured true freedom - conscious freedom of will and action in the sense we really mean by free will. read more

Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below and check back on Wednesdays to see if he answers it. read more

We're part of the causal fabric of the universe, and we don't really need modern physics to tell us that (although it does), just some common sense. But the real free will debate is about what freedom means, and what free will amounts to in a causal world. read more