{"id":2091,"date":"2024-10-10T07:18:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T07:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantum.closelycoded.site\/?page_id=2091"},"modified":"2024-12-17T08:58:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:58:20","slug":"backstory-root-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/backstory-root-consciousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Backstory: Root Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2091\" class=\"elementor elementor-2091\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5922dc1c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5922dc1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6683d3c4 elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6683d3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"92\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66666dcf elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66666dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/events.cqt.sg\/shorts\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/09\/pattern_bottom.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-592\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31c074 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31c074\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35255a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35255a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Backstory: Root Consciousness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698dafe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"698dafe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"center\">A Q&amp;A with\u00a0<strong>Tony Tsoi<\/strong>, Quantum Shorts finalist<\/p><p align=\"center\">Read the story:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqt.sg\/shorts\/entry\/root-consciousness\">Root Consciousness<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc8bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc8bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>How did you come up with the idea for your story?<\/strong><\/p><p>Last December, I read about the research on the quantum characteristics of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26034691-200-mystery-of-the-quantum-lentils-are-legumes-exchanging-secret-signals\/\">biophotons<\/a>. The research can be traced back to the work of Alexander Gurwitsch in 1923 on the mysterious communication between onion roots. In my story, I expanded the idea to include quantum communication between humans and plants.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What was your quantum inspiration?<\/strong><\/p><p>Without experiments and sophisticated measuring instruments, our species cannot perceive anything beyond what our senses tell us. The discoveries in quantum mechanics demonstrated that we live in a reality that is mostly out of our awareness.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What was your writing process like?<\/strong><\/p><p>I have written a dozen short stories as course assignments. The premises of my stories are derived from life events I experienced. The first draft is usually completed within one or two days, often early in the morning. The final manuscript takes four to five revisions spanning about a month. My story submitted to Quantum Shorts took about ten days in total.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>What is your favourite science-inspired book?<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Conjectures and Refutations<\/em>\u00a0by Karl Popper, a book I read during my first year in graduate school, has had a lasting impact on me. The notion that a scientific theory must be falsifiable fascinated me. I actually embedded the title of the book in my story.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>This is not your first time entering Quantum Shorts. What does being a Quantum Shorts finalist mean to you?<\/strong><\/p><p>This is my second time entering Quantum Shorts. Since I have never submitted a story to a publisher or another writing contest, being placed as a finalist in this prestigious contest still seems surreal. (Hey, I can keep my success rate at 50% if I never submit again).<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Is there anything else you would like to tell us about you or your story?<\/strong><\/p><p>I took my first online writing course in 2020 and formed a writing group with two classmates. All three of us submitted to Quantum Shorts in 2021 and again this year. One of my writing buddies was the author of a story shortlisted in 2021. Having other writers who can honestly critique and push me has been very helpful in my writing journey<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backstory: Root Consciousness A Q&amp;A with\u00a0Tony Tsoi, Quantum Shorts finalist Read the story:\u00a0Root Consciousness How did you come up with the idea for your story? Last December, I read about the research on the quantum characteristics of\u00a0biophotons. 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