

When al-Kadhi was studying the history of art at Cambridge, they described their study as focusing on the “philosophical and ontological.” Ontology is the often metaphysical task of studying what exists or not. One place that came up consistently was art. Inverse was eager to see what other connections al-Kadhi saw with quantum physics. See also: Quantum physics and gender explained, by Amrou al-KadhiĪl-Kadhi has spoken on quantum physics several times, going viral with an explanation ob the connections between gender and quantum physics.Inverse’s discussion with al-Kadhi, which was highlighted last week, ran the gamut as far as topics were concerned.

Nothing about the laws of the world as we see it and know it applies to quantum physics, which is perhaps why it attracts so many non-scientific inquiries.ĭiscussing the topic with Amrou al-Kadhi, a filmmaker and drag queen whose new book, Life as a Unicorn: A Journey from Shade to Pride and Everything in Between, ends on a chapter about quantum physics, the appeal is clear. There’s something mysterious about it that makes it stand out from the rest of the scientific world, most likely the fact that none of it applies to the world as we can observe it. Quantum physics looks at life on the smallest possible scale.
