The idea is if you use those two shapes and try to colour the plane with them so the colours match, then the only way that you can do this is to produce a pattern which never repeats itself. Roger Penrose colourideamatch Change image and share on social
But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality. Roger Penrose absolutebeautyissue Change image and share on social
So what I'm saying is why don't we think about changing Schrodinger's equation at some level when masses become too big at the level that you might have to worry about Einstein's general relativity. Roger Penrose bigchangeeinstein Change image and share on social
As for morality, well that's all tied up with the question of consciousness. Roger Penrose consciousnessmoralityquestion Change image and share on social
And these little things may not seem like much but after a while they take you off on a direction where you may be a long way off from what other people have been thinking about. Roger Penrose directionlongpeople Change image and share on social
Ordinary photons do have spin, they have a notion of helicity so they spin around their direction on motion. Roger Penrose directionhelicitymotion Change image and share on social
Some people take the view that the universe is simply there, and it runs along - it's a bit as though it just sort of computes, and we happen by accident to find ourselves in this thing. I don't think that's a very fruitful or helpful way of looking at the universe. Roger Penrose accidentbitecompute share on social
The basic theory in twistor theory is not to add extra dimensions. Roger Penrose addbasicdimension Change image and share on social
People think of these eureka moments and my feeling is that they tend to be little things, a little realisation and then a little realisation built on that. Roger Penrose buildeurekafelt Change image and share on social
There is a certain sense in which I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there by chance. Roger Penrose chancepurposesense Change image and share on social