Is Information the Fifth Form of Matter? Ft. Dr Melvin Vopson University of Portsmouth

It’s possible there’s a fifth form of matter out there, and you might be using it right now.

University of Portsmouth research stretches across the disciplines to help us understand our world better. And in today’s episode of Life Solved we hear from one academic who might be about to transform our concept of reality!

Dr Melvin Vopson thinks he might have found the missing piece to understanding matter in our universe, and he’s planning an experiment to find out if “information” is the fifth form of matter.

Get ready for some complex physics, brilliant theory and a workout for your mind as Melvin takes us through this exciting new theory – and its possible implications!

You can find out more about this work and other research at the University of Portsmouth website: https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects


USEFUL LINKS

Dr Melvin Vopson

https://www.port.ac.uk/about-us/structure-and-governance/our-people/our-staff/melvin-vopson

https://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/new-experiment-could-confirm-the-fifth-element

Melvin on The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/profiles/melvin-m-vopson-304487

Is information the fifth element of matter?

https://www.iflscience.com/information-fifth-state-matter-physicist-aims-prove-63035

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/06/09/what-are-the-fifth-and-sixth-states-of-matter/?sh=67a3c9814a7f

https://futurism.com/the-byte/physicist-information-new-form-matter

What are the states of matter?

https://www.livescience.com/46506-states-of-matter.html

Claude Shannon

https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-claude-shannons-information-theory-invented-the-future-20201222/